PGStaff posted:I have never seen the pitcher that can hit his exact spot at will. Maybe Maddux would come the closest.
Let me describe great command in a simpler way. When you are not walking anyone and nobody is getting good swings off you... You have great command.
Sometimes it can be great stuff with good control without great location.
Sometimes it can be great location with decent stuff.
And sometimes it is great stuff and great location, those are those rare memorable games. But in every case you can't have good command and bad control. You can't have good command and poor stuff. You can have good control without good command.
This is all kind of confusing to describe. How about you just know it when you see it.
PG covered the bases. I asked my son this question, he said IHO command was when all of your stuff was working and your mechanics were just around 90%. Its very rare to really have that type of outing.
I read once that a ML pitcher considers less than 10% of their games to be really good outings. I found that to be unbelievablable, but that is the way it goes.
One pitcher who had a no no this year said, his stuff wasn't even working as well as he wanted.
Of course you have to give the guy catching the ball lots of credit as well!