STARTERS: BPV none on/runners on
Jun 15 2014
Let's continue our one-split-away series by looking at the skills of starting pitchers in two scenarios: with the bases empty and with runners on base.
In 2013, we set some three-year skill baselines for these two scenarios. Our findings confirmed the reason that we have discussed this split in this space for many years: there are drastic skill splits when pitchers throw with the bases empty vs. with runners on base.
Here is an updated look at those differences over the last four years:
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BPV - Bases Empty* Year League Ctl Dom HR/9 GB% | H% hr/f | BPV ==== ====== === === ==== === | === ==== | === 2010 AL 3.1 7.4 1.1 44% | 31% 10% | 71 2011 AL 3.0 7.5 1.1 44% | 31% 10% | 76 2012 ...
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