The Numbers

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I knew there were numbers in Baseball. That's kind of Baseball's thing. It even has its own math associated with it. But, holy moley, I'm starting to get a little overwhelmed.

For the pitcher alone there are dozens of stats that you can follow. There's the pitcher's ERA (Earned Run Average), which measures how many runs he lets in per inning played. Simple enough. BUT, there's the Adjusted ERA (or ERA+), which measures the pitcher's performance based on the ballpark h...