As the season winds down, we’re getting an incredibly clear picture about all of the ways the Texas Tech pitching staff has managed to surpass all of their peers in the Big 12 this season. The earned runs total helps share that sort of story about how Texas Tech has an incredibly impressive pitching dominance this year.
When you measure Texas Tech’s earned run total against the rest of the conference, it’s clear that nobody in the Big 12 is remotely close to the Red Raiders in this stat as well. Texas Tech has given up 73 earned runs across 299 innings pitched. That’s 56 fewer earned runs than the UCF Knights, who are the second best team in the Big 12.
Let’s take a look at the full picture of pitching staffs in the Big 12.
Texas Tech’s pitching staff has allowed just 73 earned runs in 52 games so far to lead the Big 12
- Texas Tech Red Raiders - 73 earned runs allowed in 52 games
- UCF Knights - 129 earned runs allowed in 51 games
- Utah Utes - 130 earned runs allowed in 52 games
- Oklahoma State Cowgirls - 142 earned runs allowed in 47 games
- Kansas Jayhawks - 150 earned runs allowed in 49 games
- Arizona State Sun Devils - 168 earned runs allowed in 51 games
- Arizona Wildcats - 184 earned runs allowed in 47 games
- Baylor Bears - 203 earned runs allowed in 51 games
- Iowa State Cyclones - 241 earned runs allowed in 51 games
- BYU Cougars - 294 earned runs allowed in 47 games
- Houston Cougars - 343 earned runs allowed in 51 games
If you break out the calculators, you’ll find that Texas Tech’s 73 earned runs allowed this season break down to just 1.4 earned runs per game. Another fun fact about Texas Tech’s pitching staff is the way the Red Raiders have given up fewer total runs than anyone else across the rest of the conference has allowed just earned runs.
That low earned runs total essentially means that Texas Tech is capable of winning close games. Even if the Red Raiders have an off day at the plate, Texas Tech is in position to win because of what this pitching staff is capable of.
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