Statistical odds and ends — this is a follow-up to 2018 Phillies in Review: Statistical Signals and Noises.
Aaron Nola’s top-line stats in 2018 were excellent: 17-6, with a 2.37 ERA. He was tied for 4th in the NL in wins, 4th in winning percentage (.739), and his ERA was 2nd lowest, behind only Jacob deGrom. All great stats that will likely put him in the top three in this year’s Cy Young voting.
Even more impressive is that he compiled those stats, and particularly his stellar ERA, while pitching in front of what was (based on either stats or the eye test), a horrendous defense.