FACTS/FLUKES: Verlander, Bogaerts, Severino, Lowrie, Polanco
May 28 2017
Walks plague Verlander ... Justin Verlander (RHP, DET) showed flashes of his Cy Young-self down the stretch in 2016 (2.02 ERA, 139 K in 116 innings), but owners drafting for continued success have been disappointed. Through 10 starts, Verlander sits at a 4.87 ERA and 1.41 WHIP. What's up?
Year IP ERA xERA Ctl Dom Cmd FB% H%/S% hr/f FpK Ball% SwK Vel BPV ==== === ==== ==== === ==== === === ===== ==== === ===== === ==== === 2014 206 4.54 4.27 2.8 6.9 2.4 41% 33/68 7% 62% 36% 9% 92.3 66 2015 133 3.38 4.04 2.2 7.6 3.5 46% 28/72 7% 64% 35% 10% 92.8 92 2016 227 3.04 3.63 2.3 10.0 4.5 48% 27/76 11% 64% 33% 13% 93.5 132 2017 61 4.87 4.94 4.3 ...
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