2007-02-18 09:04:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
they are considered unearned runs although personnaly they were really his fault. earned runs only count if they were scored error free, even if the error was commited by the pitcher.
I think the system is stupid personally especially if you look at last years World Series when Tiger's pitchers made seven errors, and none of those runs were considered earned.
It's a good question and i'm glad I could answer it
2007-02-18 09:14:29 · answer #1 · answered by P-nuts 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No it shouldn't for some causes (a number of which have all waiting been suggested) era is a fashion to judge a pitcher's PITCHING ability, no longer his fielding ability - there are different information you are able to examine to make certain how solid a pitcher fields his position. be conscious also that runs allowed (both earned and unearned) are a stat it is tracked, so that you'll discover what number unearned runs a pitcher supplies up. yet more beneficial importantly, why ought to a pitcher be punished for some thing a position participant isn't? there is not any stat that tells you that a nil.33 baseman gave up 8 earned runs over a season, is there?
2016-12-04 08:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by crabtree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No and yes, it depends on how the error is scored and if any of the runs could have made it under normal circumstances.
2007-02-18 09:21:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They would be treated the same as if the error was by any other fielder. The reasoning is that his error falls under the category of fielding statistics, and thus should directly affect his statistics in another category, pitching.
2007-02-18 10:11:16 · answer #4 · answered by JerH1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope, as soon as the batter put the ball in play the pitcher becomes a fielder just like the rest of the team
2007-02-18 09:28:05 · answer #5 · answered by 7 Words You Can't Say On T.V 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are unearned runs. When an error is committed, regardless of who commits it, it is an unearned run.
2007-02-18 11:23:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,an unearned run is just that;an unearned run,although he will still be charged with the run.
2007-02-18 22:09:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are still unearned (like if a position player had done it) and I would assume it is because it had nothing to do with his pitching.
2007-02-18 09:08:29 · answer #8 · answered by Bob Loblaw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They ought to be, but no.
2007-02-18 10:50:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋