RELIEVERS: 2023 K%-BB% leaders to date
Aug 27 2023
K%-BB% is the best metric for determining who can give you low xERA and WHIP among relievers. Let's see how the 2023 leaders are faring:
YTD Sv IP xERA WHIP K% K%-BB% hr/9 ==================== == ==== ==== ==== == ====== ==== F.Bautista (BAL) 32 58.3 2.41 0.96 48 36 0.6 A.Chapman (TEX) (L) 3 45.3 2.25 1.10 45 32 0.2 J.Alvarado (PHI) (L) 6 26.0 2.44 1.15 36 28 0.7 A.J.Puk (MIA) (L) 15 40.3 3.20 1.19 33 28 1.6 M.Brash (SEA) 4 54.3 2.87 1.34 37 28 0.3 J.Hader (SD) (L) 27 43.7 3.14 0.92 40 27 0.2 R.Iglesias (ATL) 24 39.7 3.01 1.08 33 27 0.9 D.Williams (MIL) 30 47.3 2.86 0.95 37 26 0.6
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