Unlike the last post on fatigue, this one is both from a league explicitly testing pitcher fatigue and also features more than one pitcher.

I won't really be looking at in-game fatigue because overall, it wasn't much of a factor. I will call out the few cases where in-game fatigue was a factor as a side note, similar to where I'll call out the one case where appearance fatigue was a factor. Otherwise, the fatigue presented below is strictly pitch-based fatigue.

Aside from showing the overall fatigue from the different fatigue levels and comparing the performances from the fatigue teams to the control teams, I'll also be answering a few questions that came up during the league about why certain teams were performing certain ways. One of the answers to these question centers on defense, so I've also included a few defensive-oriented metrics to highlight those answers. Another answer centers on managerial settings, so I've included metrics to highlight those answers.

So first, the league setup:

Pitching: All Group A (Control) teams and Group B (Test) teams will roster identical pitching staffs with one exception; the Test teams will remove 1994 Brett Saberhagen from their roster. This will leave all Control teams with 1355IP and all Test teams with 1100IP. Control teams must employ a 4-man rotation of Maddux, Saberhagen, Halladay, and Lee, while the Test teams must employ a 3-man rotation of Maddux, Halladay, and Lee. In order to combat early season fatigue, you may start whomever you like the first two games, but rotations need to be set after that. For Control teams, I would like your autorest to be between 90%-95%, for Test teams, I would like your autorest to be between 70%-75%. Any micro managing/bullpen setup is up to the individual owner (If you wanna give Fister a spot start here and there to keep your guys from fatiguing too quickly, you can do so - just please consider the theme goals as you do so)

Role	Player	T	W-L-S	IP/162	ERA	OAV	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	K-BB	Salary
SP	1996 Greg Maddux	R	15-11-0	245	2.72	0.241	1.03	6.32	1.03	0.4	172-28	$8,407,161
SP/RP	2011 Roy Halladay	R	19-6-0	234	2.35	0.239	1.04	8.47	1.35	0.39	220-35	$7,857,245
SP/RP	2010 Cliff Lee	L	12-9-2000	212	3.18	0.24	1	7.84	0.76	0.68	185-18	$6,812,030
SP/RP	1994 Bret Saberhagen	R	14-4-0	255	2.74	0.254	1.03	7.26	0.66	0.66	143-13	$7,875,590
SP/RP	2011 Doug Fister	R	8-1-2000	70	1.79	0.206	0.84	7.29	0.64	0.51	57-5	$3,018,490
SP/RP	2015 Alex Wilson	R	3-3-2002	70	2.19	0.238	1.03	4.89	1.41	0.64	38-11	$1,866,761
SP/RP	2014 Scott Atchison	R	6-0-2	72	2.75	0.227	1.03	6.13	1.75	0.5	49-14	$2,110,181
SP/RP	2002 Mariano Rivera	R	1-4-28	47	2.74	0.203	1	8.02	2.15	0.59	41-11	$1,612,112
SP/RP	2017 Sean Doolittle	L	2-0-24	51	2.81	0.185	0.86	10.87	1.75	0.88	62-10	$2,092,862
SP/RP	1912 Carl Weilman	L	2-4-2001	51	2.79	0.227	0.93	4.47	0.56	0	24-3	$1,995,364
SP/RP	2008 Billy Wagner	L	2000-1-27	47	2.3	0.185	0.89	9.96	1.91	0.77	52-10	$1,920,067

Offense: This is where it gets really interesting. You get to select whatever offense you want. Test teams will have an additional $7,875,590 due to cutting Saberhagen. The only rule is that you may not add another pitcher to your roster. Improve your offense however you like, but don't change the pitching staff.

The data I have below is only for the other three starters (Maddux, Halladay, Lee) that were in every team in the league. I make points about bullpen use and highlight where we can see that in the data below, but I did not pull each game log for every pitcher in the league.

There were three owners with both a control and fatigue team, for comparison sake I have highlighted each pair of these teams in matching colors to easily see the managerial differences between the two teams and the effects thereof.

Before getting into the fun data, here are the full team stats for offense, defense, and pitching.
First, the offense (this will help explain the W/L records of some of the teams that had similar pitching stats):

Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Well-rested Whompers	162	6063	1081	1849	395	37	214	1047	276	841	56	63	33	0.305	0.340	0.488	0.828		Control
TWISL- Fatigue Team	162	6060	991	1798	386	48	214	968	345	845	36	91	43	0.297	0.337	0.482	0.819		Fatigue
TWISL- Control Team	162	6087	1126	1822	318	28	228	1091	454	715	75	2	8	0.299	0.354	0.473	0.827		Control
Tested Fatigue	162	5882	952	1704	331	33	288	928	412	1012	33	1	9	0.290	0.339	0.504	0.843		Fatigue
Swing in’ 60’s/I Need. A Nap	162	5864	821	1586	312	22	245	799	326	1022	38	3	11	0.270	0.312	0.457	0.769		Fatigue
So Controlled	162	5994	1099	1898	404	32	169	1067	391	621	50	71	41	0.317	0.361	0.479	0.840		Control
Running on Empty	162	6103	996	1890	426	31	132	961	398	638	29	29	7	0.310	0.354	0.455	0.809		Fatigue
LIFO control	162	5993	852	1740	459	38	110	828	239	654	36	4	3	0.290	0.321	0.435	0.756		Control
Im So Tired	162	5750	1011	1573	281	26	335	997	439	1156	52	24	11	0.274	0.330	0.506	0.836		Fatigue
Illusion of Control	162	6116	1018	1928	363	39	123	975	373	570	50	143	23	0.315	0.358	0.448	0.806		Control
Fatigue is Just a State of Mind	162	6146	1137	1911	416	31	131	1097	441	756	32	114	38	0.311	0.359	0.453	0.812		Fatigue
Controlled Fatigue	162	5774	1050	1638	342	28	309	1025	479	953	45	22	9	0.284	0.342	0.513	0.855		Control
Control vs. Kaos	162	6145	984	1978	388	53	44	945	275	577	45	104	63	0.322	0.354	0.424	0.778		Control
Control Switched On	162	6208	1021	1964	379	43	212	990	289	827	35	30	28	0.316	0.349	0.494	0.843		Control
Chicks dig the long ball	162	5824	921	1570	269	23	356	906	367	1249	35	22	13	0.270	0.315	0.507	0.822		Fatigue
70% Of the Time, We Pitch Every Time.	162	6157	1088	1913	354	55	187	1051	316	804	53	98	51	0.311	0.348	0.477	0.825		Fatigue
LEAGUE AVERAGE	162	6010	1009	1798	364	35	206	980	364	828	44	51	24	0.299	0.342	0.474	0.816

Next, the defense (this will help explain how some of the fatigue teams survived and/or thrived, or how some didn't):

Team	GP	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT	+	-	PB	CS	SBA	CS%	PK	Type
70% Of the Time, We Pitch Every Time.	162	4282	1679	160	293	0.974	157	59	15	36	168	0.214	5	Control
Chicks dig the long ball	162	4201	1738	120	410	0.980	36	95	9	46	158	0.291	1	Fatigue
Control Switched On	162	4445	1558	120	262	0.980	11	80	9	48	102	0.471	1	Control
Control vs. Kaos	162	4398	1559	135	275	0.978	113	11	9	38	101	0.376	2	Fatigue
Controlled Fatigue	162	4355	1637	122	297	0.980	92	23	6	54	188	0.287	2	Fatigue
Fatigue is Just a State of Mind	162	4332	1778	159	341	0.975	207	21	6	30	50	0.600	1	Control
Illusion of Control	162	4372	1513	94	275	0.984	42	57	5	34	176	0.193	2	Fatigue
Im So Tired	162	4244	1702	144	348	0.976	63	38	10	62	199	0.312	1	Control
LIFO control	162	4351	1507	85	267	0.986	19	58	1	30	130	0.231	2	Fatigue
Running on Empty	162	4271	1688	113	310	0.981	74	41	9	74	160	0.463	0	Control
So Controlled	162	4370	1558	130	279	0.979	131	26	8	40	132	0.303	0	Fatigue
Swing in’ 60’s/I Need. A Nap	162	4184	1747	175	447	0.971	128	68	13	54	116	0.466	3	Control
Tested Fatigue	162	4284	1758	129	387	0.979	129	22	5	52	174	0.299	2	Control
TWISL- Control Team	162	4345	1567	143	263	0.976	76	65	31	32	216	0.148	2	Control
TWISL- Fatigue Team	162	4345	1645	135	283	0.978	148	32	26	54	157	0.344	0	Fatigue
Well-rested Whompers	162	4393	1599	233	280	0.963	115	28	59	46	140	0.329	2	Fatigue
LEAGUE AVERAGE	162	4323	1640	137	314	0.978	96	45	14	46	148	0.308	2

Finally, the pitching stats (I've included both basic and advanced here as the advanced data gets used for some of the other metrics later):

Team	G	CG	SHO	W	L	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	OAV	OBP	SLG	WHIP	ERA	Type
Well-rested Whompers	573	1	1	113	49	50	61	1,464.33	1464	625	485	94	222	1002	0.250	0.281	0.359	1.15	2.98	Control
TWISL- Fatigue Team	667	7	2	93	69	30	48	1,448.33	1560	771	676	203	260	780	0.269	0.303	0.430	1.26	4.20	Fatigue
TWISL- Control Team	568	7	2	101	61	38	53	1,448.33	1578	724	630	104	225	1007	0.271	0.302	0.396	1.24	3.91	Control
Tested Fatigue	627	2	0	67	95	20	43	1,428.00	1800	973	887	215	354	682	0.303	0.346	0.484	1.51	5.59	Fatigue
Swing in’ 60’s/I Need. A Nap	550	26	0	15	147	5	14	1,394.67	2797	2356	2122	399	986	405	0.410	0.486	0.696	2.71	13.69	Fatigue
So Controlled	649	3	2	112	50	46	65	1,456.67	1369	610	521	134	232	1000	0.242	0.277	0.369	1.10	3.22	Control
Running on Empty	612	1	1	57	105	15	37	1,423.67	1934	1124	1023	278	335	696	0.320	0.359	0.531	1.59	6.47	Fatigue
LIFO control	515	10	0	94	68	47	56	1,450.33	1584	686	632	128	219	1065	0.272	0.301	0.403	1.24	3.92	Control
Im So Tired	644	4	1	64	98	31	55	1,414.67	1946	1132	1013	251	438	677	0.321	0.369	0.517	1.69	6.44	Fatigue
Illusion of Control	659	1	1	104	58	33	48	1,457.33	1544	693	622	134	207	1064	0.266	0.294	0.401	1.20	3.84	Control
Fatigue is Just a State of Mind	846	0	0	87	75	34	48	1,444.00	1744	964	844	227	331	638	0.293	0.334	0.474	1.44	5.26	Fatigue
Controlled Fatigue	516	12	3	104	58	34	48	1,451.67	1548	647	575	116	189	958	0.267	0.294	0.387	1.20	3.56	Control
Control vs. Kaos	471	14	3	116	46	46	60	1,466.00	1389	594	523	129	214	1063	0.243	0.274	0.371	1.09	3.21	Control
Control Switched On	713	0	0	92	70	33	52	1,481.67	1630	741	673	147	265	1031	0.273	0.307	0.410	1.28	4.09	Control
Chicks dig the long ball	623	14	0	18	144	10	22	1,400.33	2802	2160	2018	475	782	528	0.408	0.471	0.731	2.56	12.97	Fatigue
70% Of the Time, We Pitch Every Time.	765	0	0	59	103	22	59	1,427.33	2073	1348	1211	263	561	644	0.332	0.389	0.531	1.85	7.64	Fatigue
LEAGUE AVERAGE	625	6	1	81	81	31	48	1,441.08	1798	1009	903	206	364	828	0.299	0.342	0.474	1.50	5.64

Team	QS	IR	IRS	IBB	HBP	WP	BK	GIDP	GB/FB	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	BFP	NP/G	NP/PA	Type
Well-rested Whompers	115	138	32	6	35	8	4	100	1.2	1.4	6.2	4.5	6199	124.9	3.3	Control
TWISL- Fatigue Team	70	234	65	0	38	6	5	103	1.1	1.6	4.8	3.0	6190	124.9	3.3	Fatigue
TWISL- Control Team	104	183	51	0	46	7	4	93	1.2	1.4	6.3	4.5	6207	125.5	3.3	Control
Tested Fatigue	75	301	116	2	52	16	3	136	1.2	2.2	4.3	1.9	6430	129.8	3.3	Fatigue
Swing in’ 60’s/I Need. A Nap	15	353	167	39	73	12	7	160	1.2	6.4	2.6	0.4	7992	165.8	3.4	Fatigue
So Controlled	114	192	58	10	49	7	2	98	1.2	1.4	6.2	4.3	6011	122.6	3.3	Control
Running on Empty	67	291	114	0	41	8	1	108	1.2	2.1	4.4	2.1	6521	131.0	3.3	Fatigue
LIFO control	94	165	51	36	33	18	0	95	1.1	1.4	6.6	4.9	6140	126.0	3.3	Control
Im So Tired	76	270	97	17	44	12	3	112	1.2	2.3	5.2	3.1	6506	132.5	3.3	Fatigue
Illusion of Control	49	292	117	43	40	11	1	123	1.2	2.8	4.3	1.5	6620	134.8	3.3	Control
Fatigue is Just a State of Mind	92	265	71	1	35	10	5	100	1.2	1.3	6.6	5.1	6120	125.9	3.3	Fatigue
Controlled Fatigue	27	454	142	1	46	13	2	123	1.3	2.1	4.0	1.9	6455	129.2	3.2	Control
Control vs. Kaos	104	209	52	4	45	11	4	107	1.3	1.2	5.9	5.1	6109	123.9	3.3	Control
Control Switched On	114	88	31	0	36	8	2	96	1.2	1.3	6.5	5.0	6033	124.3	3.3	Control
Chicks dig the long ball	101	296	99	51	35	14	4	92	1.2	1.6	6.3	3.9	6354	129.6	3.3	Fatigue
70% Of the Time, We Pitch Every Time.	10	434	194	36	53	24	2	144	1.2	5.0	3.4	0.7	7754	160.1	3.3	Fatigue
LEAGUE AVERAGE	64	422	188	46	43	19	7	106	1.1	3.5	4.1	1.1	6967	142.1	3.3

The following is the first data breaking down fatigue. This is the totals of each individual game from the game logs of the three starting pitchers on every team and sorted by fatigue % at the beginning of their start. Each line represents all of games within designated fatigue buckets (bucket levels shown on right, average fatigue per game in that bucket on the left). I used the same buckets and coloring (to match WIS) as my last post on fatigue representing Marshall. Form these three pitchers we have 2,319 games totaling 13,514.33 IP:

Games	Avg PC	AVG %	IP	BFP	PC	W	L	SV	R	ER	H	HR	SO	BB	WP	ERA	OAV	WHIP	TYPE
249	104.2	41.10	1299.33	7691	25936	8	167	0	2468	2244	2880	495	331	940	15	15.54	0.425	2.94	0-59%
246	172.2	64.71	1105.65	5192	16745	38	81	11	913	798	1557	209	466	271	8	6.50	0.319	1.65	60-69%
495	79.6	71.71	2755.53	12202	39419	143	168	3	1730	1535	3367	388	1325	497	11	5.01	0.289	1.40	70-74%
171	77.7	76.64	971.03	4064	13290	37	55	3	571	514	1169	113	509	164	6	4.76	0.286	1.37	75-79%
63	82.6	81.40	366.35	1606	5201	18	23	0	182	155	434	37	198	61	3	3.81	0.283	1.35	80-84%
26	85.1	86.73	156.69	673	2212	8	9	0	82	73	164	14	82	36	0	4.19	0.259	1.28	85-89%
120	92.5	92.17	777.03	3385	11095	39	42	0	436	388	918	71	530	125	7	4.49	0.283	1.34	90-94%
104	92.7	96.53	688.00	2932	9637	48	33	1	333	297	769	58	455	101	2	3.89	0.271	1.26	95-98%
845	89.1	99.92	5440.12	22821	75325	399	197	4	2362	2040	5597	369	3774	801	27	3.37	0.255	1.18	99-100%
2319	85.75	80.93	13514.33	60566	198860	738	775	22	9077	8044	16855	1754	7670	2996	79	5.36	0.294	1.47	Total

Maddux	Team type	AVG %	IP	BFP	PC	W	L	SV	R	ER	H	HR	SO	BB	WP	ERA	OAV	WHIP	G	G<70/99%	AVG G<70%	LOW %	AVG PC
TWISL - Fatigue Team	Fatigue	74.59	332.33	1405	4606	21	15	0	177	153	337	33	159	62	0	4.14	0.251	1.20	54	1	69%	69%	85.30
Tested Fatigue	Fatigue	75.72	327.67	1418	4512	17	23	0	189	173	403	35	129	48	2	4.75	0.294	1.38	54	1	69%	69%	83.56
Fatigue is Just a State of Mind	Fatigue	66.73	325.67	1437	4646	16	22	5	216	187	386	44	134	53	2	5.17	0.279	1.35	77	57	61%	46%	60.34
I m So Tired	Fatigue	77.03	322.33	1398	4525	14	23	1	186	160	371	48	145	61	2	4.47	0.277	1.34	64	7	61%	54%	70.70
Running on Empty	Fatigue	74.21	317.00	1405	4566	14	28	0	213	195	401	47	132	56	2	5.54	0.297	1.44	52	1	69%	69%	87.81
70% Of the Time, We Pitch Every Time.	Fatigue	72.02	308.33	1412	4536	14	16	0	200	166	397	30	129	75	2	4.85	0.297	1.53	55	15	66%	58%	82.47
Swing in' 60's/I Need. A Nap	Fatigue	48.38	300.33	1692	5705	3	38	0	498	451	594	94	69	203	2	13.51	0.399	2.65	52	44	41%	28%	109.71
Chicks dig the long ball	Fatigue	50.26	291.33	1644	5535	3	36	0	470	429	599	79	93	185	5	13.25	0.411	2.69	47	39	45%	36%	117.77
Sub-Total		67.87	2525.00	11811	38631	102	201	6	2149	1914	3488	410	990	743	17	6.82	0.315	1.68	455	165	52%	28%	84.90
LIFO Control	Control	96.60	306.00	1262	4073	21	14	0	137	125	312	22	183	39	1	3.68	0.255	1.15	42	30	95%	90%	96.98
Controlled Fatigue	Control	99.65	292.33	1209	3970	20	14	0	122	104	301	17	173	42	5	3.20	0.258	1.17	40	5	98%	97%	99.25
Well-rested Whompers	Control	100.00	284.33	1191	3809	22	6	0	136	96	283	14	158	32	0	3.04	0.244	1.11	42	0	--	100%	90.69
TWISL - Control Team	Control	96.64	283.67	1231	4034	15	10	0	150	126	327	11	163	45	1	4.00	0.276	1.31	39	19	93%	90%	103.44
Control vs. Kaos	Control	99.73	281.33	1165	3854	20	11	0	119	103	282	21	171	40	1	3.30	0.251	1.14	41	1	98%	98%	94.00
Illusion of Control	Control	98.55	276.00	1164	3834	24	10	0	126	112	304	15	160	39	2	3.65	0.270	1.24	44	4	85%	78%	87.14
Control Switched On	Control	100.00	260.67	1125	3691	17	13	0	133	119	297	14	148	50	2	4.11	0.276	1.33	42	0	--	100%	87.88
So Controlled	Control	100.00	259.00	1058	3513	19	9	0	109	85	228	13	170	44	1	2.95	0.225	1.05	40	0	--	100%	87.83
Sub-Total		98.90	2243.33	9405	30778	158	87	0	1032	870	2334	127	1326	331	13	3.49	0.258	1.19	330	59	94%	78%	93.27
Total		80.92	4768.33	21216	69409	260	288	6	3181	2784	5822	537	2316	1074	30	5.25	0.289	1.45	785	224	63%	28%	88.42
	Real Life	--	245.00	978	3460	15	11	0	85	74	225	11	172	28	4	2.72	0.241	1.03	35	--	--	--	98.86
	Normalized #	--	269.50	1076	3806	15	11	0	89	77	248	10	152	30	4	2.57	0.241	1.03	35	--	--	--	108.74
	Average Fatigue	67.87	315.63	1476	4829	13	25	1	269	239	436	51	124	93	2	6.82	0.315	1.68	57	21	52%	28%	84.90
	Average F%-2	73.38	322.22	1413	4565	16	21	1	197	172	383	40	138	59	2	4.81	0.284	1.37	59	14	62%	46%	76.94
	Average Control	98.9	280.42	1176	3847	20	11	0	129	109	292	16	166	41	2	3.49	0.258	1.19	41	7	94%	78%	93.27
	Average Overall	80.92	298.02	1326	4338	16	18	0	199	174	364	34	145	67	2	5.25	0.289	1.45	49	14	63%	28%	88.42

Lee	Team Type	AVG %	IP	BFP	PC	W	L	SV	R	ER	H	HR	SO	BB	WP	ERA	OAV	WHIP	G	G<70/99%	AVG G<70%	LOW %	AVG PC
TWISL - Fatigue Team	Fatigue	74.67	291	1230	3940	17	11	1	162	149	331	51	139	32	1	4.61	0.276	1.25	52	2	68%	66%	75.77
70% Of the Time, We Pitch Every Time.	Fatigue	73.35	290.67	1238	3997	13	12	0	145	129	321	37	164	41	5	3.99	0.268	1.25	52	9	65%	59%	76.87
Tested Fatigue	Fatigue	75.04	285	1214	3927	17	16	0	153	137	317	41	149	33	0	4.33	0.268	1.23	53	5	69%	67%	74.09
Fatigue is Just a State of Mind	Fatigue	67.48	283	1297	4186	8	18	2	218	192	372	55	124	62	4	6.11	0.301	1.53	73	56	66%	56%	57.34
Swing in’ 60’s/I Need. A Nap	Fatigue	46.61	280	1551	5142	2	27	1	453	374	546	86	89	161	0	12.02	0.393	2.53	61	53	41%	24%	84.30
Running on Empty	Fatigue	72.62	273.33	1224	3950	11	20	0	197	174	354	51	160	39	2	5.73	0.299	1.44	47	10	68%	65%	84.04
I m So Tired	Fatigue	75.05	271.33	1229	4015	16	17	1	195	165	369	49	151	44	0	5.47	0.311	1.52	62	13	66%	60%	64.76
Chicks dig the long ball	Fatigue	51.24	266.67	1456	4761	2	31	0	417	400	551	105	86	117	3	13.50	0.412	2.51	45	38	45%	38%	105.80
Sub-Total		67.00	2241.00	10439	33918	86	152	5	1940	1720	3161	475	1062	529	15	6.91	0.320	1.65	445	186	54%	24%	76.22
Controlled Fatigue	Control	99.85	257	1071	3417	20	8	0	108	98	271	18	156	20	2	3.43	0.258	1.13	40	1	96%	96%	85.43
LIFO Control	Control	94.44	252.67	1073	3509	14	11	0	129	120	302	33	178	22	2	4.27	0.287	1.28	36	29	93%	90%	97.47
Control vs. Kaos	Control	99.74	250	1038	3440	17	7	0	119	106	250	30	194	28	1	3.82	0.248	1.11	35	2	98%	97%	98.29
TWISL - Control Team	Control	94.73	248.67	1075	3475	14	15	0	143	122	281	31	178	27	4	4.42	0.268	1.24	40	34	94%	91%	86.88
Illusion of Control	Control	99.75	243	1025	3306	19	8	0	131	116	268	35	178	22	2	4.30	0.267	1.19	40	0	--	99%	82.65
So Controlled	Control	99.93	240	997	3240	20	5	0	113	97	237	30	148	29	3	3.64	0.245	1.11	43	1	97%	97%	75.35
Well-rested Whompers	Control	100.00	238	1022	3365	19	11	0	115	88	270	13	167	25	1	3.33	0.271	1.24	37	0	--	100%	90.95
Control Switched On	Control	100.00	238	1017	3319	13	11	1	126	116	262	31	166	36	3	4.39	0.267	1.25	44	0	--	100%	75.43
Sub-Total		98.61	1967.34	8318	27071	136	76	1	984	863	2141	221	1365	209	18	3.95	0.266	1.19	315	67	94%	91%	85.94
Total		80.10	4208.34	18757	60989	222	228	6	2924	2583	5302	696	2427	738	33	5.52	0.296	1.44	760	253	64%	24%	80.25
	Real Life	--	212.33	843	3022	12	9	0	84	75	195	16	185	18	3	3.18	0.240	1.00	28	--	--	--	107.93
	Normalized #	--	233.67	927	3324	12	9	0	89	79	215	10	153	20	3	3.05	0.241	1.01	28	--	--	--	118.71
	Average Fatigue	67.00	280.13	1305	4240	11	19	1	243	215	395	59	133	66	2	6.91	0.320	1.65	56	23	54%	24%	76.22
	Average F%-2	73.03	282.39	1239	4003	14	16	1	178	158	344	47	148	42	2	5.02	0.289	1.37	57	16	64%	56%	70.84
	Average Control	98.61	245.92	1040	3384	17	10	0	123	108	268	28	171	26	2	3.95	0.266	1.19	39	8	94%	91%	85.94
	Average Overall	80.10	263.02	1172	3812	14	14	0	183	161	331	44	152	46	2	5.52	0.296	1.44	48	16	64%	24%	80.25

Halladay	Team Type	AVG %	IP	BFP	PC	W	L	SV	R	ER	H	HR	SO	BB	WP	ERA	OAV	WHIP	G	G<70/99%	AVG G<70%	LOW %	AVG PC
Fatigue is Just a State of Mind	Fatigue	70.26	314.67	1436	4707	20	19	5	203	178	397	42	159	87	2	5.09	0.294	1.54	78	46	64%	49%	60.35
Tested Fatigue	Fatigue	77.79	308.33	1353	4443	15	18	0	158	138	359	21	178	60	2	4.03	0.278	1.36	53	0	--	71%	83.83
Running on Empty	Fatigue	75.24	307.33	1372	4475	13	21	0	199	187	399	38	183	61	0	5.48	0.304	1.50	51	1	69%	69%	87.75
Swing in' 60's /I Need. A Nap	Fatigue	50.08	304.00	1752	5789	1	34	0	502	457	616	85	107	197	3	13.53	0.396	2.67	51	42	43%	32%	113.51
I m So Tired	Fatigue	78.73	302.00	1337	4414	9	15	3	164	154	368	31	174	73	1	4.59	0.291	1.46	63	4	68%	64%	70.06
70% Of the Time, We Pitch Every Time.	Fatigue	74.09	297.33	1383	4519	10	17	0	211	179	403	31	162	66	2	5.42	0.306	1.58	55	7	66%	56%	82.16
TWISL - Fatigue Team	Fatigue	73.37	295.33	1325	4407	16	19	1	190	169	373	48	189	64	1	5.15	0.296	1.48	51	6	67%	59%	86.41
Chicks dig the long ball	Fatigue	48.09	267.00	1568	5316	3	37	0	478	440	607	102	100	173	2	14.83	0.435	2.92	43	36	40%	32%	123.63
Sub-Total		69.30	2395.99	11526	38070	87	180	9	2105	1902	3522	398	1252	781	13	7.14	0.329	1.80	445	142	52%	32%	85.55
LIFO Control	Control	93.55	280.67	1204	4063	17	15	0	119	109	302	20	210	63	2	3.50	0.265	1.30	42	34	92%	90%	96.74
TWISL - Control Team	Control	96.44	271.00	1191	3948	17	13	0	152	139	319	15	206	53	0	4.62	0.280	1.37	41	33	96%	92%	96.29
Control vs. Kaos	Control	99.47	269.67	1130	3810	21	7	0	101	88	259	19	213	48	1	2.94	0.239	1.14	38	6	98%	97%	100.26
Controlled Fatigue	Control	100.00	268.00	1133	3769	25	8	0	106	94	293	18	197	38	0	3.16	0.268	1.24	40	0	--	100%	94.23
Well-rested Whompers	Control	100.00	266.67	1137	3788	24	10	0	93	71	260	16	217	62	0	2.40	0.242	1.21	42	0	--	100%	90.19
So Controlled	Control	100.00	266.00	1074	3555	22	6	1	75	72	229	11	190	49	0	2.44	0.223	1.05	42	0	--	100%	84.64
Control Switched On	Control	100.00	261.00	1100	3683	22	9	0	98	88	273	12	229	39	0	3.03	0.257	1.20	41	0	--	100%	89.83
Illusion of Control	Control	99.33	258.67	1098	3776	21	11	0	123	114	274	12	213	51	0	3.97	0.262	1.26	43	4	97%	95%	87.81
Sub-Total		98.58	2141.68	9067	30392	169	79	1	867	775	2209	123	1675	403	3	3.26	0.256	1.22	329	77	94%	90%	92.38
Total		81.75	4537.67	20593	68462	256	259	10	2972	2677	5731	521	2927	1184	16	5.31	0.296	1.52	774	219	67%	32%	88.45
	Real Life	--	233.67	933	3435	19	6	0	65	61	208	10	220	35	2	2.35	0.239	1.04	32	--	--	--	107.34
	Normalized #	--	257.00	1026	3779	19	6	0	71	67	242	9	171	39	2	2.36	0.243	1.07	32	--	--	--	118.09
	Average Fatigue	69.30	299.50	1441	4759	11	23	1	263	238	440	50	157	98	2	7.14	0.329	1.80	56	18			85.55
	Average F%-2	74.69	304.17	1368	4494	14	18	2	188	168	383	35	174	69	1	4.96	0.296	1.48	59	11			76.82
	Average Control	98.58	267.71	1133	3799	21	10	0	108	97	276	15	209	50	0	3.26	0.256	1.22	41	10			92.38
	Average Overall	81.75	283.60	1287	4279	16	16	1	186	167	358	33	183	74	1	5.31	0.296	1.52	48	14			88.45

Combined	Team type	AVG %	IP	BFP	PC	W	L	SV	R	ER	H	HR	SO	BB	WP	ERA	OAV	WHIP
70% Of the Time, We Pitch Every Time.	Fatigue	73.15	896.33	4033	13052	37	45	0	556	474	1121	98	455	182	9	4.76	0.294	1.45
Chicks dig the long ball	Fatigue	49.90	825.00	4668	15612	8	104	0	1365	1269	1757	286	279	475	10	13.84	0.415	2.71
Control Switched On	Control	100.00	759.67	3242	10693	52	33	1	357	323	832	57	543	125	5	3.83	0.267	1.26
Control vs. Kaos	Control	99.65	801.00	3333	11104	58	25	0	339	297	791	70	578	116	3	3.34	0.248	1.13
Controlled Fatigue	Control	99.83	817.33	3413	11156	65	30	0	336	296	865	53	526	100	7	3.26	0.261	1.18
Fatigue is Just a State of Mind	Fatigue	68.18	923.34	4170	13539	44	59	12	637	557	1155	141	417	202	8	5.43	0.294	1.47
I m So Tired	Fatigue	76.95	895.66	3964	12954	39	55	5	545	479	1108	128	470	178	3	4.81	0.292	1.44
Illusion of Control	Control	99.19	777.67	3287	10916	64	29	0	380	342	846	62	551	112	4	3.96	0.266	1.23
LIFO Control	Control	94.89	839.34	3539	11645	52	40	0	385	354	916	75	571	124	5	3.80	0.267	1.24
Running on Empty	Fatigue	74.06	897.66	4001	12991	38	69	0	609	556	1154	136	475	156	4	5.57	0.300	1.46
So Controlled	Control	99.98	765.00	3129	10308	61	20	1	297	254	694	54	508	122	4	2.99	0.232	1.07
Swing in' 60's/I Need. A Nap	Fatigue	48.25	884.33	4995	16636	6	99	1	1453	1282	1756	265	265	561	5	13.05	0.398	2.62
Tested Fatigue	Fatigue	76.18	921.00	3985	12882	49	57	0	500	448	1079	97	456	141	4	4.38	0.281	1.32
TWISL - Control Team	Control	95.93	803.34	3497	11457	46	38	0	445	387	927	57	547	125	5	4.34	0.278	1.31
TWISL - Fatigue Team	Fatigue	74.22	918.66	3960	12953	54	45	2	529	471	1041	132	487	158	2	4.61	0.274	1.31
Well-rested Whompers	Control	100.00	789.00	3350	10962	65	27	0	344	255	813	43	542	119	1	2.91	0.256	1.18
Combined	Team type	AVG %	IP	BFP	PC	W	L	SV	R	ER	H	HR	SO	BB	WP	ERA	OAV	WHIP
Sub-Total	Fatigue	67.61	7161.99	33776	110619	275	533	20	6194	5536	10171	1283	3304	2053	45	6.96	0.321	1.71
Sub-Total	F%-3	73.79	4529.32	19943	64832	217	271	7	2739	2428	5503	591	2343	815	22	4.82	0.288	1.39
Sub-Total	Control	98.68	6352.35	26790	88241	463	242	2	2883	2508	6684	471	4366	943	34	3.55	0.260	1.20
Total	Overall	83.15	13514.34	60566	198860	738	775	22	9077	8044	16855	1754	7670	2996	79	5.36	0.294	1.47
Average	RL	--	691.00	2754	9917	46	26	0	234	210	628	37	577	81	9	2.74	0.233	1.03
Average	RL#	--	760.17	3029	10909	46	26	0	249	223	705	29	476	89	9	2.64	0.236	1.04
Average	Fatigue	67.61	895.25	4222	13827	34	67	3	774	692	1271	160	413	257	6	6.96	0.321	1.71
Average	F%-3	73.79	905.86	3989	12966	43	54	1	548	486	1101	118	469	163	4	4.82	0.288	1.39
Average	Control	98.68	794.04	3349	11030	58	30	0	360	314	836	59	546	118	4	3.55	0.260	1.20
Average	Overall	83.15	844.65	3785	12429	46	48	1	567	503	1053	110	479	187	5	5.36	0.294	1.47

Combined Advanced	Team type	G	G<70/99%	AVG G<70%	LOW %	AVG PC	Starter %	Pithers/G	Defensive XO	XO/Opp	OAV-+	%>RL# OAV	%>RL# OAV-+	%>RL# BB/9	%>RL# HR/9
70% Of the Time, We Pitch Every Time.	Fatigue	162	31	66%	56%	80.57	50.3%	4.72	73	1.07%	0.320	25%	35%	73%	187%
Chicks dig the long ball	Fatigue	135	113	43%	32%	115.64	89.2%	3.85	32	0.43%	0.401	76%	70%	392%	809%
Control Switched On	Control	127	0	--	100%	84.20	67.7%	4.40	-30	-0.47%	0.297	13%	26%	41%	97%
Control vs. Kaos	Control	114	9	98%	97%	97.40	78.6%	2.91	119	1.94%	0.280	5%	18%	24%	129%
Controlled Fatigue	Control	120	6	97%	96%	92.97	72.0%	3.19	103	1.62%	0.282	10%	19%	5%	70%
Fatigue is Just a State of Mind	Fatigue	228	159	64%	46%	59.38	47.2%	5.22	219	3.40%	0.342	25%	45%	87%	300%
I m So Tired	Fatigue	189	24	65%	54%	68.54	51.7%	3.97	69	1.03%	0.299	24%	26%	70%	275%
Illusion of Control	Control	127	8	91%	78%	85.95	63.8%	4.08	14	0.22%	0.261	13%	11%	23%	109%
LIFO Control	Control	120	93	93%	90%	97.04	77.0%	3.18	6	0.09%	0.255	13%	8%	26%	134%
Running on Empty	Fatigue	150	12	68%	65%	86.61	66.1%	3.78	118	1.78%	0.309	27%	31%	48%	297%
So Controlled	Control	125	1	97%	97%	82.46	67.3%	4.01	122	1.98%	0.267	-2%	13%	36%	85%
Swing in' 60's/I Need. A Nap	Fatigue	164	139	42%	24%	101.44	61.2%	3.40	139	1.85%	0.412	69%	74%	442%	685%
Tested Fatigue	Fatigue	160	6	69%	67%	80.51	62.0%	3.87	182	2.76%	0.309	19%	31%	31%	176%
TWISL - Control Team	Control	120	86	95%	90%	95.48	76.1%	3.51	-38	-0.59%	0.281	18%	19%	33%	86%
TWISL - Fatigue Team	Fatigue	157	9	67%	59%	82.50	66.1%	4.12	136	2.14%	0.305	16%	29%	47%	277%
Well-rested Whompers	Control	121	0	--	100%	90.60	72.5%	3.54	-6	-0.10%	0.283	8%	20%	29%	43%
Combined Advanced	Team type	G	G<70/99%	AVG G<70%	LOW %	AVG PC			Defensive XO	XO/Opp
Sub-Total	Fatigue	1345	493	56%	24%	82.24	59.8%	4.12	967	1.81%	0.339	36%	44%	145%	370%
Sub-Total	F%-3	818	82	65%	24%	79.26	58.4%	4.09	577	1.76%	0.308	22%	30%	54%	242%
Sub-Total	Control	974	203	94%	78%	90.60	71.7%	3.60	291	0.59%	0.269	10%	14%	27%	94%
Total	Overall	2319	696	67%	24%	85.75	60.3%	3.86	1258	1.20%	0.308	24%	30%	89%	240%
Average	RL	95	--	--	--	104.39		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Average	RL#	95	--	--	--	114.83		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Average	Fatigue	168	62	56%	50%	82.24	59.8%	4.12	121	1.81%	0.339	36%	44%	145%	370%
Average	F%-3	164	16	65%	58%	79.26	58.4%	4.09	115	1.76%	0.308	22%	30%	54%	242%
Average	Control	122	25	94%	94%	90.60	71.7%	3.60	36	0.59%	0.269	10%	14%	27%	94%
Average	Overall	145	44	67%	72%	85.75	60.3%	3.86	79	1.20%	0.308	24%	30%	89%	240%

Couple of notes on the above:

When I first started compiling the data there were two teams that clearly had spiraled out of control fatigue-wise and skewed the overall numbers significantly. So you'll notice on the individual pitchers sections I have a sub-total for the fatigue teams that does not include those two teams labeled "F%-2". you'll notice that for the section that combines all three pitchers together that sub-total is now called "F%-3" because as I dug into the data it became clear that there was in fact a third team that had spiraled into out of control. So I also removed them from them from this data. It was harder to pick up on the individual pitcher sections because of the more limited data, though it did still stand out as an outlier for reasons I'll get into in the next post.

The made up metrics to the right of each pitchers data are the number of games that pitcher pitched below the defined thresholds of 70% and 99%. That column is labeled "G<70/99%". For those specific games below the threshold, the average fatigue % is displayed in the column labeled "AVG G<70/99%". Then the lowest fatigue level that pitcher appeared in a game at is in the column labeled "Low %". Next we have the more straightforward "AVG PC" which is how many pitches that pitcher threw per game - and I highlighted in red the few cases where in-game fatigue played a role.

For the remaining columns, here is a short legend/key:
Starter % - Percentage of pitches thrown per game by starters
Pitchers/Game - Number of pitchers to appear per team game
Defensive XO - Net outs added by defensive (includes errors, +/- plays, CS, and double plays)
XO/OPP - Extra outs added by defense per opportunity
OAV-+ - OAV with + plays removed
%>RL# OAV - The increase to OAV over the RL# OAV for these pitchers.
%>RL# OAV-+ - The increase to OAV with + plays removed over RL# for these pitchers.
%>RL# BB/9 - The increase to BB/9 over the RL# for these pitchers.
%>RL# HR/9 - The increase to HR/9 over the RL# for these pitchers.

I included the RL, RL#, and love having the control group as ways to compare performance relative to each other, as well as at this particular cap level. At this cap ($85m) we weren't so far removed from realistic in that we still had a team have their starters cumulatively exceed their RL and RL# stats. However, we were far enough removed, that the average control team was roughly 10% worse on OAV, 27% worse on BB/9, and 94% worse on HR/9 than these same pitchers RL#. Comparatively, relative to the control teams the best fatigue team was within the range of the control teams (16%,47%,277%), but as a group (F%-3) the fatigue teams were 12% worse than control on OAV, 27% worse on BB/9 and 148% worse on HR/9. You can see this to an extent on the fatigue groups in the post above to gauge the linear effect of fatigue on these three stats, and as I'll touch on more below, understand how these can be controlled with defense, ballpark, and managerial settings).

League Question 1: If defense is as valuable as postulated, why with the league's best defense did "Fatigue is Just a State of Mind" not do better?
In short, defense saved this team from a complete and total out of control death spiral. This is the third team excluded from the combined stats above because it was severely fatigued and so much so that it was skewing the average fatigue numbers so far offline. The quality of the defense not only masked the level of fatigue, but also kept this team's overall pitching performing at enough of a level to allow the offense to keep scoring and the the team winning. The question shouldn't so much be, why wasn't this team better from a stats standpoint, but amazement at how competitive this teams defense allowed them to be despite the severe level of fatigue they faced. The three starters on this team played 159 games with their fatigue below 70% and pitched to a low of 46% fatigue. The fact that they managed to win 87 games and these starters still put up a pitching slash of 5.43/.294/1.47 with that much fatigue is a solid testament to how successful fatigue teams can be if built well. Without the + plays, that OAV goes all the way up to a .342 and the pitchers would've spiraled even more from all those extra pitches needed to make up those outs.



League Question 2: Bullpen Management
What I didn't understand during the league about the team above, but I do now, is essentially what drove them to be so fatigued? For the team above, it was the only case of appearance fatigue as a factor. This team averaged 5.22 pitcher/game and was one of only two above 4.5. With the number of pitchers we had and the number of pitchers with SP-like IP/G, use-management became a factor, as well. These starters weren't able to recover between appearances because they were getting into too many games. There were only two pitcher that finished the season with appearances in more than 70% of team games, and one was from this team. However, almost every pitcher on this team appeared in enough games to trigger the appearance fatigue projection and fatigue level from recovering. If they'd pitched less games they would have seen their recovery look more like 59(73) as opposed to 59(62). This contributed to the inability to recover back over 70%. The starter share of pitches was also a league low 47.2%.

A couple of other fatigue teams dealt with bullpen management issues. One (70% of the Time...) was the other team to have a pitcher appear in more than 70% of team games and who had the second lowest share of pitches by the starters at 50.3%, but was the one that publicly acknowledged they were making sure their starters stayed above 70% to provide valuable data and letting their bullpen take the brunt of fatigue. Their starters slashed 4.76/.294/1.45 and yet their overall slash was 7.64/.332/1.85. Which goes to show how painful their late innings must've been to watch.

Another that appeared to also deal with bullpen issues was Tested Fatigue, whose starters alone were almost identical to the one fatigue team that was unarguably successful (TWISL - Fatigue), but their overall slash was 25-50% worse. Tested Fatigue also so it's starters share of pitches among the lowest in the league.

On the flip side, the two teams that spiraled had the highest share of starter pitches and they were the only two teams that dealt with in-game fatigue, often having their starters throw beyond their allotted pitches per game, which only served to increase the rate of fatigue these pitchers encountered.

With fatigue teams, managing work load across the three fatigue types is also crucial to success, as you can see from the results of the teams that treaded into appearance or in-game fatigue on top of their pitch-based fatigue.