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Pitching — BAL 1998

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
Mike Mussina 29 206.3 9.6 85 109 2 9.4 0.2 0.0 27 1.0 27 2.9 7.7 1.9 4.9 23
Scott Erickson 36 251.3 11.6 125 136 -6 9.8 0.2 0.0 23 1.0 23 2.3 8.1 3.5 4.7 24
Arthur Rhodes 45 77.0 3.9 30 42 0 10.0 -0.3 0.0 10 1.2 11 1.1 3.1 0.9 1.9 9
Jesse Orosco 69 56.7 3.0 20 30 2 9.9 -0.3 0.0 7 1.3 8 0.8 2.3 0.7 1.4 7
Armando Benitez 71 68.3 3.9 29 36 2 9.9 -0.3 0.0 3 1.5 4 0.4 2.3 1.5 1.2 7
Doug Johns 31 86.7 3.8 46 48 -3 10.2 -0.2 0.0 3 0.9 3 0.3 2.2 1.6 1.1 7
Jimmy Key 25 79.3 3.7 39 42 -1 9.9 -0.2 0.0 3 1.0 3 0.3 2.2 1.6 1.1 7
Alan Mills 72 77.0 3.6 32 42 4 10.2 -0.3 0.0 3 1.0 3 0.3 2.1 1.5 1.0 6
Sidney Ponson 31 135.0 6.1 81 75 -2 10.5 0.1 0.0 -2 0.9 -2 -0.2 2.8 3.2 1.0 8
Juan Guzman 11 66.0 3.0 34 35 -1 9.9 0.2 0.0 3 1.0 3 0.3 1.8 1.2 0.9 5
Rocky Coppinger 6 15.7 0.5 9 9 0 10.6 -0.2 0.0 0 0.5 0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 1
Radhames Dykhoff 1 1.0 0.0 2 1 0 17.2 -0.3 0.0 -1 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
Joel Bennett 2 2.0 0.0 1 1 0 9.6 -0.3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
Chris Fussell 3 9.7 0.4 9 6 0 12.0 -0.1 0.0 -3 1.0 -3 -0.2 0.0 0.4 -0.1 0
Norm Charlton 36 35.0 1.3 27 19 -3 10.3 -0.3 0.0 -7 0.7 -6 -0.6 0.1 1.3 -0.3 0
Bobby Munoz 9 12.0 0.4 13 7 -1 11.2 -0.3 0.0 -6 0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.2 0.6 -0.3 -1
Pete Smith 27 45.0 2.1 31 24 -1 10.2 -0.3 0.0 -7 1.0 -7 -0.7 0.3 1.7 -0.3 1
Richie Lewis 2 4.7 0.2 8 3 -1 13.0 -0.2 0.0 -5 0.9 -5 -0.4 -0.3 0.5 -0.4 -1
Terry Mathews 17 20.3 0.9 15 11 0 10.4 -0.3 0.0 -5 0.9 -5 -0.5 -0.1 0.9 -0.4 0
Nerio Rodriguez 6 19.0 0.8 17 10 -1 10.7 -0.1 0.0 -6 0.8 -6 -0.6 -0.2 1.0 -0.4 -1
Scott Kamieniecki 12 54.7 2.5 41 28 -1 10.5 0.2 0.0 -11 1.0 -11 -1.0 0.2 2.2 -0.5 1
Doug Drabek 23 108.7 4.9 90 58 -1 11.1 0.2 0.0 -28 1.0 -27 -2.4 0.1 4.9 -1.3 0
Totals 564 1,431.4 66.2 784 772 -12 10.8 -0.1 0.0 1 0.9 9 1.7 34.8 31.4 15.3 103

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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