How statistics sometimes lie.

[patdog]

Last week there was a discussion comparing Justin Pigott to Cody Satterwhite and both players stats from last year were compared. Here's how statistics sometimes lie:

Yesterday, Pigott lost the game for us, giving up 5 runs in 7 innings for a 6.43 ERA. If he'd been pulled when he should have been pulled with men on 1st and 3rd, no runs in and 1 out in the 7th (and assuming the releiver allowed the runner on 3rd to score, but kept the runner on 1st from scoring), Pigott would have won the game (or at worst had a no decision), giving up 3 runs in 6-1/3 innings for a 4.26 ERA. I'm guessing Pigott had a lot of similar games last year that inflated his ERA and gave him more losses than he deserved.

 

[Stormrider81]

where he was clearly gassed and needed to be removed, but Polk let him stay out there and give up the lead. Once NC had the lead the game was over. Winning that first game for us was absolutely crucial but we left our pitcher out there too long, something we didn't do in the regionals and super regionals.

 

[patdog]

Pigott had given up only 2 runs through 5 innings, but wound up giving up 6 runs (4 earned) in 5-1/3 innings before Polk finally pulled him. It's like I said a couple of weeks ago, Pigott is usually only good for 5-6 innings per outing. Which is fine if you recognize that and pull him when he starts to lose his effectiveness.