Brian Lawrence: Usually Pretty Good... Apparently
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Every time Brian Lawrence takes the mound only to find that he doesn't have any of his pitches working, I want to be annoyed. The problem? It's unwarranted. B-Law has been quite good this year. Just look at his median start:
6.7 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 K, 2 BB, 0 HR
That's a "quality start." It's also good for the following rate stats:
RA: 4.03
K/BB: 1.50
K/PA: .111
K/9: 4.03
BB/9: 2.69
HR/9: 0.00
Those are solid if unspectacular numbers. They're better than league average outside the strikeouts. And look at that same line independent of defense:
6.3 IP, 6.5 H, 2.4 ER, 3.0 K, 2.2 BB, 0.0 HR
About one out less, but also more than half a run less. The corresponding rate stats? Here:
ERA: 3.43
K/BB: 1.36
K/PA: .111
K/9: 4.29
BB/9: 3.14
HR/9: 0.00
A 3.43 ERA is substantially lower than league average.
It's damn frustrating to watch when he's not on though, isn't it?
Kris Benson? Are you kidding me? Kris Benson!
Kris Benson?!
Every time Brian Lawrence takes the mound only to find that he doesn't have any of his pitches working, I want to be annoyed. The problem? It's unwarranted. B-Law has been quite good this year. Just look at his median start:
6.7 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 K, 2 BB, 0 HR
That's a "quality start." It's also good for the following rate stats:
RA: 4.03
K/BB: 1.50
K/PA: .111
K/9: 4.03
BB/9: 2.69
HR/9: 0.00
Those are solid if unspectacular numbers. They're better than league average outside the strikeouts. And look at that same line independent of defense:
6.3 IP, 6.5 H, 2.4 ER, 3.0 K, 2.2 BB, 0.0 HR
About one out less, but also more than half a run less. The corresponding rate stats? Here:
ERA: 3.43
K/BB: 1.36
K/PA: .111
K/9: 4.29
BB/9: 3.14
HR/9: 0.00
A 3.43 ERA is substantially lower than league average.
It's damn frustrating to watch when he's not on though, isn't it?
Kris Benson? Are you kidding me? Kris Benson!
Kris Benson?!
posted by Richard B. Wade at 12:25 AM
2 Comments:
Yep, "frustrating" is the word for it.
LOL - I started my article looking to talk about B-Law's maddening season and scrapped it b/c I couldn't get the wording to flow... Too choppy...
What I didn't write: B-Law's only had 4 AWFUL starts, he's had 4 mediocre-to-bad starts, and he's had 10 great-to-borederline great starts...
Yet with the Padres' even more inconsistent offense, B-Law has a 6-12 record.
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