Glossary of baseball (Q): Difference between revisions

:When a [[List of baseball jargon (S)#starting pitcher|starter]] pitches at least 6 complete [[List of baseball jargon (I)#inning|innings]] and allows 3 or fewer [[List of baseball jargon (E)#earned run|earned runs]]. A pitcher can perform well yet not be involved in the win-loss [[List of baseball jargon (N)#no decision|"decision"]]. This statistic was developed by sportswriter John Lowe to capture an aspect of pitcher performance that is not part of the standard statistics collected by Major League Baseball.<ref>[[Rob Neyer]], "Quality Start Still a Good Measure of Quality," [http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insider/columns/story?columnist=neyer_rob&id=2407313&univLogin02=stateChanged ESPN.com], April 13, 2006.</ref> It is catching on among baseball players and management, but also has some skeptics. Former [[Houston Astros]] manager [[Jimy Williams]] was said to hate this statistic. "Quality start?" he would harumph. "Quality means you win."<ref>[http://blogs.chron.com/lopezblog/archives/2005/05/quality_start_d.html Lopez@Large: 'Quality start' defined ... It's simple: You win<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

:An [[List of baseball jargon (I)#illegal pitch|illegal pitch]] where the ball thrown is before the [[List of baseball jargon (B)#batter|batter]] is set in the [[batter's box]]. (''Official Rules of Baseball, Rule 8.05(e)'')<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/foreword.jsp The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Official info: Official Rules<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> If there is no one on base, the pitch is called a ball, but if there are any number of runners on base, it is ruled a [[Balk|balk]]. The ruling of a quick pitch is always up to the umpire.