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Pitching — MIN 1978

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
Dave Goltz 29 220.3 9.8 72 106 2 8.5 0.1 0.0 33 1.0 33 3.9 8.8 1.0 5.9 26
Geoff Zahn 35 252.3 11.2 101 118 0 8.8 0.1 0.0 18 1.0 18 2.0 7.6 3.6 4.3 23
Mike Marshall 54 99.0 6.6 31 47 3 9.1 -0.3 0.0 10 2.0 15 1.7 5.0 1.6 3.1 15
Roger Erickson 37 265.7 11.8 129 129 2 9.5 0.1 0.0 -1 1.0 -1 -0.1 5.8 6.0 2.3 17
Gary Serum 34 184.3 8.5 88 88 0 9.3 0.1 0.0 1 1.1 1 0.1 4.4 4.2 1.9 13
Greg Thayer 20 45.0 1.7 19 21 0 9.1 -0.3 0.0 1 0.7 1 0.1 1.0 0.8 0.5 3
John Sutton 17 44.3 1.5 19 20 0 8.9 -0.3 0.0 0 0.5 0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 2
Jeff Holly 15 35.3 1.3 15 16 2 9.0 -0.3 0.0 -2 0.6 -2 -0.2 0.4 0.8 0.0 1
Roric Harrison 9 12.0 0.4 10 6 -1 9.9 -0.3 0.0 -3 0.4 -2 -0.2 0.0 0.4 -0.1 0
Darrell Jackson 19 92.3 4.0 53 43 0 9.6 0.1 0.0 -9 0.9 -9 -0.9 1.1 2.9 -0.1 3
Mac Scarce 17 32.0 1.3 19 15 0 9.4 -0.3 0.0 -4 0.8 -4 -0.4 0.2 1.0 -0.2 1
Paul Thormodsgard 12 66.0 2.9 40 31 -1 9.7 0.1 0.0 -8 1.0 -8 -0.8 0.7 2.3 -0.2 2
Dave Johnson 6 12.0 0.4 11 6 0 10.2 -0.3 0.0 -5 0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.2 0.6 -0.3 -1
Stan Perzanowski 13 56.7 2.7 37 26 -2 9.6 0.0 0.0 -9 1.2 -10 -1.0 0.4 2.4 -0.4 1
Tom Johnson 18 32.7 2.0 22 15 -2 9.3 -0.3 0.0 -6 1.7 -8 -0.9 0.1 1.9 -0.5 0
Pete Redfern 3 9.7 0.4 12 4 0 10.4 -0.2 0.0 -8 0.7 -7 -0.7 -0.5 0.9 -0.6 -2
Totals 338 1,459.6 66.5 678 691 3 9.4 -0.1 0.0 8 0.9 13 2.2 35.5 31.1 15.9 104

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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