Friday, July 25, 2014
Relievers in the post-season
Dave correctly points out that ace relievers nearly double their workload in the post-season. Indeed, he could have cited the most obvious historical candidate: Mariano Rivera. Going on memory, Mo's Yankees played around 150-160 post-season games, neatly encapsulating almost an entire season. Mo pitched in something like 140 innings in the post-season. (Someone can easily verify either numbers.)?
But it's not just relievers. Above-average starting pitchers also substantially increase their workload. If you look at how many starts Mo's contemporary Andy Pettitte made in the post-season compared to how many games the Yanks/Astros played in his seasons, you'll find that it's far more than just 20% of the available starts that he normally makes. It'll be upward of 25%, maybe even 30%.
If someone wants to look into it, take the top 20 starting pitchers starting since 1995, and see what percentage of the post-season starts they made.
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