Sunday, July 14, 2013

Alternative Starting Pitcher Records At The Break

The traditional pitcher win/loss record does not exist anymore as far as I'm concerned, but I do enjoy tracking some alternative records using some more telling stats. Below are what Royals pitchers records look like using win probability added, game score, and quality starts as measures.

Win Probability Added - A win for every start with positive WPA.

Shields 14-6

Santana 9-9

Guthrie 9-10

Davis 8-10

Mendoza 6-9

Chen 1-0

Smith 0-1





Total       47-45

Game Score - A win for every start with a game score of 51+.

Santana14-4

Shields14-6

Davis9-9

Guthrie9-10

Mendoza6-9

Chen1-0

Smith0-1





Total       53-39

Quality Start - A win for every quality start.

Shields15-5

Santana13-5

Guthrie10-9

Mendoza7-8

Davis7-11

Chen1-0

Smith0-1





Total       53-39

Saturday, June 29, 2013

The 1975 Topps Harmon Killebrew That Should Have Been


It bugs me a little that Topps neglected to include a Harmon Killebrew Royals card in the 1975 set, so when the Royals posted a great shot of him on their Facebook page today, I knew what I had to do.