Tag: Evaluating Pitchers

• Lessons in Sabermetrics: K% and BB%

  Today I want to teach you all about two of the more simple, yet more telling statistics to reference when evaluating a pitcher. You can refer to these for any type of pitcher (starter, reliever, closer). K%, or strikeout rate, and BB%, or walk rate, are exactly what they sound like: the rate at which…

  Quinn

  October 7, 2025

  Baseball, Lessons in Sabermetrics

  Analytics, Baseball, Baseball Business, Baseball Data, BB%, Evaluating Pitchers, K%, K-BB%, Learn Sabermetrics, mlb, Moneyball, Sabermetrics, SABR, Strikeouts, Walks

• Lessons in Sabermetrics: Evaluating Pitchers Beyond Wins, Losses, and ERA

  Pitchers have historically been defined by the number of Wins they are able to accumulate over a season. Awards have been won, careers enshrined in part to this number. The problem with this? Wins shouldn’t be trusted. ERA has held a similar value in the eyes of baseball fans for generations. The issue? ERA doesn’t…

  Quinn

  August 26, 2025

  Baseball, Lessons in Sabermetrics

  Analytics, BABIP, Baseball, Baseball Analytics, Baseball Data, ERA, Evaluating Pitchers, FIP, Losses, mlb, Pitcher Evaluation, Sabermetrics, Wins