Summarize a starting pitcher’s outing with the traditional game score formula, beginning at 50 and adding credit for outs, later innings, and strikeouts while subtracting baserunners and runs. Supporting results show WHIP and strikeout-minus-walk balance for added context.
Game Score = 50 + outs + 2 × innings completed after the 4th + strikeouts − 2 × hits − 4 × earned runs − 2 × unearned runs − walks.
A higher game score reflects more outs and strikeouts with fewer hits, walks, and runs. It remains a descriptive single-game summary and is not park-, opponent-, or era-adjusted.
Enter partial innings as .1 for one out or .2 for two outs; values such as 6.1 are baseball notation, not decimal innings.
Six innings, 7 strikeouts, 5 hits, 2 earned runs, no unearned runs, and 2 walks produce a game score of 59.
Enter 6.1. Enter 6.2 for six innings and two outs.
No. Three outs complete the inning, so enter 7.0 instead.
It was designed for starting-pitcher outings and may be less informative for short relief appearances.
That weighting is part of the traditional game score formula used by this calculator.
No. It summarizes the pitching line without contextual league, park, or opponent adjustments.
| Input | Unit | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Innings pitched | innings | Used in this calculator’s estimate |
| Strikeouts | count | Used in this calculator’s estimate |
| Hits allowed | count | Used in this calculator’s estimate |
| Earned runs | count | Used in this calculator’s estimate |
| Unearned runs | count | Used in this calculator’s estimate |
| Walks | count | Used in this calculator’s estimate |