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Quality start

In baseball, a quality start (QS) is a statistic for a starting pitcher defined as a game in which the pitcher completes at least six innings and permits no more than three earned runs. The quality start was developed by sportswriter John Lowe in 1985 while writing for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He wrote that it "shows exactly how many times a baseball…

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Quality start

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related to Other notable accomplishments · 18
Quality start → American League, April, As, Bob Gibson, Chris Carpenter, Dwight Gooden, Eddie Cicotte, Framber Valdez, Gibson, Greg Maddux, In, It, Jacob, July, May, September, Since, Walter Johnson
related to High ERA · 10
Quality start → An, Baseball Abstract, Bill James, ERA, However, John Laghezza, Moss Klein, The Athletic, The Sporting News, This
related to Complete games · 9
Quality start → Another, But, Carl Erskine, ERA, Former, If, Joe Posnanski, Sports Illustrated, That
related to MLB quality start leaders · 9
Quality start → Baseball Almanac, Baseball-Reference, ESPN, However, Major League Baseball, MLB, Pitching-Advanced Stats-Starting Pitching, Stat Leaders, This
related to Alternatives · 7
Quality start → BBWAA, CBS Sports, Dayn Perry, Derrick Goold, Nolan Ryan, Perry, This
related to Further reading · 7
Quality start → Baseball, Christopher, Gehringer, PDF, Quality Starts, Retrieved January, Retrosheet
related to External links · 2
Quality start → MLB, Quality

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Quality startrelated to AlternativesCBS Sports0.60section
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