[ Oct 02, 2018 10:39 EDT : Final Results]
2018 MLB Pitcher Komatsu-shiki Donation（KD）Rating .
KD Rating：St. Louis Cardinals
| 1 | Mikolas, M |
| 2 | Hicks, J |
| 3 | Flaherty, J |
| 4 | Ross, T |
| 5 | Martinez, C |
| 6 | Norris, B |
| 7 | Weaver, L |
| 8 | Gant, J |
| 9 | Gomber, A |
| 10 | Wacha, M |
| 11 | Shreve, C |
| 12 | Brebbia, J |
| 13 | Mayers, M |
| 14 | Hudson, D |
| 15 | Lyons, T |
| 16 | Wainwright, A |
| 17 | Leone, D |
| 18 | Bowman, M |
| 19 | Poncedeleon, D |
| 20 | Cecil, B |
| 21 | Webb, T |
| 22 | Gregerson, L |
| 23 | Gallegos, G |
| 24 | Sherriff, R |
| 25 | Reyes, A |
| 26 | Garcia, G |
| 26 | Gyorko, J |
| KD | G | IP | W | L | Hld | Sv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (STL) | 782 | 32 | 200.2 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| (STL) | 563 | 73 | 77.2 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6 |
| (STL) | 533 | 28 | 151.0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| (STL) | 529 | 31 | 149.2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| (STL) | 516 | 33 | 118.2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| (STL) | 503 | 64 | 57.2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 28 |
| (STL) | 479 | 30 | 136.1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| (STL) | 412 | 26 | 114.0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| (STL) | 355 | 29 | 75.0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| (STL) | 333 | 15 | 84.1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| (STL) | 258 | 60 | 52.2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| (STL) | 252 | 45 | 50.2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| (STL) | 245 | 50 | 51.2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| (STL) | 232 | 26 | 27.1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| (STL) | 150 | 27 | 16.2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| (STL) | 141 | 8 | 40.1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| (STL) | 132 | 30 | 24.0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| (STL) | 119 | 22 | 23.0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| (STL) | 109 | 11 | 33.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| (STL) | 108 | 40 | 32.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| (STL) | 61 | 22 | 20.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| (STL) | 58 | 17 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| (STL) | 44 | 6 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (STL) | 27 | 5 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| (STL) | 12 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (STL) | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (STL) | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- KD：Komatsu-shiki Donation Rating
- G ：Games
- IP：Innings Pitched
- W ：Wins
- L ：Losses
- Hld：Holds
- Sv：Saves
What is KD ( Komatsu-shiki Donation Rating)?
KD is one of baseball statistic which is popular to certain internet people in Japan. It is calculated with a simple formura as below :
KD = (IP * 3) + (W + HLD + SV) * 10
It is quite different from the concept of sabermetrics. But interestingly, KD clearly shows the pitcher's impression , impact or contribution to the team. And KD can compare pitchers with different role : starter, setup man and closer.
In 2011, Satoshi KOMATSU ( ex Orix Buffaloes picher, NPB ) started his contribution activity named "ONE OUT DONATION". He donated amounts calculated from his pitching results to a charity group.
KD formula (seen above) is based on his method of calculating donation amounts.
