tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post3328141736732082776..comments2024-02-19T07:12:32.248-06:00Comments on Baseball Outsider: Earl Weaver and pitchers strikeoutsEdward Thomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769979703606661737noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-26540753746768283782013-01-25T13:53:15.895-06:002013-01-25T13:53:15.895-06:00To make that clear. The worse the defense, the hig...To make that clear. The worse the defense, the higher the pitchers' K/9 will be given the same number of strikeouts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-60446446104524183742013-01-25T13:50:25.983-06:002013-01-25T13:50:25.983-06:00"n 2012 — no doubt because teams are increasi..."n 2012 — no doubt because teams are increasingly focused on pitchers who can miss bats — the K/9 rate was 7.4 — a full half-strikeout higher than in any previous season. "<br /><br />K/9 measures the percentage of outs a pitcher gets from strikeouts. It tells you nothing directly about how often batters strike out. <br /><br />"How did he get away with it? Defense"<br /><br />Actually, the REASON Weaver teams had low K/9's is probably there defense. They got MORE outs on balls in play. There is no evidence batters struck out less often against his Oriole teams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com