{"id":8006,"date":"2023-09-12T11:51:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T18:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=8006"},"modified":"2025-12-09T10:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T18:07:34","slug":"reliever-roundup-bullpen-bonanza-team-rankings-week-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/09\/12\/reliever-roundup-bullpen-bonanza-team-rankings-week-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza \u2014 Week 23 (Sep 11 to Sep 17) Team Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza \u2014 9\/11\u20139\/17 Team Rankings<\/h2>\n

We are beginning the 23rd week of the season. Here are the team bullpen\/reliever\/relief corps rankings as we enter the final three weeks of the season. The leader has remained the same since these rankings first ran, but another team almost passed them. An AL Wild Card contender leapfrogged six teams to enter the Top Three. And the AL and NL leaders each have around twice as many points as their league\u2019s runners-up.<\/p>\n

Statistics are through the end of play Sunday, September 10 <\/strong>and only include each reliever\u2019s stats with his current team. In addition, the team stats only include pitchers on the active roster and exclude position pitchers.<\/p>\n

These rankings are not interested in what some guy in the minors did back in April before he was sent down. We want to see whose current relief roster is the toughest. That will be most useful when watching and analyzing games.<\/p>\n

Brief Rankings Explanation<\/h4>\n

Rankings are split into the following categories. These categories encompass what a relief pitcher\u2019s jobs are<\/a> and are weighted according to importance. We don\u2019t want to get bogged down, so we\u2019ll keep it brief. (Author\u2019s Note: For full details, leave a comment and I\u2019ll be glad to get back to you.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Clutch<\/strong> (45% of score) \u2014 How well they perform in late innings either while the game is tied or while holding a narrow lead.<\/p>\n

Run Prevention<\/strong> (35%) \u2014 How well they keep runs off the board, including inherited runners.<\/p>\n

Baserunner Prevention<\/strong> (13%) \u2014 Who has the lowest WHIP and lowest home run percentage (HR%). WHIP is 85% of the Baserunner Prevention score, and HR% is 15%.<\/p>\n

Command<\/strong> (7%) \u2014 Who has the best strikeout percentage minus walk percentage (K\u2013BB%).<\/p>\n

The total score in each category is based on the league average. Zero points equals the league average. Positive scores are better than league average; negative scores are worse. The farther their score is from zero \u2014 either positive or negative \u2014 the farther they are from the league average.<\/p>\n

(Note: Due to weighting each score, adding the four categories together won\u2019t equal the total score.)<\/em><\/p>\n

For a full breakdown of each category\u2019s score formula, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Overall leader boards. AL (red) on the left; NL (blue) on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Week 23 (Sep 11 to Sep 17) Team Reliever and Bullpen Rankings<\/h3>\n

The Elite<\/h4>\n
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  1. Milwaukee Brewers<\/strong><\/a> (31.1, First in NL), No Change from Last Week
    \n<\/strong>56.9 Clutch, 8.8 Run Prevention, 10.4 Baserunners, 15.1 Command<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n