Scoring Question

[digitalmonkey 929]

Is a run considered earned if it was preceded by an error committed by the pitcher?

[David_Nicoson 1]

Wikipedia says it's not an earned run.

In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable (i.e., the run scored as a result of normal pitching, and not due to a fielding error or a passed ball). All others are unearned runs. An error made by the pitcher in fielding his position is counted the same as an error by any other player.

[aadams_22 3]

Is a run considered earned if it was preceded by an error committed by the pitcher?

you need to be more specific on this

[digitalmonkey 929]

you need to be more specific on this

A batter reaches base on an error by the pitcher and then comes around to score...is it an earned run charged against the pitcher?

[digitalmonkey 929]

Wikipedia says it's not an earned run.

Thanks..."An error made by the pitcher in fielding his position is counted the same as an error by any other player."

[CobaltBlue 662]

Oh, I've got a statistics question that I've never had answered...Sometimes I see that a pitcher has pitched 6.1 innings. That means that he likely pitched 6 innings and then faced one batter without getting an out, right? If that's the case and he faces 4 batters without getting an out, is that .4 innings?

[digitalmonkey 929]

Oh, I've got a statistics question that I've never had answered...Sometimes I see that a pitcher has pitched 6.1 innings. That means that he likely pitched 6 innings and then faced one batter without getting an out, right? If that's the case and he faces 4 batters without getting an out, is that .4 innings?

6.1 innings means he recorded 1 out in the 7th inning. If he faces 4 batters without getting an out he has technically not pitched even .1 of an inning.

[mrdannyg 274]

Oh, I've got a statistics question that I've never had answered...Sometimes I see that a pitcher has pitched 6.1 innings. That means that he likely pitched 6 innings and then faced one batter without getting an out, right? If that's the case and he faces 4 batters without getting an out, is that .4 innings?

both answers are correct. a pitcher's error is counted like a fielding error, so it is not an earned run following the same rules.if a pitcher goes six innings and records one out in the 7th, he has pitched 6.1 no matter what. if he faces batters without getting an out, he has pitched 6, or sometimes 6+ innings.

[aadams_22 3]

A batter reaches base on an error by the pitcher and then comes around to score...is it an earned run charged against the pitcher?

the run is unearned

[CobaltBlue 662]

6.1 innings means he recorded 1 out in the 7th inning.

Why wouldn't that be 6 1/3? And does that mean that the only possible decimals are 6.1 and 6.2 innings pitched? Or could it be cumulative...where if he pitches 6.2 innings one day and 6.2 another...he's in for a total of 12.4?

[mcpickl 0]

Why wouldn't that be 6 1/3? And does that mean that the only possible decimals are 6.1 and 6.2 innings pitched? Or could it be cumulative...where if he pitches 6.2 innings one day and 6.2 another...he's in for a total of 12.4?

6 1/3 is 6.16 2/3 is 6.2if he pitches 6.2 innings in one game and 6.2 innings the next , he's pitched 13.1 innings.the decimal isn't representing tenths of a whole , it's representing thirds of a whole.