Alan -- you may want to point out that 1988 was the first year that BP has data for Pit/GS. Otherwise it looks like you're cherry-picking data.
At the first link posted: "Complete pitch data goes back to just 1988 ..."I'd love to go further back, but I can't.1988: 96 pit/GS1990: 93 pit/GS1995: 94 pit/GS2000: 97 pit/GS2005: 95 pit/GS2009: 95 pit/GS
Please stop confusing our story with facts.
But if more pitchers pitched complete games (is that not true also?), were they just more efficient? I wonder how many pitches were thrown by starters in the 60s and 70s. 1988 seems like a fairly modern cut-off date.
I take it as a combination of more patient hitters today and pitchers who tend to nibble.The difference between then and now is sometimes a pitcher would throw a ton of pitches. It happened back then. It also happens now but a lot less.That's what I gather from it, anyways.
Alan -- you may want to point out that 1988 was the first year that BP has data for Pit/GS. Otherwise it looks like you're cherry-picking data.
ReplyDeleteAt the first link posted: "Complete pitch data goes back to just 1988 ..."
ReplyDeleteI'd love to go further back, but I can't.
1988: 96 pit/GS
1990: 93 pit/GS
1995: 94 pit/GS
2000: 97 pit/GS
2005: 95 pit/GS
2009: 95 pit/GS
Please stop confusing our story with facts.
ReplyDeleteBut if more pitchers pitched complete games (is that not true also?), were they just more efficient?
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many pitches were thrown by starters in the 60s and 70s. 1988 seems like a fairly modern cut-off date.
I take it as a combination of more patient hitters today and pitchers who tend to nibble.
ReplyDeleteThe difference between then and now is sometimes a pitcher would throw a ton of pitches. It happened back then. It also happens now but a lot less.
That's what I gather from it, anyways.