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In baseball statistics, the basic pitch count estimator is a statistic used to estimate the number of pitches thrown by a pitcher where there is no pitch count data available. The formula was first derived by Tom Tango. The formula is ,[1] where PA refers to the number of plate appearances against the pitcher, SO to strikeouts and BB to base on balls.
