Fun with Cubs Pitching Stats

[David]

Born on 3rd CubsBlog @BornOnThirdCubs

#Cubs pitching staff: FIP (2.29) best in all of baseball, xFIP (3.16) 6th best in baseball.

 

Born on 3rd CubsBlog @BornOnThirdCubs

#Cubs pitching: BABIP (against) .358, the worst in baseball.

 

Born on 3rd CubsBlog @BornOnThirdCubs

#Cubs pitching: HR/9 - 0.33, best in all of baseball.

[Guest]

Cubs back end relievers(Rondon, Strop, Ramirez): 11 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 12/3 K/BB

 

Add Motte to that: 15 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 14/3 K/BB

[Clem Fandango]

http://i.imgur.com/48wDcnB.gif

[UMFan83]

My my, I did have fun with those stats.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Maybe this isn't nearly as impressive as it sounds to me, but in 73.8 IP, then Cubs starting pitchers have ssued 16/72 BB/K.

[Guest]

Maybe this isn't nearly as impressive as it sounds to me, but in 73.8 IP, then Cubs starting pitchers have ssued 16/72 BB/K.

 

no, that is pretty good

 

and it's why this

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2015&month=0&season1=2015&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=16,a

 

and this

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2015&month=0&season1=2015&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=17,a

 

are things

[sneakypower]

it's probably a good sign that the starter everybody's eager to replace has a 3.24 ERA and is top-25 in K-rate

[Little Slide Rooter]

Yeah, but this is Odd Number Year Travis Wood. Even Number Travis Wood is the guy we can do without.

[SouthSideRyan]

Brian Schlitter has a 9.07 FIP

[Rex Buckingham]

Brian Schlitter has a 9.07 FIP

 

seems low