FACT/FLUKES: Archer, Choo, Tomlin, Schoop, Canha
Sep 20 2015
Archer breaks out ... Chris Archer (RHP, TAM) recently passed Scott Kazmir (RHP, HOU) as the Rays' single-season strikeout leader—the icing on what has been a true breakout campaign for the 26-year-old. What has been the key to his ace-level BPV?
Year IP ERA xERA Ctl Dom Cmd G/L/F H%/S% hr/f FpK SwK BPV ==== === ==== ==== === ==== === ======== ===== ==== === === === 2012 29 4.6 3.37 4.0 11.0 2.8 44/18/38 30/64 11% 62% 10% 113 2013 128 3.22 3.71 2.7 7.1 2.7 47/19/34 26/76 12% 58% 9% 80 2014 194 3.33 3.67 3.3 8.0 2.4 47/22/31 31/75 7% 57% 10% 79 2015 192 2.95 2.90 2.4 11.0 4.6 46/20/34 31/75 10% 64% 14% 158
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