Era
 

I haven't been able to find any info on figuring ERAs when the pitcher has 1/3 or 2/3 of an inning above the major number. Example: 30 1/3 innings, or 18 1/3 innings. Any help will be appreciated.

Bob

30 1/3 innings = 30.3333
18 1/3 innings = 18.3333

im not sure where the question is.

I'm not sure what this has to do with umpiring.

Does this help?
 

ERA = Earned Runs Allowed / Innings Pitched * 9 Innings

For more info, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earned_run_average

Thaz why I wen out an bot Hooked On Mathymatiks.

:D



Doug

From MLB.com

http://tinyurl.com/2llnm

"The Official Forum > Baseball"

This is the Forum's heading. Do you read "umpiring" ANYWHERE?

Bob

I was using this formula before you were born. Try re-reading my post. I asked if there was a formula to use when there are 1/3 or 2/3 of an inning. Winky has nothing re: this.

Bob

blue, that was kind of rude, considering that even your reiteration of the question makes no sense. The formula is the same, whether the IP happens to be an integer or not. Simply plug your 9.333 or 30.333 or even 0.3333 into the formula. What's the issue?

2 runs, 5 innings - 2*9/5 = 3.60 ERA
2 runs, 5 1/3 innings = 2*9/5.333333 = 3.375 ERA

I'm glad you were able to calculate ERA before some of us were born - but I fail to understand why you can do so with integer IP's, but not any other IP's.

Thanks. I have read 10.22 HUNDREDS of times, but this is the first time I saw this portion. Back to remedial reading for me. I am totally embarrassed.

Bob

The "issue" is, that I hadn't read 10.22 fully before. As for rude, tough noogies. The guy gave me no valid answer. And for you, I'm not a mathematician, and don't understand your gobbledygook.

Bob

You have? You need to get some better reading material!:p

I read many things; books, magazines, newspapers, etc.

What is "better reading" than OBR, and the various Rule Books? Especially when I umpired for 44 years, and still keep up on the rules as a fan.

Bob

No offense, here, but he gave you a perfectly valid answer. I don't think he could have assumed that the real problem here was that you didn't understand fractions. Heck (and again, no offense intended - I normally expect very solid postings and opinions from you), my 8-year old knows that 1/3 is 0.333333333... I think it's fair for us to assume that you did too.