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Explain the difference between a "no hitter" and a "perfect game", please.

Posted by TWuG Jul 23 '09, 13:45

Are "perfect games" a subset of "no hitters"?

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a no hitter is a CD nobody buys -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 23, 13:47 2
- I thought it was a fistfight between Moose and Guy. -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 13:51 1
  - well, a slapfest could result in hits -- nm - zork Jul 23, 13:53
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- other way around then - perfect games are a subset of no-hitters -- nm - Roger More Jul 23, 13:47 1
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no-hitter = no hits by the opposing team (runner can get on base via walk or error, etc), perfect game = no baserunners -- nm - znufrii Jul 23, 13:45
A no-hitter can have walks, errors, and runs. Just no hits. -- nm - mara Jul 23, 13:45
Yes. No baserunners. 27 up, 27 down. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:45
yes. no hitters have walks and/or errors. -- nm - TFox Jul 23, 13:45 16
- So a perfect game is one where no-on makes it to base on a hit? Or the bat never meets the ball? What does "perfect" mean? -- nm - TWuG Jul 23, 13:46 15
  - no hits, no walks, no errors, no runs. the ball can hit the bat, the bat can put the ball in play, but each batter is retired in succession. - TFox Jul 23, 13:47 1
    - also no reaching base by the pitcher beaning you, nor from a dropped third strike. -- nm - zork Jul 23, 13:51
  - Perfect means two things -- a perfect pitching performance (no walks or hits) and a perfect fielding performance (no errors). -- nm - mara Jul 23, 13:47
  - No baserunners. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:46 11
    - So a hit that results in an out still allows it to be "perfect" but would that allow it to be a "no hitter"? -- nm - TWuG Jul 23, 13:48 10
      - hits are only hits if you reach base safely (not forced out or tagged out) -- nm - zork Jul 23, 13:49
      - No. Hits are guys who get hits and reach base via the contact. - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:49
      - that's not a "hit", its a "ball in play", but yes. -- nm - TFox Jul 23, 13:49 1
        
        (and dude, if you can't follow this, should you really take it upon yourself to be spoiling anything?) - TFox Jul 23, 13:50
      - A "no-hitter" means no hits. A perfect game means no nothin'. - nubby (Buehrle!!!) Jul 23, 13:49 5
        
        Ah. I see that I am stumbling on a definition. A "hit" to me is the ball and bat connecting regardless of whether it's eventually caught. - TWuG Jul 23, 13:51 4
        
        Yes. Contact that results in an out is not a hit. -- nm - nubby (Buehrle!!!) Jul 23, 13:52 2
        
        (Actually, that's not strictly true, but we'll go with it.) -- nm - nubby (Buehrle!!!) Jul 23, 13:52 1
        
        I'm not sure if there's a baseball rule where there isn't a "except in this odd situation" you could tack on to it. -- nm - Reagen Jul 23, 13:53
        
        Yes, hits = base runners. contact = ball and bat making cracky sounds. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:51

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