FACTS/FLUKES: Bumgarner, Friedrich, Grandal, Solarte, Peterson

Bumgarner doing it again ... Madison Bumgarner (LHP, SF) has clearly established himself as one of the game's most dominant starters, as he's topped 200 innings for five straight years, and posted a sub-3.00 ERA in each of the last three seasons. Now flirting with a 2.00 ERA through 18 starts, have his skills reached new heights?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK   Vel    G/L/F   H%  S%  hr/f  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ===  ===  ====  ========  ==  ==  ====  ===  
2012  208  3.37  3.44  2.1  8.3  3.9  62%  10%  91.1  48/19/33  29  74   12%  117
2013  201  2.77  3.25  2.8  8.9  3.2  60%  11%  91.4  47/18/35  26  76    8%  110
2014  217  2.98  3.08  1.8  9.1  5.1  66%  12%  92.1  44/20/36  31  76   10% ...

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