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How do you calculate ERA? What is sabermetrics?
JT,
ERA is Earned Runs * 9 / Innings Pitched.
For Example - a pitcher gives up 3 runs in a nine inning complete game. His ERA = 3 * 9 / 9 = 3.00
Sabermetrics is the study of baseball statistics. The name was coined from the name of the group SABR (Society of American Baseball Researchers).
Hope this helps!
Brian
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