Clipping:Jimmy Williams advocates for ERA

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Date Saturday, February 23, 1884
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[from an interview of Jimmy Williams] I have held for years that the only true criterion of a pitcher’s ability was the percentage of earned runs made off his delivery to the number of times at the bat of his opponents. The percentage of base hits would not do, as very frequently hits are made after chances for putting the side out are offered and refused. Such hits certainly should not be charged against the pitcher’s delivery, while they must be given, because they enter into the record of the batter, who is entitled to credit for every hit he makes, no matter at what stage of the game or play. The percentage then of runs actually earned by safe hits off a pitcher shows as near as figures can his effectiveness. Last year I prepared a pitchers’ table based upon this principle, and this year I have done the same. This work was done in my capacity as secretary of the American Association, and was made p from the official scores of the championship games, and will be published in the official book with other statistic of the season. St.

Source St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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