Maybe we need to come up with a new term for this. There is a difference between a number 5 starter and fifth up in the rotation. A team could have 5 number 5 starters. There used to be a definition of each type:
- ace - 3 pitches above average control and command. one dominant
- 2 - 2 pitches above average control and command and a third average pitch
- 3 - 2 pitches average control and a third pitch
- 4 - 2 pitches average, one below
- 5 - 1 average pitch, 2 below
Or something like that.