How to explain Brian Bannister: Part II

Brian's ButtonYesterday, I discussed the extreme difference between Bannister as a day pitcher versus a night pitcher. Later this afternoon, he will pitch. That should bode well since he’s 15-4 during the day. Of course, after my recent post about how the Royals had only allowed 10 runs in 6 games, I clearly jinxed them. In the three games since, they have allowed 12, 12 and 10… OUCH! Hopefully, I haven’t done the same for Banny today. I guess we’ll see. The purpose of this post is to examine – or at least compare his ERA in wins (1.31) to his ERA in losses (8.38). When I saw it, I knew it was disproportionate, I just didn’t know how much. And, if there is one thing about me… when I get a statistical itch, I have to scratch it.read more