Do intentional walks and throws to first count towards a pitchers pitch count?
2007-09-06 02:51:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Intentional walks do but not throws to first
2007-09-06 02:59:54 · answer #1 · answered by J Dub 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Intentional walks count. All an intentional walk is are for pitches that are pitched out of the strike zone. It is really just a regular walk (if a pitcher were to throw an "intentional walk" pitch over the plate, it would be called a strike, and these pitches can be hit into play). Therefore, these pitches count toward the official pitch count (although some teams may internally mark them differently as they monitor their own pitcher's stamina since the exertion used on these pitches is minimal).
Throws to first, like fielding plays, aren't pitches. Therefore, they don't count in the pitch count whatsover.
2007-09-06 03:01:46 · answer #2 · answered by h_charles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think of using them is overvalued. the only time i might somewhat hardship a pair of pitcher throwing too many pitches is that if he's coming off a modern injury that should be annoyed via pitching too long. I understand why you will possibly not decide for a tumbler throwing a hundred and fifty pitches yet to pull him because of the fact he reaches a definite pitch count huge style is ridiculous. i might say it is something to contemplate yet not something you base your finished decision to pull a guy on. Nolan Ryan is acceptable. it is one element to apply the pitch count huge style yet to hold all pitchers to one hundred pitches is ridiculous. some pitchers are greater effective than others later interior the sport even between the final. it is basically like attempting to make all your pitchers throw a similar volume of fastballs, curveballs, etc.
2016-11-14 08:20:36 · answer #3 · answered by kujala 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Intentional walks do count but throws to first or another base do not.
2007-09-06 03:41:36 · answer #4 · answered by The Mick 7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Intentional walks yes, throws to first no.
2007-09-06 03:08:30 · answer #5 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All i know is that the pitch count is stupid & needs to be rid of. Today's pitchers are wusses compared to those of yesteryear. You would never see Cy Young be removed from a game just b/c he went over 100 pitches.
2007-09-06 03:36:59 · answer #6 · answered by Scooter_loves_his_dad 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
A pitch is a pitch, right? That should answer your question.
2007-09-06 07:00:17 · answer #7 · answered by Ryan R 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋