Thirteen violations per game, only one minute shorter... But it has a peach clock effect?
Jun 30, 2024
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Many cases of violations still stand out. The game time was also shortened by only one minute compared to last year.
However, KBO is said to have the effect of pitch clock. If it is officially implemented next year, it is expected that it will have a significant time reduction effect.
The pitch clock was introduced to shorten the game time by reducing unnecessary actions by pitchers and batters on the mound and at-bat. It was implemented first in the Major League and had a great effect, and it is also being implemented in the Taiwan League.
Pitchers must pitch within 18 seconds when there is no runner and within 23 seconds when there is a runner. The catcher must be ready for the catch until nine seconds are left. Violation of this will result in a ball being declared. Batters must be ready to hit at-bat until eight seconds are left, and a strike will be declared if they violate this.
This year's first team initially decided to test run until the first half and implement it in earnest from the second half, but the official introduction was postponed to next year due to opposition from on-site coaches. This year, there are many cases of violations in important situations as only warnings are given if the pitch clock is violated.
As of June 25, a total of 5090 violations of pitch clock in the first team occurred in 385 games. It's 13.2 times per game. Pitcher violations were 2,809, batter violations were 2,220, and catcher violations were 61.
Perhaps because the pitch clock was piloted, it does not seem to affect the game time much. Based on nine innings, it was only shortened by one minute from 3 hours and 11 minutes last year to 3 hours and 10 minutes.
However, KBO analyzes that a one-minute reduction is meaningful when comparing the batting indicators for last year and this season. The logic is that the game time was rather shortened in the era of riding and pitching this season thanks to pitch clock.
Compared to last year, the number of hits increased by 1.48 from 17.75 to 19.23 per game, and the number of home runs increased by 0.68 from 1.23 to 1.91. The number of walks also increased by 0.28 from 7.34 to 7.62. The number of stolen bases also increased by 9.38 from 1.37 to 1.75.
The number of pitchers and at-bats increased as the batting was good. The number of pitchers per game increased by 0.15 from 4.73 to 4.88, and the number of at-bats per game increased by 0.71 from 39.16 to 39.87. The time is bound to be long.
Nevertheless, KBO analyzes that the game time was reduced by one minute due to pitch clock.
Many pitchers have prepared since the second half of the season since it was officially implemented, and regardless of when it was officially introduced, they are making and throwing it into their own routines, which is effective in reducing game time.
If it is officially introduced next year and all pitchers and batters keep it, it is expected to have a greater reduction in game time.
If the KBO-style pitch clock is elaborately designed by looking at the actual cases of the Futures League, which will be officially implemented from the second half of the year, the soft landing of the pitch clock next season is expected.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
