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Pitching — ATL 1979

Raw WAR Reconciled WAR
Pitcher Games IP GS Runs XR Def Support Runs/W Role Adj LG Adj Runs+ Lev Index Runs+ Lev WAM W L WAR VS
Phil Niekro 44 342.0 15.8 160 175 1 9.5 0.1 0.0 18 1.0 18 1.9 9.8 6.0 5.2 29
Rick Matula 28 171.3 7.9 89 88 -8 9.6 0.1 0.0 9 1.0 9 0.9 4.8 3.0 2.5 14
Eddie Solomon 31 186.0 8.6 98 94 -1 9.8 0.1 0.0 -1 1.0 -1 -0.1 4.2 4.4 1.7 13
Joey McLaughlin 37 69.0 3.3 23 35 1 9.5 -0.3 0.0 9 1.1 9 0.9 2.6 0.8 1.6 8
Adrian Devine 40 66.7 2.8 28 34 -4 9.6 -0.3 0.0 7 0.8 6 0.6 2.0 0.8 1.2 6
Tony Brizzolara 20 107.3 4.9 70 56 -9 10.1 0.1 0.0 -4 1.0 -4 -0.4 2.0 2.8 0.6 6
Craig Skok 44 54.3 2.2 26 28 -1 9.8 -0.3 0.0 2 0.8 2 0.2 1.3 0.9 0.6 4
Larry Bradford 21 19.0 0.8 5 9 0 9.1 -0.3 0.0 3 0.9 3 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.5 2
Preston Hanna 6 24.3 1.1 11 13 -1 9.7 0.0 0.0 3 0.9 3 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.5 2
Gene Garber 68 106.0 7.1 65 54 -4 9.8 -0.3 0.0 -10 1.9 -15 -1.5 2.1 5.1 0.0 6
Bo McLaughlin 37 49.7 1.9 33 25 -5 9.7 -0.3 0.0 -5 0.7 -4 -0.4 0.6 1.4 0.0 2
Rick Mahler 15 22.0 0.8 16 12 -1 10.4 -0.3 0.0 -4 0.5 -3 -0.3 0.1 0.7 -0.1 0
Larry McWilliams 13 66.3 3.1 41 32 -2 9.8 0.1 0.0 -7 1.0 -7 -0.7 0.8 2.2 -0.1 2
Frank LaCorte 6 8.3 0.2 7 5 0 11.3 -0.3 0.0 -3 0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 0.3 -0.2 0
Mickey Mahler 26 100.0 4.4 72 51 -10 10.1 0.0 0.0 -11 0.9 -11 -1.1 1.1 3.3 -0.2 3
Tommy Boggs 3 12.7 0.6 11 5 -1 9.4 0.1 0.0 -4 1.0 -4 -0.4 -0.1 0.7 -0.3 0
Jamie Easterly 4 2.7 0.1 6 1 -1 8.6 -0.3 0.0 -4 0.5 -3 -0.3 -0.3 0.3 -0.3 -1
Totals 443 1,407.6 65.6 761 717 -46 9.8 -0.1 0.0 -2 0.9 -4 -0.3 32.4 33.0 13.2 96

Glossary

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Stat description
GamesGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
Def SupportDefensive runs support
Runs/WRuns per win
Role AdjStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LG AdjLeague adjustment
Runs+Runs above average
Lev IndexLeverage index
Runs+ LevLeverage adjusted runs above average
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares

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