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Park Factors & Lines
Park factors in this piece are a three-year average from 2015-2017, indexed (100 = average). For example, left-handed home runs at Guaranteed Rate Field (home of the White Sox) have a three-year index of 122, which means there have been 22% more homers hit by lefties from all teams during that span in that park compared to a completely neutral environment. Left-handed hitters have a significant advantage when hitting at Guaranteed Rate Field.
AT&T Park (home of the Giants), has a three-year run index of 90, which means that games played at AT&T park have had 10% fewer runs scored overall than a completely neutral environment. Overall offensive production is reduced by a significant amount for games played in San Francisco, making it a safer environment than most for pitchers.
| Lefties | Righties | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road Starter | Home Starter | Home Tm | R | AVG | HR | AVG | HR | K | O/U | HmL | 1st Pitch |
| Mike Foltynewicz | Chris Sale | Red Sox | 114 | 112 | 78 | 109 | 105 | 99 | 7.5 | -235 | 1:05 PM |
| Garrett Richards | Masahiro Tanaka | Yankees | 103 | 95 | 142 | 99 | 123 | 92 | 8.0 | -165 | 1:05 PM |
| Kevin Gausman | Sergio Romo | Rays | 92 | 95 | 97 | 94 | 90 | 110 | 8.0 | -115 | 1:10 PM |
| Gerrit Cole | Trevor Bauer | Indians | 114 | 114 | 110 | 102 | 98 | 94 | 8.0 | 110 | 1:10 PM |
| James Shields | Blaine Hardy | Tigers | 103 | 98 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 104 | 9.5 | -135 | 1:10 PM |
| Stephen Strasburg | Elieser Hernandez | Marlins | 84 | 93 | 86 | 91 | 83 | 103 | 7.5 | 190 | 1:10 PM |
| Miles Mikolas | Jameson Taillon | Pirates | 96 | 97 | 101 | 103 | 83 | 94 | 8.0 | -125 | 1:35 PM |
| J.A. Happ | Nick Pivetta | Phillies | 98 | 95 | 120 | 97 | 124 | 109 | 8.0 | 100 | 1:35 PM |
| Zack Wheeler | Jhoulys Chacin | Brewers | 105 | 103 | 131 | 96 | 108 | 103 | 9.0 | -145 | 2:10 PM |
| Jason Hammel | Cole Hamels | Rangers | 117 | 108 | 107 | 110 | 106 | 93 | 10.0 | -200 | 3:05 PM |
| Matt Harvey | German Marquez | Rockies | 138 | 121 | 117 | 116 | 118 | 87 | 12.5 | -170 | 3:10 PM |
| Zack Greinke | Frankie Montas | Athletics | 96 | 97 | 84 | 97 | 87 | 96 | 8.0 | 105 | 4:05 PM |
| Jose Berrios | Mike Leake | Mariners | 91 | 96 | 105 | 94 | 97 | 104 | 8.0 | 105 | 4:10 PM |
| Matt Strahm | Walker Buehler | Dodgers | 90 | 95 | 113 | 96 | 90 | 103 | 7.5 | -265 | 4:10 PM |
| Ty Blach | Tyler Chatwood | Cubs | 98 | 99 | 88 | 98 | 114 | 100 | 10.0 | -185 | 8:08 PM |
Pitcher Skills
These stats look at each starting pitcher's stats since the start of last season.
The final two columns are team stats for each pitcher's opponent.
OwRC+ is the team wRC+ for the current season, against the handedness of that pitcher.
TeamK% is the strikeout rate of the opposing team for the current season, against the handedness of that pitcher.
Note: Opponent team matchup data from 2018 season.
| Player | Opp | IP | K% | BB% | K-BB | HR/9 | ERA | WHIP | DK | FD | OwRC+ | OsK% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Bauer (R) | v HOU | 241.3 | 26.3 | 8.1 | 18.2 | 1.04 | 3.69 | 1.31 | $10,600 | $9,400 | 108 | 21.5 |
| Jose Berrios (R) | at SEA | 207.0 | 23.1 | 7.0 | 16.1 | 1.00 | 3.87 | 1.14 | $8,800 | 106 | 19.1 | |
| Ty Blach (L) | at CHC | 221.3 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 0.85 | 4.68 | 1.39 | $5,500 | 107 | 20.7 | |
| Walker Buehler (R) | v SD | 43.3 | 29.1 | 9.5 | 19.6 | 0.83 | 3.53 | 1.20 | $9,700 | 83 | 26.7 | |
| Jhoulys Chacin (R) | v NYM | 237.3 | 19.3 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 0.91 | 3.75 | 1.28 | $7,000 | $6,700 | 107 | 21.1 |
| Tyler Chatwood (R) | v SF | 193.3 | 19.3 | 14.0 | 5.3 | 1.02 | 4.47 | 1.48 | $5,900 | 99 | 25.7 | |
| Gerrit Cole (R) | at CLE | 270.7 | 27.0 | 6.5 | 20.5 | 1.23 | 3.66 | 1.15 | $11,600 | $11,200 | 96 | 23.8 |
| Mike Foltynewicz (R) | at BOS | 207.0 | 22.3 | 9.2 | 13.0 | 1.09 | 4.26 | 1.44 | $7,500 | $8,300 | 126 | 18.6 |
| Kevin Gausman (R) | at TB | 248.7 | 21.9 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 1.41 | 4.38 | 1.45 | $8,100 | $8,500 | 106 | 22.1 |
| Zack Greinke (R) | at OAK | 263.0 | 27.1 | 5.0 | 22.1 | 1.20 | 3.32 | 1.05 | $9,100 | 107 | 23.1 | |
| Cole Hamels (L) | v KC | 206.7 | 19.4 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 1.26 | 3.96 | 1.21 | $9,900 | $8,400 | 102 | 22.2 |
| Jason Hammel (R) | at TEX | 240.3 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 1.24 | 5.39 | 1.43 | $4,000 | $6,300 | 86 | 24.4 |
| J.A. Happ (L) | at PHI | 204.3 | 24.6 | 7.2 | 17.4 | 1.19 | 3.66 | 1.25 | $10,300 | $9,100 | 103 | 21.7 |
| Blaine Hardy (L) | v CWS | 46.3 | 18.3 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 1.75 | 5.24 | 1.68 | $4,300 | $5,500 | 90 | 27.2 |
| Matt Harvey (R) | at COL | 133.7 | 16.3 | 9.5 | 6.7 | 1.95 | 6.33 | 1.59 | $4,500 | $5,500 | 69 | 24.1 |
| Elieser Hernandez (R) | v WAS | 13.0 | 11.8 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 0.69 | 2.08 | 1.15 | $4,100 | $5,900 | 107 | 20.0 |
| Mike Leake (R) | v MIN | 243.7 | 16.1 | 5.1 | 11.0 | 1.03 | 4.28 | 1.32 | $6,500 | 89 | 22.3 | |
| German Marquez (R) | v CIN | 212.7 | 20.9 | 7.6 | 13.3 | 1.31 | 4.44 | 1.41 | $4,200 | $6,200 | 95 | 20.5 |
| Miles Mikolas (R) | at PIT | 60.3 | 19.4 | 2.5 | 16.9 | 0.90 | 2.24 | 0.98 | $9,500 | $9,300 | 104 | 18.8 |
| Frankie Montas (R) | v ARI | 32.0 | 23.7 | 13.2 | 10.5 | 2.81 | 7.03 | 1.84 | 61 | 25.8 | ||
| Nick Pivetta (R) | v TOR | 186.0 | 25.1 | 8.6 | 16.4 | 1.45 | 5.23 | 1.39 | $9,600 | $8,000 | 99 | 23.7 |
| Garrett Richards (R) | at NYY | 79.3 | 25.7 | 9.2 | 16.5 | 0.91 | 2.95 | 1.13 | $6,000 | $8,100 | 124 | 23.1 |
| Sergio Romo (R) | v BAL | 75.0 | 27.5 | 8.9 | 18.5 | 1.56 | 3.84 | 1.20 | $4,000 | $5,500 | 87 | 25.2 |
| Chris Sale (L) | v ATL | 285.0 | 35.8 | 5.3 | 30.5 | 1.01 | 2.72 | 0.95 | $11,800 | $11,600 | 137 | 18.0 |
| James Shields (R) | at DET | 179.3 | 18.5 | 10.3 | 8.2 | 1.56 | 5.02 | 1.38 | $5,000 | $6,400 | 91 | 20.6 |
| Matt Strahm (L) | at LAD | 42.0 | 21.1 | 15.8 | 5.3 | 1.50 | 5.36 | 1.57 | $5,500 | 89 | 21.5 | |
| Stephen Strasburg (R) | at MIA | 242.3 | 28.8 | 6.6 | 22.2 | 0.85 | 2.75 | 1.03 | $12,600 | $10,200 | 81 | 22.7 |
| Jameson Taillon (R) | v STL | 185.0 | 21.5 | 7.7 | 13.8 | 0.88 | 4.48 | 1.43 | $5,800 | $7,400 | 97 | 23.2 |
| Masahiro Tanaka (R) | v LAA | 234.7 | 24.8 | 5.6 | 19.2 | 1.76 | 4.79 | 1.21 | $6,700 | $7,800 | 110 | 19.8 |
| Zack Wheeler (R) | at MIL | 130.3 | 21.9 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 1.45 | 5.25 | 1.56 | $5,500 | $7,200 | 111 | 23.8 |
Pitcher Splits
These splits cover each pitcher's performance against left-handed and right-handed hitters since the start of the 2016 season.
Stats highlighted yellow indicate matchups favoring the pitcher. Stats highlighted blue indicate matchups favoring opposing hitters.
| v. Lefties | v. Righties | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Opp | K% | BB% | K-BB | HR/9 | wOBA | K% | BB% | K-BB | HR/9 | wOBA |
| Trevor Bauer (R) | v HOU | 24.7 | 8.0 | 16.7 | 1.10 | 0.318 | 23.1 | 8.6 | 14.4 | 0.92 | 0.308 |
| Jose Berrios (R) | at SEA | 20.2 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 0.331 | 23.1 | 5.7 | 17.3 | 1.13 | 0.307 |
| Ty Blach (L) | at CHC | 9.8 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 0.00 | 0.263 | 11.4 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 1.17 | 0.343 |
| Walker Buehler (R) | v SD | 29.9 | 10.4 | 19.5 | 0.95 | 0.268 | 28.4 | 8.8 | 19.6 | 0.74 | 0.270 |
| Jhoulys Chacin (R) | v NYM | 14.3 | 11.2 | 3.1 | 1.15 | 0.336 | 23.9 | 7.6 | 16.3 | 0.67 | 0.284 |
| Tyler Chatwood (R) | v SF | 18.2 | 13.4 | 4.8 | 1.02 | 0.347 | 18.8 | 11.4 | 7.4 | 0.88 | 0.304 |
| Gerrit Cole (R) | at CLE | 26.7 | 6.8 | 19.9 | 1.23 | 0.330 | 22.8 | 6.7 | 16.1 | 0.85 | 0.284 |
| Mike Foltynewicz (R) | at BOS | 21.1 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 1.36 | 0.351 | 22.6 | 6.5 | 16.1 | 1.01 | 0.310 |
| Kevin Gausman (R) | at TB | 22.7 | 8.6 | 14.1 | 1.22 | 0.314 | 22.1 | 6.1 | 16.0 | 1.56 | 0.346 |
| Zack Greinke (R) | at OAK | 23.9 | 5.3 | 18.5 | 1.17 | 0.302 | 24.8 | 5.5 | 19.3 | 1.31 | 0.294 |
| Cole Hamels (L) | v KC | 19.7 | 7.5 | 12.2 | 0.75 | 0.255 | 21.9 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 1.28 | 0.320 |
| Jason Hammel (R) | at TEX | 18.4 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 1.27 | 0.333 | 18.2 | 5.1 | 13.1 | 1.30 | 0.318 |
| J.A. Happ (L) | at PHI | 21.1 | 5.7 | 15.5 | 0.74 | 0.252 | 23.0 | 7.8 | 15.2 | 1.20 | 0.306 |
| Blaine Hardy (L) | v CWS | 13.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1.55 | 0.317 | 20.7 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 1.26 | 0.374 |
| Matt Harvey (R) | at COL | 16.3 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 1.81 | 0.393 | 18.4 | 6.8 | 11.6 | 1.15 | 0.324 |
| Elieser Hernandez (R) | v WAS | 11.4 | 2.9 | 8.6 | 1.00 | 0.292 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 0.276 |
| Mike Leake (R) | v MIN | 14.0 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 1.15 | 0.332 | 18.5 | 3.5 | 15.0 | 0.91 | 0.319 |
| German Marquez (R) | v CIN | 17.6 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 0.78 | 0.331 | 23.2 | 6.6 | 16.6 | 1.74 | 0.359 |
| Miles Mikolas (R) | at PIT | 15.0 | 1.6 | 13.4 | 1.20 | 0.306 | 24.5 | 3.6 | 20.9 | 0.59 | 0.213 |
| Frankie Montas (R) | v ARI | 16.2 | 17.6 | -1.5 | 4.97 | 0.515 | 29.8 | 9.5 | 20.2 | 1.40 | 0.329 |
| Nick Pivetta (R) | v TOR | 24.4 | 9.7 | 14.6 | 0.79 | 0.309 | 25.7 | 7.6 | 18.1 | 2.08 | 0.363 |
| Garrett Richards (R) | at NYY | 26.8 | 9.2 | 17.5 | 0.78 | 0.252 | 23.1 | 9.7 | 13.4 | 0.79 | 0.309 |
| Sergio Romo (R) | v BAL | 23.1 | 10.0 | 13.1 | 1.59 | 0.344 | 29.7 | 7.3 | 22.3 | 1.51 | 0.284 |
| Chris Sale (L) | v ATL | 32.2 | 3.3 | 29.0 | 0.91 | 0.244 | 31.1 | 5.5 | 25.6 | 1.06 | 0.274 |
| James Shields (R) | at DET | 15.8 | 12.0 | 3.8 | 1.82 | 0.358 | 19.0 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 1.73 | 0.349 |
| Matt Strahm (L) | at LAD | 24.7 | 15.6 | 9.1 | 1.13 | 0.355 | 25.4 | 14.4 | 10.9 | 0.94 | 0.286 |
| Stephen Strasburg (R) | at MIA | 29.1 | 8.3 | 20.8 | 0.97 | 0.264 | 29.8 | 5.5 | 24.4 | 0.78 | 0.273 |
| Jameson Taillon (R) | v STL | 16.4 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 0.95 | 0.339 | 25.5 | 4.3 | 21.2 | 0.98 | 0.301 |
| Masahiro Tanaka (R) | v LAA | 22.5 | 4.7 | 17.8 | 1.41 | 0.299 | 23.2 | 5.4 | 17.8 | 1.41 | 0.306 |
| Zack Wheeler (R) | at MIL | 25.6 | 10.6 | 15.0 | 1.96 | 0.360 | 19.2 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 1.08 | 0.340 |
