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    Starting pitcher - Wikipedia

    • In baseball (hardball or softball), a starting pitcher or starter is the first pitcher in the game for each team. A pitcher is credited with a game started if they throw the first pitch to the opponent's first batter of a game. Starting pitchers are expected to pitch for a significant portion of the game, although their ability to do this depends on many factors, including effective… See more

    Workload

    Under ideal circumstances, a manager of a baseball team would prefer a starting pitcher to pitch as … See more

    Statistics

    A starting pitcher must complete five innings of work in order to qualify for a "win" in a game he starts. Under NCAA baseball rules, which govern intercollegiate baseball, a starting pitcher who pitches fewer than five inning… See more

    Pitch selection

    Starting pitchers usually have a variety of pitches to choose from, broken into a number of categories.
    Fastballs: A pitch thrown hard (anywhere from the upper 80s to over 100 mph) and which gene… See more

    Notes

    1. ^ For an evaluation of the relative merits of a four-man and a five-man rotation, see Rany Jazayerli, "Doctoring The Numbers: The Five-Man Rotation, Part 3", BaseballProspectus.com (August 30, 2002). … See more

     
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