I’m trying to compare a couple of pitchers before looking at a baseball matchup, but I’m having trouble with the ERA numbers.
One pitcher’s stats show 5.1 IP. I first treated it as 5.1 decimal innings, but then I found out that 5.1 actually means 5 innings and 1 out, which is 5? innings. The same applies to 5.2, which means 5? innings.
Now I’m wondering how much difference this makes when comparing pitchers, especially when their earned runs are close.
I’ve been using an ERA calculator to double-check the numbers, but I’m still not sure what the best approach is.
Do you normally convert the innings into actual outs before comparing ERA, or do you just use the ERA shown in the box score?
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I’m trying to compare a couple of pitchers before looking at a baseball matchup, but I’m having trouble with the ERA numbers.
One pitcher’s stats show 5.1 IP. I first treated it as 5.1 decimal innings, but then I found out that 5.1 actually means 5 innings and 1 out, which is 5? innings. The same applies to 5.2, which means 5? innings.
Now I’m wondering how much difference this makes when comparing pitchers, especially when their earned runs are close.
I’ve been using an ERA calculator to double-check the numbers, but I’m still not sure what the best approach is.
Do you normally convert the innings into actual outs before comparing ERA, or do you just use the ERA shown in the box score?
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