How to Calculate a Pitcher's ERA

Video Transcript

"Hi my name's Jamie Cervallas, I'm going to be discussing Earned Run Average. Why is Earned Run Average so important? Well, Earned Run Average is really the best way that we can determine a Pitcher's effectiveness. O.k., so it's, when you see an Earned Run Average, with it's 5.67, then that Pitcher's giving 5.67 runs per nine inning game. O.k., so here's how you determine Earned Run Average on paper. It's earned runs, not the runs that you caused by errors or the Pitcher caused by errors, earned runs divided by your total innings pitched. Now again, innings pitched, if you pitched 9.66 innings, that would be pitching nine innings plus two outs. O.k., so that would be 9.66 in that bottom, bottom part of the fraction there. O.k., that times nine, will give you your Earned Run Average. So again, I do recommend Coaches use Earned Run Average it's the best method we have of determining a Pitcher's offensive work. My name's Jamie Cervallas and this is Earned Run Average."