RELIEVERS: 2023 K%-BB% leaders to date

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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