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Old 12-28-2007, 07:04 PM   #378
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Originally Posted by Bonedwarf View Post
Now see, stuff like that is why I've ordered a book on baseball stats as I have no bloody clue what you're talking about
Inherited Runs Scored percent. The boxscore will tell you how many inherited runners scored on the pitcher who "inherited" them, but the % stat that used to be in the game no longer exists. I thought it, still, one of the better elements to evaluate relief pitching. I think a more modern way of interpreting this stat is to use Inherited Runs Stranded which is simply the inverse presenting successes rather than failures. I'd take it either way.
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