Method of evaluating the performance of a relief pitcher in the late innings of a baseball game
First Claim
1. A method of evaluating the performance of a relief pitcher in the late innings of a baseball game in which the pitcher inherits at least one player on base, the method comprising the steps of establishing the number of runs R scored by such inherited players;
- establishing the number of batters B faced in such innings; and
evaluating the save-run average “
SRA”
, where;
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Abstract
A method of evaluating the performance of a relief pitcher in the late innings of a baseball game factors through data as to when a pitcher inherits at least one player on base. The following steps of the method are disclosed: first, establishing the number of runs R scored by such inherited players; second, establishing the number of batters B faced in such innings; and, finally, evaluating the save-run average “SRA” according to the formula:
where k is a predetermined constant selected to scale the SRA to a desired magnitude.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of evaluating the performance of a relief pitcher in the late innings of a baseball game in which the pitcher inherits at least one player on base, the method comprising the steps of establishing the number of runs R scored by such inherited players;
- establishing the number of batters B faced in such innings; and
evaluating the save-run average “
SRA”
, where;
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- establishing the number of batters B faced in such innings; and
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15. An apparatus for evaluating the performance of a relief pitcher in the final innings of a baseball game in which the pitcher inherits at least one player on base, comprising:
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means for establishing the number of runs R scored by such inherited player;
means for establishing the number of batters B faced in such innings; and
means for evaluating the save-run average “
SRA”
, where;
and k is a predetermined constant selected to scale the SRA to a desired range of magnitudes. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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- 17. An evaluation parameter for evaluating or comparing the performance or efficiency of a relief pitcher in the final innings of a baseball game in which the pitcher inherits at least one player on base, the parameter being defined as follows:
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