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Originally Posted by DMBstandUP1984
1-9. 4.72 ERA. 20HRS (leads majors)
i bought in to this run support argument until after last night by the way. how about the fact he has 1 win against AL teams since he joined the Red Sox? he is a mediocre below average pitcher.
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Bolded is completely irrelevant.
Here's something to chew on for 2014 stats:
Starts of 3 runs or less (all 3 have 20 starts apiece):
Lester -17
Lackey - 15
Peavy - 12
Starts of 1 run or less:
Lester - 10
Lackey - 6
Peavy - 5
Starts of 5 runs or more:
Lester - 2
Lackey - 5
Peavy - 7
Innings Pitched:
Lester: 137.0
Lackey: 130.1
Peavy: 124.0
Quality Starts:
Lester - 15
Lackey - 14
Peavy - 12
Run Scored/Start (MLB rank in parentheses):
Lester - 3.65 (73/94)
Lackey - 4.95 (14/94)
Peavy - 3.15 (89/94)
As you can see, there isn't much of a drop off from Lackey to Peavy. There is a fairly significant difference between Lester and Peavy, but Peavy isn't a TOR pitcher like Lester. The Sox are scoring nearly 2 runs per game more in Lackey's starts than Peavy's. I have a feeling if the run support for Peavy and Lackey were switched, you'd probably be complaining about how terrible a pitcher Lackey is, because their W-L record would be completely different.
Peavy is a decent mid-rotation starter, or a fairly good back end starter. He eats innings, stays healthy, and more often than not, keeps his team in the game. Using his win total as a gauge of how well he's pitching is an incomplete, one-sided view, and this case, the stats above give a more clear view as to what kind of pitcher he's been.