APRIL PITCHERS (Last 3 Years)

[LT Profits]

April Pichers (2005-2007)
Records are TEAM Records

GOOD

Pitcher    	Team	W	L	Pct	ERA
Beckett   	BOS	12	3	80.0%	2.76
Bedard    	SEA	11	5	68.8%	4.25
Buehrle    	CHX	11	4	73.3%	3.17
Capuano  	MIL	12	4	75.0%	3.31
Contreras	CHX	10	5	66.7%	3.12
Halladay  	TOR	13	3	81.3%	2.83
Harang    	CIN	12	5	70.6%	4.28
Harden    	OAK	11	1	91.7%	2.74
Hudson    	ATL	11	5	68.8%	2.95
Sabathia  	Cle	8	1	88.9%	2.73
Schilling   	BOS	10	4	71.4%	3.84
Webb      	ARI	13	4	76.5%	2.85
Willis       	DET	11	5	68.8%	3.39

BAD

					
Pitcher    	Team	W	L	Pct	ERA
Bush       	MIL	4	11	26.7%	5.11
Cook       	COL	3	8	27.3%	3.65
Greinke    	KAN	1	9	10.0%	3.58
Millwood  	TEX	5	12	29.4%	4.54
Mitre       	FLA	1	7	12.5%	3.86
Pettitte   	NYY	4	12	25.0%	4.06
Zito        	SFO	5	12	29.4%	5.38

[diogee]

Thanks LT...these numbers look very helpful.

[LT Profits]

FYI, Harden is a small dog Wednesday.

[LT Profits]

I should add that I know it's still March...LOL

The point of this is to track which pitchers are fast starters and which are slow starters. It shouldn't matter that there are two regular season games in March, the logic still applies.

[20Four7]

I should add that I know it's still March...LOL

The point of this is to track which pitchers are fast starters and which are slow starters. It shouldn't matter that there are two regular season games in March, the logic still applies.

But the full moon has passed LT so I don't know about these stats.



BTW thanks for the info, it's helpful.

[JBC77]

Good stuff LT. So whats it going to be tomorrow bright and early.

[Louisvillekid1]

good info

[LT Profits]

So whats it going to be tomorrow bright and early.

Post #3.

[ChuteBoxe]

Love the thread. Was looking for this info earlier, and couldn't find a complete list just like this. Thanks LT.

[Red_Sux]

thanks LT

[Willie Bee]

LT, continuing our chat from yesterday, I'd love for you to explain why it is that April trends/angles on these pitchers are rock solid, yet subsequent good/bad months for arms are just a random coincidence?

[LT Profits]

Because there is a sound logic behind April records (actually March/April), in that pitchers are creatures of habit, and it seems most of them are either consistently ready right out of the gate or they consistently need more time to work out the kinks. Conversely, what logic is there behind someone being a good/bad pitcher in subsequent months? It is not as if the body has a calandar that says it is June 1 so I will dominate for the next month, or it is July 1 so it's time for me to implode. I used to think September was valid because of the "some pitchers wear down, some don't" angle, but I haven't found as much consistency for that month among a lot of pitchers as I have for the beginning of the year.

[Willie Bee]

Because there is a sound logic behind April records (actually March/April), in that pitchers are creatures of habit, and it seems most of them are either consistently ready right out of the gate or they consistently need more time to work out the kinks.

So why is it not logical that for the pitchers who are slow out of the gate to finally get into a groove around May when they've had five starts or so behind them? Are you saying there's no correlation in the weather warming up and some players, both pitchers and hitters, becoming more comfortable with their jobs?

[LT Profits]

Well, not if you are talking about a fixed month. Some pitchers are ready by May 10, sometimes it doesn't get warmer until a little later in the year, etc., etc. Also, why should pitchers have differentials in June, July and August if the weather is basically the same? Again, I say its random, and give future months after April the same weight as days of the week.