2011 Fantasy Baseball Advanced Statistics: How MoneyStats Can Help You Win Your League
As a fantasy baseball writer, I evaluate countless advanced statistics every day. Most of the time, I get my information from FanGraphs. However, I recently found another useful site in MoneyStats.
MoneyStats has created a starting pitcher game log using a “runs received” number to better help you with your starting pitcher decisions. They also track leads/deficits when pitchers exit a game, and no decision totals. Perhaps most valuable is their original MoneyStats Value player rating system.
Here is a quick taste of the unique stats MoneyStats has to offer:
Pitchers who logged 29 – 35 starts in 2010
| Name | Runs Received | Runs Allowed | Differential |
| Adam Wainwright | 142 | 68 | + 74 |
| CC Sabathia | 162 | 92 | + 70 |
| David Price | 139 | 71 | + 68 |
| Roy Halladay | 138 | 74 | + 64 |
| Ubaldo Jimenez | 135 | 73 | + 62 |
| Phil Hughes | 145 | 87 | + 58 |
| Jon Lester | 132 | 81 | + 51 |
| Tim Hudson | 124 | 74 | + 50 |
| Justin Verlander | 136 | 89 | + 47 |
| Johnny Cueto | 123 | 79 | + 44 |
Pitchers who logged 22 – 28 Starts in 2010
| Name | Runs Received | Runs Allowed | Differential |
| Clay Buchholz | 109 | 55 | + 54 |
| Josh Johnson | 102 | 49 | + 53 |
| Tommy Hunter | 95 | 55 | + 40 |
| Jaime Garcia | 97 | 64 | + 33 |
| Joel Pineiro | 96 | 66 | + 30 |
| Brett Cecil | 115 | 87 | + 28 |
| Kevin Slowey | 107 | 80 | + 27 |
| Cliff Lee | 105 | 84 | + 21 |
| RA Dickey | 82 | 62 | + 20 |
| Freddy Garcia | 105 | 85 | + 20 |
Perhaps even more interesting is this piece of data that MoneyStats tracks regularly:
Pitchers that lead MLB in 2010 in No Decisions when leading. This means the pitcher left the game with the lead, and their team surrendered the lead.
| Name | No Decisions When Leading |
| Josh Johnson (FLA) | 7 games |
| John Lackey (BOS) | 6 games |
| Ian Kennedy (ARI) | 6 games |
| Jered Weaver (LAA) | 6 games |
| Tommy Hanson (ATL) | 6 games |
| Jason Hammel (COL) | 5 games |
| Randy Wolf (MIL) | 5 games |
| Kyle Kendrick (PHI) | 5 games |
| Homer Bailey (CIN) | 5 games |
| Manny Parra (MIL) | 5 games |
| Craig Stammen (WSH) | 5 games |
Pitchers that lead MLB in No Decisions When Tied. These pitchers could be expected to have better results in 2011 with less ND’s
| Name | No Decisions When Tied |
| Livan Hernandez (WSH) | 9 games |
| Yovani Gallardo (MIL) | 7 games |
| Dan Haren (LAA) | 7 games |
| Mike Pelfrey (NYM) | 7 games |
| Justin Masterson (CLE) | 7 games |
| Travis Wood (CIN) | 6 games |
| Chris Narveson (MIL) | 6 games |
| Brandon Morrow (TOR) | 6 games |
| Johan Santana (NYM) | 6 games |
| Jake Westbrook (STL) | 6 games |
| Scott Baker (MIN) | 6 games |
| Ervin Santana (LAA) | 6 games |
| Wandy Rodriguez (HOU) | 6 games |
| Jason Vargas (SEA) | 6 games |
These charts can potentially help us predict an increase or decrease in future wins.
For more, please visit MoneyStats.net.
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Tags: Adam Wainwright, CC Sabathia, David Price, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Justin Verlander, Phil Hughes, Roy Halladay, Tim Hudson, Ubaldo Jimenez
Wed, Mar 30, 2011
Player Projections, Strategy