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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Another pitch count limit article
This article is in response to Poz’s article that I linked to a few weeks ago:
The issue of pitch-counts has no middle ground; either you are in favor of the 100 limit or wish to see things return to where they were three or four decades ago. I would much rather watch a pitching duel between two aces than a race to the bullpen.
Many feel the same way and would like for pitchers to throw until they’re tired and rarely before, with a few exceptions.
Except, here are the number of pitches thrown per start by the Dodger pitchers of yesteryear:
From 1958-summer of 1964, pitches per start:
107 Koufax
103 Drysdale
94 Williams
92 Podres
84 All other Dodger starters
The difference between today and fifty years ago is that pitchers back then would be removed from a game before even hitting 70 pitches a tremendous amount of time, and be allowed to stay in even past 130 pitches. The overall average however is just like today! Pedro Martinez for example has averaged 103 pitches per start, and that includes all his sub-100 averages in his later years.
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This article was actually written by an intern. It is a decent article, and even referenced my pitch count estimator. It simply lacked the evidence to support his opinion.
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