When looking at my pitching lineup, I see some numers with percentage points.  These numbers are green, blue and red.  What do these stand for.  Also, what does 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th pitch stand for?  Should all pitchers have at least five pitches?

The percents are their fatigue. If its 100% is fully rested, and the lower the  number the more fatigued they are. ou want you pitchers to pitch at 100 for best results.

The 1-5 stands for their pitches, and no not all pitchers have 5 pitches. Some have 2-5 (not sure if i have ever seen a P with just one)

Ok, i kinds figured what the 100% stood for but I wasn't sure why it looks like this: Pitcher's name / starter  #4 / 91(100) or 53(80).  I would like if he is 91% it would simply read 91% r if it was 53% it would read 51%.  Whats with the numbers in the perenthisis. And what the different colors.   How can a pitcher not have more then 4 ptiches?  Does that mean after two pitches, he is done and pitches like crap?     

Freddy Irabu (R)		100	20	99	88	47	54	73	40	59	75	71	44	36	18	$327K
Stewart Griffin (R)		100	25	87	72	74	67	76	40	80	88	72	63	55	43	$343K
Connie Haselman (R)		100	31	53	73	69	66	74	30	25	60	51	32	29	0	$3.3M
Ringo Abernathy (R)		53 (80)	31	64	75	57	44	57	49	24	79	63	53	42	54	$327K
Bubba Moran (R)		91 (100

ok, scratch the question about the pitch count, it hit me as I asked the question again and I just confirmed what it ment by looking at my pitchers.    Still not sure about what the different % numners means as to their level of fatigue. 

It's based on where the pitchers are in relation to how often/much they can throw starting at 100%. The # in parentheses is what his fatigue level will be after a day without him pitching. So Bubba Moran would be at 100% after your next game or day off if he does not pitch again, and Ringo Abernathy would be at 80%. In Abernathy's case, you can extrapolate that he'll be at 100% after two days (or schedule cycles) off. If you see players who have low, red #s in parentheses, it means they are going to take a while to bounce back — unless it's a SP who pitched the last game. In the minors, you'll sometimes see players with 0(0), meaning they will be pretty ineffective, more susceptible to injury and probably should be made Inactive for a while. A SP who shows 0(12) will probably need about 8 games played before he is at 100%, though that's oversimplifying it.

Posted by joshkvt on 9/19/2010 4:18:00 PM (view original):
It's based on where the pitchers are in relation to how often/much they can throw starting at 100%. The # in parentheses is what his fatigue level will be after the next game. So Bubba Moran will be at 100% after your next game is played, and Ringo Abernathy will be at 80%. In Abernathy's case, you can extrapolate that he'll be at 100% after two games are played. If you see players who have low, red #s in parentheses, it means they are going to take a while to bounce back — unless it's a SP who pitched the last game. In the minors, you'll sometimes see players with 0(0), meaning they will be pretty ineffective, more susceptible to injury and probably should be made Inactive for a while. A SP who shows 0(12) will probably need about 8 games played before he is at 100%, though that's oversimplifying it.

A clarification.  The numbes are what their fatigue level with be with one and two days of rest.  Not just games his team plays.

So if a guy is 51 (73), then he is at 51% today.  If he does not pitch today, he will be at 73% tomorrow.

From that, you can extrapolate that if he does not pitch tomorrow either, he will be at around 95% the day after, and then back to 100% with an additional day of rest.

If he pitches on any of those days, all bets are off as his fatigue will drop based on his stamina and the number of pitches thrown.

Thanks for cleaning up my carelessness tecwrg.

Ok, that makes a ton  more sense now.  Thanks fellas.  Much appreaciated. 

now that I think of it, what do most look for in a pitcher to stay in the game as long as possible and yet bounce back in a day or two.  Stamina and duribility?

Stamina dictates how many pitches he can throw, and Durability is how fast they get back to 100.

Generally whatever their DUR is thats how much they regain after each day of rest. Its not exact but its pretty close.

thx!

A good rule of thumb for target pitch count is TPC = 1.2 x stamina

Of course, you may adjust that as you see fit, and depending on how you want to use them.  I typically put relief pitchers at or about their stamina rating for TPC as it means they'll bounce back sooner.  Of course, it also means they can pitch slightly less per outing.... but like I said, it's sorta up to you.