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Originally Posted by Antitrust32
Cole Hamels: 132 innings; 2.32 ERA; 121 SO; 24 walks
Cliff Lee: 137.1 innings; 2.82 ERA; 137 strike outs; 29 walks
Roy Halladay: 143.1 innings; 2.45 ERA; 138 SO; 17 BB
Vance Worley: 49 innings; 2.20 ERA; 37 SO; 20 BB
Roy Oswalt: 71.1 innings; 3.79 ERA; 42 SO; 18 BB
Kendrick has started 7 times with a 3.58 ERA and Blanton was only around 6 games before he went on the DL and had a terrible 5.5 ERA. neither of the two have been regulars. we often skip the 5th starter if there is a day off
Braves:
Jair Jurrjens: 110.2 innings; 1.87 ERA; 65 SO; 25 BB
Tommy Hanson: 103.1 innings; 2.44 ERA; 109 SO; 35 BB
Brandon Beachy: 67.1 innings; 3.21 ERA; 78 So; 15 BB
Tim Hudson: 113.1 innings; 3.57 ERA; 79 SO's; 30 BB
Derek Lowe: 113 innings; 4.30 ERA; 81 SO's; 41 BB
Mike Minor started 6 times with a 4.59 ERA and Teheran started twice with a 5.19 ERA
Giants:
Let Timmy Smoke: 123.1 innings; 3.06 ERA; 132 SO; 45 BB
Matt Cain: 126.1 innings; 3.06 ERA; 105 SO; 33 BB
Ryan Vogelsong: 91.1 innings; 2.17 ERA; 70 SO; 32 BB
Jonathan Sanchez: 89.2 innings; 3.81 ERA; 92 SO; 59 BB
Bumgarner: 104.2 innings; 3.87 ERA; 92 SO; 27 BB
Zito started 6 times with a 3.18 ERA
Totals of the main 5 pitchers in the rotations (throwing out Kendrick, Blanton, Minor, Teheren and Zito)
Phillies: 532.3 innings; average 2.71 ERA; 475 SO; 108 BB
Braves: 506.5 innings; average 3.07 ERA; 412 SO; 146 BB
Giants: 533.7 innings; average 3.19 ERA; 491 SO; 196 BB
so...... its an educated opinion that is supported by facts. except for now that I look at the whole picture, I might take the Braves over the Giants, close call though. Phillies ahead by a decent margin, especially when you factor in the SO/BB. this pretty much settles the arguement.
as far as overall team ERA: Phillies have a 3.02, Braves 3.11; Giants i believe are 3.17
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And like I said, you're entitled to it. As I also said in my very first post on the topic, the three are close enough that one could argue that the Braves (or Giants as you've added) have had a better overall rotation than the Phillies this year. I've never even said the Braves are actually definitively better; I simply made the point that it's not beyond the realm of possiblity that they are.