Superpesis roundup

  Who were the best, worst and most efficient Pitchers in 2020? Since the end of the 2020 regular season I have been working on some statistical analysis of pitcher’s performance in games. When I first became interested in pesäpallo I was surprised that there weren’t any statistics for pitchers or team’s defence at all. At the time, there was very little in the way of statistics for fielders in baseball or cricket and it was in fact a major talking point amongst MLB fans and commentators. In both cricket and baseball however there has always been a method of calculating a pitcher/bowler’s performance, usually based on the number of runs scored against them measured against the number of batters they faced or innings/overs they played. Pesis didn't seem to have any equivalent, which led me to wonder two things: (1) why are there no statistics? (2) what would the statistics look like if they did exist? Why are there currently no pitching/defence statistics To answer this question,...

Perttu Ruuska spent the 2020 season developing his game management skills What is meant by the tempo of the game? When you watch Pesis there is often a lot going on that doesn’t stand out immediately, especially if you are be to the game; however one thing that players and coaches talk about a lot is how to control the tempo of the game (especially pitchers). The easiest way to imagine this is to draw a direct example with American Football - the quarterback controls the tempo of the game and will either take a quick snap or take some time to adjust to the opposing team’s defence, in doing so the quarterback hopes to out play the opposing defence. The same is true in pesäpallo, but it is the pitcher who takes on the quarterback role and the batting/running team they are attempting to beat. If you are coming from baseball background, this can seem a little different to what your re used to; in baseball, pitch selection and location are the key tools to try and defeat the batter, n...