quality start

noun

A start in which a pitcher pitches for at least six full innings and allows three or fewer earned runs.

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Meanings

nounquality start (plural quality starts)

plural quality starts

  1. ball gamesA start in which a pitcher pitches for at least six full innings and allows three or fewer earned runs.
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APA

quality start. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quality%20start

MLA

“quality start.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quality%20start. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quality start,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quality%20start.

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