In
baseball statistics, the basic pitch count estimator is a statistic used to estimate the number of
pitches thrown by a
pitcher where there is no
pitch count data available. The formula was first derived by
Tom Tango
Tom Tango and "TangoTiger" are aliases used online by a baseball sabermetrics and ice hockey statistics analyst. He runs the ''Tango on Baseball'' sabermetrics website and is also a contributor to ESPN's baseball blog ''TMI (The Max Info)''. Tango ...
. The formula is
,
[http://www.tangotiger.net/pitchCounts.html] where PA refers to the number of
plate appearances
In baseball statistics, a player is credited with a plate appearance (denoted by PA) each time he completes a turn batting. Under Rule 5.04(c) of the Official Baseball Rules, a player completes a turn batting when he is put out or becomes a runner ...
against the pitcher, SO to
strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat. It usually means that the batter is out. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is deno ...
s and BB to
base on balls
A base on balls (BB), also known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls '' balls'', and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out. The base on balls is defined in Se ...
.
See also
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Pitch count
*
Batters faced by pitcher
References
Pitching statistics
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