Stats questions about pitcher shutouts

[u/CountrySlaughter]

When looking at college teams' pitching statistics, it will show individual pitcher shutout totals with two numbers. It might show 4-2 or 0-3.

Here's 2024 Texas. What does does 4-2 mean in the case of Mac Morgan? Or 0-3 with Estelle Czech?

https://texaslonghorns.com/sports/softball/stats/2024#individual-overall-pitching

[u/anderson1299]

My best guess is the first # represents a start and the second a relief appearance. For 0-3, Czech pitched in 3 shutouts all in relief.

[u/CountrySlaughter → u/anderson1299]

Yes, that seems reasonable, but it doesn't add up.

The left side shows Morgan with 4, Gutierrez with 6 and Teagan with 6 - a total of 16 shutouts. But the team total shows 21 shutouts.

Also interesting that it doesn't show individual complete-game shutouts, which is the traditional individual stat that you might say I grew up with. I realize those aren't as common these days.

[u/giantvoice]

It means Estelle Czech pitched in 3 games, didn't allow any runs in those innings she pitched, but the team lost those games. You can figure out the same scenario with Mac. I believe this is a fairly recent tracked stat due to many pitchers not throwing 7 innings.

[u/CountrySlaughter → u/giantvoice]

OK, so it's appearances in which the pitcher didn't allow a run?

[u/giantvoice → u/CountrySlaughter]

Yes. Let's say she came in after the starter gave up 4 runs in 2 innings. She pitched for 3 innings and gave up zero runs. Technically she pitched a shut out in those innings even though the team still lost the game.

I think it's a stat coaches use for analytics.

[u/CountrySlaughter → u/giantvoice]

I think I just figured it out. The left side is complete game shutouts, and the right side is appearances in a non-CG shutout. It adds up that way. Texas had 16 CG shutouts and 5 'team' shutouts.

[u/Realistic_Celery_916]

"When a starting pitcher leaves the game without surrendering a run and is given a win for his performance." According to this website.

[u/CountrySlaughter → u/Realistic_Celery_916]

That's interesting. Definitely not the old-school definition, which is a complete-game shutout. None of it matters, really, but noticed how the stat was being listed in both college softball and baseball. Still just one number in MLB stats, at least for individual pitchers.