Which pitcher is better?

damientheomen3 · 12-23-2009, 08:27 PM

Ok, so I have a league that has been running for 11 seasons now, but I hate the default award names, so I decided to name each one after the most dominant players to win the award. There are 2 seperate players who have won the best pitcher award 5 times, and I'm having a hard time deciding which one is better.

Our first look in is on Chris Sharpe, who has played on cellar-duellar Manhattan all of his career. Here are his stats from his best pitcher award seasons, and the total stats of the 5 seasons.

Code:

W    L    IP    ER    ERA    K    BB
 
21   5   246.2  56   2.04   258   60
 
22   7   245.2  58   2.12   249   50
 
20   7   238.2  66   2.49   224   38
 
17   5   223    70   2.83   216   46
 
18   7   215.2  74   3.09   201   51
 
TOTAL
 
W    L    IP    ER    ERA    K    BB
 
98   31  1169.2 324  2.49   1148  245

Also, he had a very notable season in which he didnt win the award. He went 26-6 with a 1.83 ERA, but his divisional rival Jose Delgado went 24-6 with a 1.62 ERA for his only best pitcher award.

Our next guy is Jim Hollingsworth. He was picked first overall in the inaugural draft by Washington. After 4 seasons, he left Washington for Mesa and has had a terrific career with them, with 6 consecutive sub-3.00 ERA's and 5 straight best pitcher awards. Anyway, here's his stats.

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W    L    IP    ER    ERA    K    BB
 
16   6   242.2  59   2.19   191   48
 
22   6   230.2  61   2.38   189   43
 
22   3   222    69   2.80   191   31
 
20   5   232.1  61   2.36   192   45
 
21   5   226    67   2.67   198   45
 
TOTAL
 
W    L    IP    ER    ERA    K    BB
 
101  25 1154.1  317   2.47  961  212

So, which one has been better in these select seasons?

ryanivr · 12-23-2009, 09:38 PM

I'm a bigger fan of Sharpe, all other things equal.

MLBFan · 12-23-2009, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ryanivr

I'm a bigger fan of Sharpe, all other things equal.

Are you kidding me? The other guy would get it in real life! He has more wins! I am with Ryan on this one though, Sharpe appears to be the more dominant of the two.

Eugene Church · 12-23-2009, 10:49 PM

How good were the teams Hollingsworth played for?

Based on the info given, I would go with Sharpe. His record is great for a last place team.

damientheomen3 · 12-23-2009, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Eugene Church

How good were the teams Hollingsworth played for?

Based on the info given, I would go with Sharpe. His record is great for a last place team.

year 1 his team was 95-67 and finished first in the conference (top 2 in 12 team conferences make the playoffs). Year 2 was 87-75, 5th. Year 3 was 91-71, 3rd. Years 4 and 5 were both 84-78, 4th place finishes.

Eugene Church · 12-23-2009, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by damientheomen3

year 1 his team was 95-67 and finished first in the conference (top 2 in 12 team conferences make the playoffs). Year 2 was 87-75, 5th. Year 3 was 91-71, 3rd. Years 4 and 5 were both 84-78, 4th place finishes.

Thanks. That made it easier for me to vote for Sharpe.

View Poll Results: Which pitcher is better?
Chris Sharpe	8	57.14%
Jim Hollingsworth	6	42.86%
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ryanivr All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 709 Thanks: 0 Thanked 38x in 28 posts	I'm a bigger fan of Sharpe, all other things equal.

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Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 17,080 Thanks: 100 Thanked 100x in 52 posts	How good were the teams Hollingsworth played for? Based on the info given, I would go with Sharpe. His record is great for a last place team.