Sabermetrics: Magnum Start Value, Cy Young Controversy and Combimetrics
By Brian Draus
This study only shows outings where the pitcher qualifies for a Magnum Start
April 2016
4/30 vs New York Yankees: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 0 ER: 2.5 (W, Red Sox win 8-0)
Justin Verlander
4/22 vs Cleveland Indians: 7 IP, 4 H, 2 BB’s, 2 ER: 2.5 (L, Tigers lose 2-1)
Corey Kluber
4/23 @ Detroit Tigers: 8 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 ER: 5.5 (W, Indians win 10-1)
4/29 @ Philadelphia Phillies: 7 IP, 5 H, 0 BB, 2 ER, 3.0 (ND, Indians lose 4-3)
As the first month of the season came to a conclusion, Kluber had the most dominant outings of the three. With a Monthly Magnum Total (MMT) of 8.5 after April, it meant he produced a reasonable 1.7 Monthly Magnum Average (MMA).
On the flip side neither Verlander nor Porcello scored higher than a 2.5, not to mention they only did so once. That means their MMT is 2.5, and their MMA checked in at 0.5. Not exactly elite by any standards.