Comments on: BBA 2009 Cy Young Award Ballot

By: Jon Williams

Jon Williams — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:11:23 +0000

Makes sense to me.
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By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:01:52 +0000

Wow, very thorough analysis Peter! The funny thing is that after the dust settled, no matter what method voters chose, all members ended up voting Greinke for Cy Young.

Just goes to show you that statistically even though his win/loss record doesn’t show it, Greinke was the clear favourite in the AL this year.

By: Peter Schiller

Peter Schiller — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:11:26 +0000

Hi Jon,

Thanks for the comment. I have a simple answer for you…I just haven’t totally discounted the usefulness of those stats yet. A pitcher’s job is still to win on the team they’re on. A good portion of pitchers have chosen to be on the teams they are on so I say let’s see those stats in use, but also add the independent stats as a way to aid those in pitching hardships. Those who play in Washington, Kansas City, Cleveland (the past two years anyway), etc.

How’s that for an explanation?

By: Jon Williams

Jon Williams — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:29:10 +0000

I can’t argue with the final result. I find it interesting that you chose to combine statistics like wins,ERA, and WHIP which measure results but have little to say over the skills of a pitcher with FIP and K/BB which do.

I’d love to hear more of your thinking on why you think this is the way to go.