Hitting vs Pitching: which is more important to win?

[FastPitchCat]

Pitching!
remember Curt Schilling vs the NY Yankees 10/19/2004 - almost 10 years ago today. in a must-win game, great pitching prevailed.

 

[Sweet Lou]

Pitching!
remember Curt Schilling vs the NY Yankees 10/19/2004 - almost 10 years ago today. in a must-win game, great pitching prevailed.

Of course just a week earlier he gave up 6 runs in 3 IP to the same lineup.

 

[CoogansBluff]

Pitching!
remember Curt Schilling vs the NY Yankees 10/19/2004 - almost 10 years ago today. in a must-win game, great pitching prevailed.

The Red Sox ERA for that series was 6.30, and they still won. What does that say about pitching?

 

[Sweet Lou]

The Red Sox ERA for that series was 6.30, and they still won. What does that say about pitching?

It was actually 5.87 while the Yankees was 5.17. Neither team exactly distinguished themselves on the hill that series.

 

[FastPitchCat]

Of course just a week earlier he gave up 6 runs in 3 IP to the same lineup.

just like any pitcher, they can have a good day or a bad day and on a good day, a great pitcher can shutdown a potent offense.
what counted in that game was that the Red Sox needed to win or go home and CS got the job done

btw... i'm not a red sox fan

 

[CoachBroker]

Ask Angela Tincher that question.

Also, keep in mind you do not have to record a hit to still score runs.

 

[corlay]

here's another thought to throw on the pile:

A "better than average" hitting team should have at least 6 players that hit well.
A "better than average" pitching team probably has one good pitcher, and then a few average arms behind her.

In a game, you are counting on 6 individuals to produce at the plate, and a single individual to shut them down from the circle.
If a few of your top hitters are stymied by the pitching, you still have some bats to rely upon; but if that one pitcher falters...(not hitting her spots well, ball not breaking, can't throw her change for a strike, etc.) you don't have much of a Plan 'B'... (other than hoping the defense behind her is flawless)

 

[canyonjoe]

here's another thought to throw on the pile:

A "better than average" hitting team should have at least 6 players that hit well.
A "better than average" pitching team probably has one good pitcher, and then a few average arms behind her.

In a game, you are counting on 6 individuals to produce at the plate, and a single individual to shut them down from the circle.
If a few of your top hitters are stymied by the pitching, you still have some bats to rely upon; but if that one pitcher falters...(not hitting her spots well, ball not breaking, can't throw her change for a strike, etc.) you don't have much of a Plan 'B'... (other than hoping the defense behind her is flawless)

Except if you have below average pitching you turn the other team into 9 good hitters.

 

[drc9805]

Is there a struggle to hit against all pitching, or just the above-average pitchers? If it's the second one, wouldn't that be an indication that pitching is dominant?

Personally, I think a team with dominant pitching will win more often than dominant hitting.

Unfortunately, it's against all pitching.

 

[Greenmonsters]

I finally concluded that pitching is more important than hitting when I started thinking about it like the chicken v. egg riddle. Once in that mind frame, its clear that there can be no hitting unless there is a pitcher to throw the ball. On that basis, pitching is most important. Case closed.