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Pitching Decisions

Starter and reliever mix trades wins and strikeouts against ERA and WHIP.

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  • With an NFBC Player picked, that player's teams are set against the group. With nobody picked, the group is set against the whole contest.
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League winners

78 teams, compared with all 1,125 teams in the contest
Starters per week
6.5
everyone: 6.6
Weekly pitching points
46.6
everyone: 40.0
K per week
51
everyone: 46
Saves per week
2.3
everyone: 1.8
Weekly ERA
3.62
everyone: 3.96
Weekly WHIP
1.19
everyone: 1.24
Starts per full week
8.1
everyone: 7.8
Two-start pitchers / week
1.55
everyone: 1.42
Starts left on bench / week
1.8
everyone: 1.5

Left on the bench: every pitching category

Standings points per team-season that sat on the bench (counting stats = what the bench produced; ERA and WHIP = how much the bench would have improved the team's week). League winners vs everyone.
W
8.3
everyone 7.1
SV
2.4
everyone 1.6
K
12.2
everyone 10.4
ERA
3.1
everyone 3.5
WHIP
2.8
everyone 3.1

SP-RP mix, week by week

Each row is one team, each square one week's active staff (starters-relievers). A small dot marks the start of a lasting switch (a new mix used in at least 3 of 4 straight weeks). Showing the top 40 of 78 by overall rank.
9-08-17-26-35-44-5 or fewer SPnot a full 9switch
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Marte Partay (1st, #1)7-2 through Wk 10, then 6-3 from Wk 11, then 7-2 from Wk 21777778777766666667667776688
@tmalcolm22 (1st, #2)mostly 7-2 all season577767777777777768677567777
BEAUTIFUL TASTY BEAUTIFUL (1st, #3)mostly 6-3 all season676767656666667666666766775
@clayman84 (1st, #4)6-3 through Wk 14, then 7-2 from Wk 15, then 6-3 from Wk 18687667766767667776766666664
Crash AUC (1st, #5)5-4 through Wk 10, then 6-3 from Wk 11, then 7-2 from Wk 14687766555466677777777767776
homanahomanasold (1st, #6)6-3 through Wk 6, then 7-2 from Wk 7, then 6-3 from Wk 16788666777766777667676766667
Leif Erikson (1st, #7)4-5 through Wk 17, then 6-3 from Wk 18, then 7-2 from Wk 23567656454444456566676677755
@stackm (1st, #8)6-3 through Wk 21, then 8-1 from Wk 22556665887556766776679878856
@Meapepper (1st, #9)mostly 7-2 all season677767766777777788777887778
@choyler (1st, #10)6-3 through Wk 9, then 5-4 from Wk 10, then 6-3 from Wk 13, then 7-2 from Wk 20, then 6-3 from Wk 23656666766555667676677766667
ZW OAC - Miller Smith Scott (1st, #11)5-4 through Wk 6, then 6-3 from Wk 7, then 7-2 from Wk 20667755656677666666677787677
No Bunt Intended (1st, #12)6-3 through Wk 8, then 7-2 from Wk 9476666657767678787777777877
@Peptalk3 (1st, #13)7-2 through Wk 4, then 6-3 from Wk 5, then 7-2 from Wk 22776767666666667667766777665
@SwampFox1234 (1st, #14)6-3 through Wk 7, then 7-2 from Wk 8666675676777776667776677766
The Fire Swamp (1st, #15)mostly 6-3 all season566666665466766665466864554
@stackm (1st, #16)4-5 through Wk 6, then 7-2 from Wk 7444346778776778867799889977
Mr. Robot (1st, #18)7-2 through Wk 13, then 6-3 from Wk 14, then 7-2 from Wk 20777766787777767667676778777
Armchair OLAC (1st, #19)7-2 through Wk 7, then 6-3 from Wk 8, then 7-2 from Wk 18777757766676666677777787877
02LAC (1st, #22)8-1 through Wk 19, then 7-2 from Wk 20787888878888788898877777776
@ikhaykin (1st, #23)6-3 through Wk 5, then 7-2 from Wk 6666667767777777787777777776
I Miz'd The Schlittler (1st, #24)5-4 through Wk 9, then 6-3 from Wk 10, then 4-5 from Wk 24465565544676656646764654544
Rompcrew 3 (1st, #25)6-3 through Wk 8, then 7-2 from Wk 9, then 6-3 from Wk 16, then 7-2 from Wk 20787666667777777656676776677
@ianhubbard (1st, #26)mostly 7-2 all season876757767777776677777766777
ZW OAC -Bednar Baker Varland (1st, #28)7-2 through Wk 5, then 5-4 from Wk 6, then 6-3 from Wk 15, then 7-2 from Wk 24676775655655556666676687776
Corsairs (1st, #29)6-3 through Wk 14, then 7-2 from Wk 15567665667666667777777766532
@seagraha89 (1st, #30)6-3 through Wk 10, then 7-2 from Wk 11, then 8-1 from Wk 19656656456677777777888877888
CN-AUC2 (1st, #31)6-3 through Wk 6, then 7-2 from Wk 7, then 6-3 from Wk 13, then 5-4 from Wk 17, then 6-3 from Wk 20566566777655666655566676666
@IronmanVC630 (1st, #32)mostly 7-2 all season777777777777778777776777797
How I Go (1st, #33)6-3 through Wk 10, then 8-1 from Wk 11, then 7-2 from Wk 215766666677887889109897877898
The Chosen - OLAC 3-23 (1st, #34)6-3 through Wk 12, then 7-2 from Wk 13476565666566767779677777777
Chip Off the Old Shoulder (1st, #35)7-2 through Wk 10, then 3-6 from Wk 11, then 6-3 from Wk 18677777655433345566667666655
Risk-it Biscuits OLAC2 (1st, #35)7-2 through Wk 5, then 8-1 from Wk 6, then 7-2 from Wk 23677778888888878878876677777
ZULETA A5 (1st, #37)7-2 through Wk 15, then 6-3 from Wk 16677777777777777656654565454
@dsports OLAC4 (1st, #38)6-3 through Wk 10, then 7-2 from Wk 11, then 6-3 from Wk 21466667666677779777776766756
Booty Cheek Clappa (1st, #39)7-2 through Wk 7, then 6-3 from Wk 8667777867666677667666667766
Tomahawk Chop (1st, #40)5-4 through Wk 4, then 6-3 from Wk 5, then 5-4 from Wk 8, then 6-3 from Wk 23555566655555555433565566666
Buckshot Love All-Stars (1st, #42)6-3 through Wk 21, then 5-4 from Wk 22586556676554457756776555455
@stackm (1st, #43)5-4 through Wk 11, then 6-3 from Wk 12, then 9-0 from Wk 18577565566556667889799979865
@JoeLam42 (1st, #47)7-2 through Wk 19, then 6-3 from Wk 20776767777677777677766666767
@Ando (1st, #48)6-3 through Wk 19, then 7-2 from Wk 20, then 6-3 from Wk 24766667667666666767676776667

Starts per week, team by team

Each square is one period: MLB starts by the team's active pitchers (a dot = 2+ two-start pitchers used). Short periods are marked with a dot above the week number. Top 40 of 78 by overall rank.
10+8-96-74-53 or fewer2+ two-start pitchersshort period
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Marte Partay (1st, #1)8.4 starts a full week, 44 two-start weeks, 29 starts benched310889118899867778410761091069912
@tmalcolm22 (1st, #2)7.9 starts a full week, 29 two-start weeks, 24 starts benched381096997108787997697795710687
BEAUTIFUL TASTY BEAUTIFUL (1st, #3)8.2 starts a full week, 44 two-start weeks, 22 starts benched410887976779669897698109797149
@clayman84 (1st, #4)8.1 starts a full week, 41 two-start weeks, 55 starts benched6119899887897896929968898776
Crash AUC (1st, #5)8.1 starts a full week, 39 two-start weeks, 47 starts benched59810974678778107848911888810107
homanahomanasold (1st, #6)8.1 starts a full week, 41 two-start weeks, 56 starts benched598698979106778128310787887799
Leif Erikson (1st, #7)7.1 starts a full week, 32 two-start weeks, 39 starts benched5812956656554678848679878996
@stackm (1st, #8)8.3 starts a full week, 43 two-start weeks, 44 starts benched467877108986789810677101113811859
@Meapepper (1st, #9)8.3 starts a full week, 31 two-start weeks, 58 starts benched67998796789977710610810888911106
@choyler (1st, #10)7.7 starts a full week, 41 two-start weeks, 53 starts benched66799710687657910676710810787611
ZW OAC - Miller Smith Scott (1st, #11)7.9 starts a full week, 36 two-start weeks, 43 starts benched571188585108898668479888911887
No Bunt Intended (1st, #12)8.7 starts a full week, 47 two-start weeks, 71 starts benched47979696710109991377810712881010108
@Peptalk3 (1st, #13)8.0 starts a full week, 44 two-start weeks, 60 starts benched4117116107697868510741010687971096
@SwampFox1234 (1st, #14)8.4 starts a full week, 43 two-start weeks, 81 starts benched589999611798799884910968978810
The Fire Swamp (1st, #15)7.0 starts a full week, 36 two-start weeks, 25 starts benched587610766856810767465791394853
@stackm (1st, #16)8.3 starts a full week, 43 two-start weeks, 28 starts benched1731487891087981094999121291211107
Mr. Robot (1st, #18)8.5 starts a full week, 40 two-start weeks, 42 starts benched78711961111788988782108869810999
Armchair OLAC (1st, #19)8.3 starts a full week, 40 two-start weeks, 71 starts benched78810978897877687697119810810711
02LAC (1st, #22)9.0 starts a full week, 46 two-start weeks, 67 starts benched51068111010981010810911115913789109866
@ikhaykin (1st, #23)8.5 starts a full week, 45 two-start weeks, 62 starts benched6611697117781098791069108109881096
I Miz'd The Schlittler (1st, #24)6.6 starts a full week, 31 two-start weeks, 20 starts benched58877764488775610481174666754
Rompcrew 3 (1st, #25)8.1 starts a full week, 39 two-start weeks, 54 starts benched61010986978791177783968810876108
@ianhubbard (1st, #26)8.3 starts a full week, 44 two-start weeks, 58 starts benched8991267779891168911799810777968
ZW OAC -Bednar Baker Varland (1st, #28)7.8 starts a full week, 36 two-start weeks, 29 starts benched4778106699868867756891171181175
Corsairs (1st, #29)7.8 starts a full week, 40 two-start weeks, 44 starts benched6989810771098897993107611887552
@seagraha89 (1st, #30)8.3 starts a full week, 42 two-start weeks, 74 starts benched5761057451088898910599108109991011
CN-AUC2 (1st, #31)7.4 starts a full week, 32 two-start weeks, 43 starts benched59797711778576688275868767109
@IronmanVC630 (1st, #32)8.3 starts a full week, 34 two-start weeks, 76 starts benched587107879109888810949977789998
How I Go (1st, #33)9.2 starts a full week, 46 two-start weeks, 53 starts benched31278610859710106991151291110989131110
The Chosen - OLAC 3-23 (1st, #34)8.2 starts a full week, 37 two-start weeks, 67 starts benched599779969676788941477810898107
Chip Off the Old Shoulder (1st, #35)7.2 starts a full week, 42 two-start weeks, 84 starts benched61199898686246495497611678876
Risk-it Biscuits OLAC2 (1st, #35)9.0 starts a full week, 45 two-start weeks, 59 starts benched210979111081011119117118410988698987
ZULETA A5 (1st, #37)7.8 starts a full week, 40 two-start weeks, 53 starts benched7117109981071099879938854597475
@dsports OLAC4 (1st, #38)8.1 starts a full week, 37 two-start weeks, 53 starts benched4878887797871010118679981077769
Booty Cheek Clappa (1st, #39)8.0 starts a full week, 40 two-start weeks, 53 starts benched6887810971076689107510868799769
Tomahawk Chop (1st, #40)6.3 starts a full week, 27 two-start weeks, 13 starts benched587896956667555534666876666
Buckshot Love All-Stars (1st, #42)7.0 starts a full week, 32 two-start weeks, 25 starts benched4911657979664569957978767762
@stackm (1st, #43)8.0 starts a full week, 37 two-start weeks, 25 starts benched4710587648778777104111091111712985
@JoeLam42 (1st, #47)8.1 starts a full week, 39 two-start weeks, 50 starts benched58613685810109777984986979610710
@Ando (1st, #48)8.1 starts a full week, 37 two-start weeks, 35 starts benched88108910779677876966791081179710

How often each SP-RP mix was used

Share of team-weeks with a full 9-man staff. League winners vs everyone.

What each mix produced in a week

Average K, wins and saves from the active staff, by mix (everyone).

Weekly league points by category

How each mix ranked inside its league that week, category by category (1 = last, 15 = first).

Active starters, week by week

Average number of SP in the active 9, by week.

When teams changed their mix

Share of teams starting a lasting SP-RP switch each week. League winners vs everyone.

Starts per week

MLB starts made by each team's active pitchers, per team, every period (short periods 1, 17 have fewer game days). League winners vs everyone.

Two-start pitchers used

Active pitchers who made 2+ starts that period, per team.

Starts per week by period

Per team, League winners vs everyone. Short periods are flagged and left out of the averages above. Click a column to sort.
WeekDatesMLB game daysStarts (League winners)Starts (Everyone)Two-start SP (League winners)Two-start SP (Everyone)Bench starts (League winners)Bench starts (Everyone)
1 (short)3/25-3/2954.94.90.000.000.30.5
23/30-4/578.47.91.671.351.91.8
34/6-4/1278.08.11.561.601.81.6
44/13-4/1978.68.32.101.961.41.3
54/20-4/2678.07.91.561.431.91.7
64/27-5/377.87.71.381.221.71.5
75/4-5/1077.87.91.461.551.71.5
85/11-5/1777.57.61.091.101.81.7
95/18-5/2478.38.11.811.611.81.5
105/25-5/3177.98.01.461.411.71.6
116/1-6/777.88.01.281.461.51.3
126/8-6/1477.57.71.101.141.61.3
136/15-6/2177.77.41.170.971.61.4
146/22-6/2877.87.71.381.331.81.5
156/29-7/578.68.21.781.561.91.6
167/6-7/1278.58.31.711.691.81.6
17 (short)7/13-7/1944.94.40.000.000.40.4
187/20-7/2678.48.01.601.461.51.5
197/27-8/278.38.11.811.691.71.4
208/3-8/978.17.71.451.342.01.6
218/10-8/1678.88.12.131.642.21.6
228/17-8/2378.27.71.351.322.11.7
238/24-8/3078.17.71.461.362.01.6
248/31-9/678.47.91.711.492.11.6
259/7-9/1378.37.61.511.302.01.7
269/14-9/2078.37.61.901.502.01.6
279/21-9/2877.66.81.230.961.71.3

The mixes side by side

Everyone's team-weeks by mix. Pitching points = the week's league rank points in the 5 pitching categories (max 75). Place move = league places gained that week. Click a column to sort.
Mix (SP-RP)Everyone usesLeague winners useIPKWSVERAWHIPPitching ptsPlace move
9-04%4%54.651.03.250.044.101.2636.7+0.06
8-115%10%51.649.43.100.934.011.2538.8-0.04
7-239%39%48.647.72.951.763.971.2440.6+0.00
6-328%32%45.245.02.832.243.911.2440.9+0.00
5-411%11%40.040.32.532.363.921.2438.7+0.01
4-52%4%36.437.12.302.603.941.2438.1-0.06
3-6 or less1%0%30.932.51.932.973.821.2237.0-0.03
Starts per week: MLB game logs from statsapi.mlb.com, counted inside each NFBC period's real dates. 483 NFBC pitchers matched to MLB players (100% of active pitcher-weeks); 24 unmatched names count as 0 starts.
Weekly league points = how that week's active lineup ranked inside its own league, category by category (the same roto scoring, one week at a time). SP/RP roles come from MLB games started.

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