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EchizenR · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:53 am Post subject: WHats ERA?

On the team stats page, I'm baffled at the ERA stat which is only available for the pitcher. What does it stand for?

bailey · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:04 am Post subject:

it is for
Earned
Runs
Average

so it is the ave runs scored against the pitcher, dont worry about that stat too much whilst your team is improveing, working its way up, then maybe you could worry a little about it.
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EchizenR · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:27 am Post subject: ERA

So if my ERA is 5.35(which sucks!), it means that every game, 5 runs are scored against my team?

bailey · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:44 am Post subject: Re: ERA

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West Coast · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:26 am Post subject:

lol, well of course it doesnt add up when u have an Extra inning game, because the ERA stat is an avg for 9 innings.

so if you pitch 11 innings in a game, your ERA isnt gonna match up.

there is a formula which i am too lazy to look up that constitutes ERA, turning it into a stat that shows how many runs a pitcher gives up every 9 innings he pitches.
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bigdogv65 · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:34 am Post subject:

Actually you 5.00+ ERA isnt that bad. I would say it's average to above average. You have to remember that this is SmallBall, not baseball. There is a huge difference.
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Kindred · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:01 am Post subject: Re: WHats ERA?

Philgil · Pro Joined: 15 Aug 2006 Location: Phoenix Forum ID: 7441

it stands 4 earned run average

Philgil · Pro Joined: 15 Aug 2006 Location: Phoenix Forum ID: 7441

it means how many runs your pitcher gives up per game

dekid · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:13 am Post subject:

(Earned Runs/Innings Pitched) x 9

(19 runs / 89 innings) x 9 = 1.92

Therefore, if Curt Schilling is charged with 19 earned runs in his first 89 innings pitched, his ERA would be 19 divided by 89, which is .2135, times 9, which is 1.92, a very good number.

Unfortunately we don't get total innings pitched.

Also, some runs are not earned. When a player makes an error and the runner eventually scores, that would be an unearned run. It does not go against the pitcher's ERA. But in smallball it does.

Elbryyan · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:47 am Post subject:

I believe the formula is:

Runs allowed * 9
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# of innings pitched

Thats dived by number of innings pitched. So in MLB if a pitcher gives up 3 runs and pitches 7 innings then his ERA for that game would be 3.86. Since you only have one pitcher for the whole game in smallball that would be 3.00.
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