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'''Nails''' is a measure of the "no-hit tension" accumulated over the course of a game. Points are given for each out attained, as follows: outs 15-17 (⅓ pt. each), outs 18-20 (⅔ pt.), outs 21-23 (1 pt.) and outs 24-26 (1⅓ pt.) Thus a pitcher who achieves 8⅔ innings of a no-hitter earns 10 nails, representing 10 fingernails bitten to the quick. No additional points are given for completing the no-hitter (the tension is released!) or for extra-inning no-hit efforts, because extra innings were "available" to only a handful of pitchers and skew the results. | |||
'''N/30S''' is the average number of nails a pitcher achieved per 30 starts (an average season). | |||
Lists include postseason games. | |||
For pre-1930 players, per-game avgs may be unreliable. | |||
No-hit outs after being relieved not included | |||
Latest revision as of 11:16, 9 April 2025
Nails is a measure of the "no-hit tension" accumulated over the course of a game. Points are given for each out attained, as follows: outs 15-17 (⅓ pt. each), outs 18-20 (⅔ pt.), outs 21-23 (1 pt.) and outs 24-26 (1⅓ pt.) Thus a pitcher who achieves 8⅔ innings of a no-hitter earns 10 nails, representing 10 fingernails bitten to the quick. No additional points are given for completing the no-hitter (the tension is released!) or for extra-inning no-hit efforts, because extra innings were "available" to only a handful of pitchers and skew the results.
N/30S is the average number of nails a pitcher achieved per 30 starts (an average season).
Lists include postseason games. For pre-1930 players, per-game avgs may be unreliable. No-hit outs after being relieved not included