Varsity Sabermetrics
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STARTING PITCHER GAME SCORE
SPGS is a measurement of a starting pitcher's performance on a scale of 1-100. It is more accurate than the quality start statistic in that is quantifies the starting pitcher's performance. The formula is 50 + (1.5 x outs) + (3 x innings completed after third inning) + strikeouts - (2 x hits allowed) - (4 x earned runs) - (2 x unearned runs) - ( 2 x bases on balls).
| DATE | OPPONENT | STARTER | SPGS | IP | R | ER | H | BB | SO | W-L |
| 4/22/14 | Greenway | Gales | 66 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | W |
| 4/26/14 | Mora | Forstrom | 41 | 3.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | L |
| 4/28/14 | Virginia | Morris | 6 | 3.2 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | ND |
| 5/02/14 | Two Harbors | Malec | 18 | 1.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | L |
| 5/05/14 | Ashland | Morris | 60 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | L |
| 5/06/14 | Superior | Gales | 41 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | L |
| 5/13/14 | Duluth Marshall | Morris | 53 | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | W |
| 5/14/14 | Cloquet | Forstrom | 58 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | L |
| 5/15/14 | Hermantown | Malec | 73 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | L |
| 5/16/14 | Thief River Falls | Aase | 73 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | L |
| 5/17/14 | Superior | Hella | 30 | 4.1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ND |
| 5/17/14 | Hibbing | Morris | 95 | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 | W |
| 5/20/14 | Denfeld | Malec | 19 | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | L |
| 5/22/14 | Aitkin | Morris | 20 | 2.0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ND |
| 5/27/14 | Virginia | Morris | 79 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | L |
PITCHING STATS
| PITCHER | G | GS | PTS | GSA | IP | TP | PPI | F-STRIKE% |
| Aase | 3 | 1 | 73 | 73.0 | 15.2 | 222 | 14.2 | 60.3 (41/68) |
| Anstett | 1 | 0 | -- | --- | 1.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 25.0 (1/4) |
| Forstrom | 5 | 2 | 99 | 50.0 | 16.1 | 292 | 17.9 | 55.3 (42/76) |
| Gales | 5 | 2 | 107 | 53.5 | 18.0 | 297 | 16.5 | 62.5 (55/88) |
| Hella | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 4.1 | 80 | 18.5 | 51.9 (14/27) |
| Malec | 5 | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 11.0 | 249 | 22.6 | 60.7 (37/61) |
| Morris | 6 | 6 | 313 | 52.2 | 34.2 | 547 | 15.8 | 63.6 (112/176) |
| M. Tracey | 2 | 0 | -- | --- | 3.0 | 59 | 19.7 | 70.0 (14/20) |
| TEAM | 28 | 15 | 732 | 48.8 | 104.0 | 1763 | 17.0 | 60.8 (316/520) |
BATTING
GROSS PRODUCTION AVERAGE (GPA -- Min 2.4 Plate Appearances per Team Games)
GPA is a more accurate measurement of run production than batting average in that it encompasses the abilities to be on-base and hit for power. It is a more accurate measurement of run production than OPS (on-base pct + slugging pct) because it places more weight on getting on-base compared to slugging. It also has an advantage over OPS in that it can be read just like a batting average, so it it more user-friendly to the casual baseball fan. The formula, invented by Minnesotan Aaron Gleeman in 2003, is (1.8 x OBP + SLG) / 4. OBP is on-base pct = (H+BB+HP)/(AB+BB+HP+SF). SLG is slugging pct = (total bases/AB).
| Player | PA | OBP | SLG | GPA | AVG |
| Malec | 69 | .406 | .439 | .292 | .281 |
| Scherber | 65 | .431 | .365 | .285 | .308 |
| Gould | 58 | .328 | .275 | .216 | .255 |
| Pionk | 57 | .291 | .217 | .185 | .174 |
| Lewis | 54 | .444 | .391 | .298 | .370 |
| Aase | 47 | .478 | .405 | .316 | .378 |
| Carter | 47 | .413 | .378 | .280 | .297 |
| Merrill | 46 | .239 | .205 | .159 | .128 |
