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Monday, September 24, 2007
WPA’s Cy Young
The same pitcher will have a different effectiveness as a starter or reliever. Essentially, as a starter, he’s pitching with one hand tied behind his back. You can’t just compare the relief stats to a starter without making an adjustment. And that adjustment is roughly .090 wins per game (or 9 innings, or .01 win per inning).
Therefore, when you look at WPA, add .01 win per inning as a starter, to compare to a reliever. The leaders in starter WPA (with IP in parens) are:
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