Chili Davis's career pitching record: he got in two innings at the age of 33, didn't walk or strike out anybody, didn't give up a hit, hit one batter. ERA: 0.00; FIP: 4.49. I realize there's some quirk there caused by an extremely small sample, but as a practical matter, I don't get that. If a pitcher hits one batter every couple of innings but retires the other six guys, where do the four-and-a-half runs come from? Here's the actual game, and 18-2 loss to the Rangers:
― clemenza, Monday, 20 October 2014 23:59 (nine years ago) link