It’s difficult to keep track of all the slang, terms, and lingo around baseball, especially when a word isn’t used very often. One baseball term I had never heard used until Spring Training of...
Category: Pitching
Baseball is a classic sport that is reminiscent of American pride. There are leagues of youth players who are just learning the sport and lots of adults who have devoted and crafted themselves into...
The game of baseball is full of statistics. In fact, there are over 100 statistics that are used in the MLB. And out of all those statistics, ERA is one that stands out most when discussing the...
Earned Run Average (ERA) is one of baseball's numerous statistics that helps evaluate the effectiveness of pitchers. Along with Wins (W) and Strikeouts (SO), ERA is the most widely used statistic for...
The earned run average (ERA) is based on how effective the pitcher can prevent runs from the opposing team, measured in a nine-inning timeframe. However, closers rarely pitch more than one inning at...
One of the most common stats you’ll see for pitchers is their win-loss ratio. The way to calculate these stats seems fairly straightforward - if you’re pitching at the time you’re team takes...