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I need confirmation on a players ERA?
Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels currently has pitched 20.2 innings and has 5 earned runs. When I apply the formula to figure out his ERA it comes out to 2.23. But all the sporting sites list him with an ERA of 2.18. I know my math is correct, what am I missing?
3 Answers
- ?Lv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
You used the formula correctly, but 20.2 innings is 20 and 2/3 innings, so try 20.6666667 in your formula. I just tried it with both 20.2 and 20.66666667 on my calculator so I could see if that is where you made your mistake before answering, and it is.
Admittedly, unless you're really paying close attention it's a very easy mistake to make.
- LegFuJohnsonLv 79 years ago
You are missing the fact that you don't know how to read innings pitched.
20.2 innings means 20 innings and 2/3 of an inning (2 outs). So divide by 20.666666
You divided by 20.2 (what is 2/10th of an inning?)
