STARTERS: PQS Trends & Targets
Dec 7 2012
The Pure Quality Start (PQS) method is a tool to analyze the skills posted by starting pitchers in each game they pitch. It differs from the traditional Quality Start method because it focuses on a SP's skills instead of surface stats such as earned runs.
Using this method, starts are assigned a score based on criteria that you can find in the PQS section of our glossary.
Those that measure a PQS-4/5 are dominant (DOM) starts, whereas outings that rate as a PQS-0/1 are disastrous (DIS) starts.
For your reference, here is a historical breakdown of average PQS DOM and DIS percentages by league for the last three years:
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PQS DOM/DIS% Baselines: 2010-12 ----AL---- | ----NL---- | ----MLB--- Year DOM% DIS% | DOM% DIS% |...
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