HEAD-TO-HEAD: Grading on a Curve—Pitchers
Feb 24 2009
Last week, H2H owners were introduced to the concept of grading hitters on a curve. The premise is that four skill statistics and one counting statistic are individually graded using the average and standard deviation for each category. Within each category, grades of 4.0 to 0.0 (A-F) are assigned, and the aggregate of the individual categories are used to assign relative values for H2H 5x5 leagues.
This week, pitchers will be examined using a similar methodology. When analyzing pitchers, there are three skill categories and one counting category that strongly correlate to pitching consistency: Dominance Rate (Dom), Command Ratio (Cmd), Groundball Percentage (GB%), and Innings Pitched (IP), respectively. Further, due to the unique...
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