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Pitching — MIN 2012

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
Scott Diamond 27 173.0 8.0 76 84 -3 9.1 0.2 0.1 15 1.0 15 1.6 5.6 2.4 3.3 17
Glen Perkins 70 70.3 3.6 25 35 0 9.5 -0.4 0.1 6 1.2 7 0.7 2.5 1.1 1.4 8
Jared Burton 64 62.0 3.4 21 31 2 9.5 -0.4 0.1 5 1.4 6 0.6 2.3 1.1 1.3 7
Casey Fien 35 35.0 1.7 9 17 1 9.3 -0.4 0.1 6 1.1 6 0.6 1.4 0.2 0.9 4
Alex Burnett 67 71.7 3.3 33 36 1 9.6 -0.4 0.1 -1 1.0 -1 -0.1 1.6 1.8 0.6 5
Samuel Deduno 15 79.0 3.6 40 39 2 9.7 0.2 0.1 -1 1.0 -1 -0.1 1.7 1.9 0.6 5
Cole De Vries 17 87.7 4.0 48 45 1 10.0 0.2 0.1 -2 1.0 -2 -0.2 1.8 2.2 0.6 5
Kyle Waldrop 17 21.3 0.8 6 11 0 9.6 -0.4 0.1 4 0.7 3 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.5 2
Matt Capps 30 29.3 1.7 13 14 1 9.3 -0.4 0.1 -1 1.5 -1 -0.1 0.8 1.0 0.3 2
Luis Perdomo 15 17.0 0.4 8 9 0 10.0 -0.4 0.1 0 0.1 0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 1
Drew Butera 1 1.0 0.0 0 1 0 15.7 -0.4 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
Francisco Liriano 22 100.0 4.5 63 50 -1 10.0 0.1 0.1 -10 1.0 -10 -1.0 1.3 3.3 0.0 4
Lester Oliveros 1 1.7 0.0 1 1 0 10.8 -0.4 0.1 0 0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
Esmerling Vasquez 6 31.7 1.5 20 15 0 9.9 0.2 0.1 -4 1.0 -4 -0.4 0.3 1.1 -0.1 1
Matt Maloney 9 11.0 0.4 10 6 -1 10.5 -0.4 0.1 -4 0.8 -4 -0.4 -0.2 0.6 -0.3 -1
Anthony Swarzak 44 96.7 4.0 57 48 -1 9.7 -0.4 0.1 -12 0.8 -11 -1.1 0.9 3.1 -0.3 3
P.J. Walters 12 61.7 2.8 41 30 0 10.1 0.2 0.1 -9 1.0 -9 -0.9 0.5 2.3 -0.3 2
Carl Pavano 11 63.0 2.9 46 31 -3 10.3 0.2 0.1 -10 1.0 -10 -1.0 0.5 2.5 -0.4 2
Tyler Robertson 40 25.0 1.2 16 12 1 9.4 -0.4 0.1 -6 1.1 -6 -0.6 0.0 1.2 -0.4 0
Jeff Gray 49 52.0 2.3 34 26 0 9.7 -0.4 0.1 -10 0.9 -10 -1.0 0.2 2.2 -0.5 1
Jeff Manship 12 21.7 0.8 19 10 0 9.6 -0.4 0.1 -9 0.6 -7 -0.7 -0.3 1.1 -0.5 -1
Liam Hendriks 16 85.3 3.9 61 41 -2 10.2 0.2 0.1 -16 1.0 -16 -1.6 0.4 3.6 -0.8 1
Brian Duensing 55 109.0 5.1 71 53 -3 9.6 -0.4 0.1 -19 1.0 -19 -2.0 0.6 4.6 -0.9 2
Jason Marquis 7 34.0 1.6 33 16 -1 11.0 0.2 0.1 -15 1.0 -15 -1.4 -0.6 2.2 -1.1 -2
Nick Blackburn 19 98.7 4.6 81 48 -4 10.6 0.2 0.1 -26 1.0 -26 -2.5 -0.2 4.8 -1.5 -1
Totals 661 1,438.8 66.1 832 709 -10 10.1 -0.2 0.1 -119 0.9 -115 -11.3 22.0 44.6 2.5 67

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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