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In this chapter, we evaluate both starting pitchers and relief pitchers using the aggregate performance model presented in the Chap. 5. For both classes of pitchers, we choose three outputs: innings pitched (IP), innings pitched per earned run (IP/ER), and innings pitched per hit (IP/H). The measures chosen here are consistent with Mazur (1995), who used earned run average, hits per inning pitched, and the ratio of base on balls to strike outs.
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Mazur redefined and standardized the variables to insure that the measures were consistent with DEA.
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Lincecum was voted the Cy Young winner in 2008. Greinke edged Lincecum in the fan voting for This Year in Baseball top starter honor.
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Salary arbitration information was obtained from http://www.bizofbaseball.com.
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We chose to analyze relief pitchers together. One could argue that the closer is a special type of relief pitcher. The advantage of this classification comes at using a relative small sample for inference.
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Ruggiero, J. (2011). Evaluating Pitchers. In: Frontiers in Major League Baseball. Sports Economics, Management and Policy, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0831-5_6
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