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Park Factors & Lines
Park factors in this piece are a three-year average from 2015-2017, indexed (100 = average). For example, left-handed home runs at Guaranteed Rate Field (home of the White Sox) have a three-year index of 122, which means there have been 22% more homers hit by lefties from all teams during that span in that park compared to a completely neutral environment. Left-handed hitters have a significant advantage when hitting at Guaranteed Rate Field.
AT&T Park (home of the Giants), has a three-year run index of 90, which means that games played at AT&T park have had 10% fewer runs scored overall than a completely neutral environment. Overall offensive production is reduced by a significant amount for games played in San Francisco, making it a safer environment than most for pitchers.
| Lefties | Righties | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road Starter | Home Starter | Home Tm | R | AVG | HR | AVG | HR | K | O/U | HmL | 1st Pitch |
| Sonny Gray | Andrew Cashner | Orioles | 106 | 103 | 114 | 101 | 121 | 94 | 9.5 | 150 | 7:05 PM |
| Jaime Garcia | Blaine Hardy | Tigers | 103 | 98 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 104 | 9.0 | -110 | 7:10 PM |
| Tyler Chatwood | Zack Wheeler | Mets | 90 | 93 | 101 | 90 | 92 | 106 | 9.0 | -105 | 7:10 PM |
| Stephen Strasburg | Mike Foltynewicz | Braves | 102 | 106 | 116 | 98 | 81 | 98 | 8.0 | 115 | 7:35 PM |
| Chase Anderson | Hector Santiago | White Sox | 95 | 90 | 122 | 99 | 110 | 106 | 9.0 | 125 | 8:10 PM |
| Chris Sale | Gerrit Cole | Astros | 83 | 93 | 109 | 94 | 109 | 101 | 7.0 | -120 | 8:10 PM |
| Carlos Carrasco | Jose Berrios | Twins | 105 | 103 | 95 | 105 | 113 | 93 | 8.5 | 105 | 8:10 PM |
| Jameson Taillon | Miles Mikolas | Cardinals | 91 | 102 | 97 | 100 | 82 | 95 | 8.0 | -135 | 8:15 PM |
| Frankie Montas | Ian Kennedy | Royals | 103 | 102 | 85 | 102 | 76 | 94 | 9.5 | 105 | 8:15 PM |
| Dennis Santana | Tyler Anderson | Rockies | 138 | 121 | 117 | 116 | 118 | 87 | 8:40 PM | ||
| Elieser Hernandez | Clay Buchholz | Diamondbacks | 116 | 109 | 106 | 105 | 111 | 100 | 9.0 | -145 | 9:40 PM |
| Bartolo Colon | Jaime Barria | Angels | 91 | 96 | 91 | 96 | 102 | 109 | 8.5 | -160 | 10:07 PM |
| Sergio Romo | Mike Leake | Mariners | 91 | 96 | 105 | 94 | 97 | 104 | 10:10 PM | ||
| Tyler Mahle | Walker Lockett | Padres | 92 | 97 | 85 | 97 | 97 | 103 | 10:10 PM | ||
| Nick Pivetta | Chris Stratton | Giants | 90 | 97 | 53 | 100 | 74 | 99 | 8.0 | -105 | 10:15 PM |
Pitcher Skills
These stats look at each starting pitcher's stats since the start of last season.
The final two columns are team stats for each pitcher's opponent.
OwRC+ is the team wRC+ for the current season, against the handedness of that pitcher.
TeamK% is the strikeout rate of the opposing team for the current season, against the handedness of that pitcher.
Note: Opponent team matchup data from 2018 season.
| Player | Opp | IP | K% | BB% | K-BB | HR/9 | ERA | WHIP | DK | FD | OwRC+ | OsK% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Anderson (R) | at CWS | 196.3 | 21.4 | 7.9 | 13.5 | 1.24 | 3.21 | 1.13 | $6,500 | $6,500 | 102 | 24.0 |
| Tyler Anderson (L) | v LAD | 141.3 | 21.8 | 8.0 | 13.7 | 1.66 | 4.78 | 1.34 | $5,100 | $6,000 | 92 | 21.3 |
| Jaime Barria (R) | v TEX | 30.3 | 19.4 | 6.5 | 12.9 | 1.19 | 2.97 | 1.09 | $9,300 | $6,800 | 91 | 23.9 |
| Jose Berrios (R) | v CLE | 214.3 | 23.2 | 6.9 | 16.3 | 1.01 | 3.82 | 1.14 | $9,100 | $9,100 | 105 | 22.8 |
| Clay Buchholz (R) | v MIA | 18.3 | 12.8 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 1.47 | 5.89 | 1.31 | $7,000 | $5,700 | 82 | 22.9 |
| Carlos Carrasco (R) | at MIN | 272.3 | 27.3 | 5.7 | 21.6 | 1.02 | 3.47 | 1.10 | $10,700 | $9,400 | 91 | 22.0 |
| Andrew Cashner (R) | v NYY | 227.0 | 14.3 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 1.03 | 3.85 | 1.41 | $6,500 | $5,900 | 121 | 23.8 |
| Tyler Chatwood (R) | at NYM | 196.0 | 19.2 | 14.3 | 4.9 | 1.01 | 4.55 | 1.52 | $7,500 | $5,900 | 111 | 20.1 |
| Gerrit Cole (R) | v BOS | 277.7 | 27.1 | 6.6 | 20.5 | 1.23 | 3.66 | 1.14 | $11,600 | $11,400 | 125 | 18.5 |
| Bartolo Colon (R) | at LAA | 206.3 | 14.4 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 1.79 | 5.58 | 1.39 | $5,600 | $6,300 | 110 | 19.9 |
| Mike Foltynewicz (R) | v WAS | 214.0 | 22.4 | 9.3 | 13.1 | 1.05 | 4.16 | 1.43 | $8,400 | $8,600 | 106 | 19.8 |
| Jaime Garcia (L) | at DET | 202.7 | 19.6 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 1.20 | 4.66 | 1.43 | $5,200 | $6,200 | 113 | 17.4 |
| Sonny Gray (R) | at BAL | 212.0 | 21.6 | 9.3 | 12.3 | 1.06 | 4.12 | 1.33 | $5,800 | $7,300 | 84 | 25.3 |
| Blaine Hardy (L) | v TOR | 53.3 | 18.9 | 7.1 | 11.8 | 1.52 | 4.73 | 1.54 | $6,300 | $6,000 | 96 | 21.9 |
| Elieser Hernandez (R) | at ARI | 18.0 | 12.9 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.17 | $4,700 | $5,800 | 63 | 25.4 |
| Ian Kennedy (R) | v OAK | 211.7 | 20.2 | 8.9 | 11.4 | 1.83 | 5.31 | 1.38 | $5,500 | $6,600 | 101 | 23.1 |
| Mike Leake (R) | v TB | 251.7 | 15.9 | 5.0 | 10.9 | 1.00 | 4.18 | 1.30 | $4,800 | $6,700 | 105 | 21.8 |
| Walker Lockett (R) | v CIN | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 96 | 20.0 | |||
| Tyler Mahle (R) | at SD | 78.7 | 20.3 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 1.49 | 4.23 | 1.44 | $7,900 | $6,100 | 83 | 26.2 |
| Miles Mikolas (R) | v PIT | 66.3 | 19.5 | 2.7 | 16.9 | 0.81 | 2.58 | 0.98 | $8,700 | $8,800 | 102 | 18.7 |
| Frankie Montas (R) | at KC | 38.0 | 24.6 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 2.37 | 6.16 | 1.68 | $7,100 | $7,200 | 89 | 17.5 |
| Nick Pivetta (R) | at SF | 191.0 | 25.3 | 8.7 | 16.6 | 1.41 | 5.18 | 1.38 | $10,000 | $8,200 | 101 | 24.7 |
| Sergio Romo (R) | at SEA | 77.0 | 26.8 | 8.9 | 17.8 | 1.52 | 4.32 | 1.25 | $4,000 | $5,500 | 107 | 19.2 |
| Chris Sale (L) | at HOU | 289.3 | 35.8 | 5.5 | 30.3 | 1.03 | 2.86 | 0.97 | $11,000 | $11,000 | 117 | 21.3 |
| Dennis Santana (R) | at COL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $4,000 | $5,500 | 75 | 23.6 | |
| Hector Santiago (L) | v MIL | 114.7 | 17.9 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 1.96 | 5.34 | 1.47 | $5,900 | $5,900 | 78 | 20.2 |
| Stephen Strasburg (R) | at ATL | 247.3 | 29.0 | 6.7 | 22.3 | 0.84 | 2.69 | 1.03 | $12,100 | $10,300 | 105 | 20.2 |
| Chris Stratton (R) | v PHI | 116.7 | 19.6 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 1.00 | 4.32 | 1.47 | $5,700 | $6,400 | 95 | 26.6 |
| Jameson Taillon (R) | at STL | 191.3 | 21.5 | 7.6 | 14.0 | 0.85 | 4.47 | 1.41 | $6,800 | $7,900 | 95 | 22.7 |
| Zack Wheeler (R) | v CHC | 136.3 | 21.9 | 9.7 | 12.3 | 1.45 | 5.28 | 1.55 | $6,000 | $7,000 | 113 | 19.9 |
Pitcher Splits
These splits cover each pitcher's performance against left-handed and right-handed hitters since the start of the 2016 season.
Stats highlighted yellow indicate matchups favoring the pitcher. Stats highlighted blue indicate matchups favoring opposing hitters.
| v. Lefties | v. Righties | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Opp | K% | BB% | K-BB | HR/9 | wOBA | K% | BB% | K-BB | HR/9 | wOBA |
| Chase Anderson (R) | at CWS | 21.3 | 8.5 | 12.8 | 1.28 | 0.288 | 19.2 | 7.6 | 11.5 | 1.55 | 0.348 |
| Tyler Anderson (L) | v LAD | 22.4 | 8.2 | 14.1 | 1.16 | 0.317 | 21.0 | 6.7 | 14.3 | 1.39 | 0.339 |
| Jaime Barria (R) | v TEX | 20.3 | 5.1 | 15.3 | 0.59 | 0.218 | 18.5 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 1.80 | 0.346 |
| Jose Berrios (R) | v CLE | 20.3 | 11.0 | 9.3 | 1.30 | 0.332 | 23.2 | 5.7 | 17.5 | 1.10 | 0.306 |
| Clay Buchholz (R) | v MIA | 14.2 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 0.84 | 0.336 | 16.8 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 1.85 | 0.309 |
| Carlos Carrasco (R) | at MIN | 26.5 | 6.8 | 19.7 | 1.40 | 0.304 | 26.5 | 4.8 | 21.7 | 0.89 | 0.286 |
| Andrew Cashner (R) | v NYY | 17.6 | 11.8 | 5.8 | 1.42 | 0.351 | 14.7 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 0.86 | 0.329 |
| Tyler Chatwood (R) | at NYM | 18.2 | 13.3 | 4.9 | 1.01 | 0.347 | 18.7 | 11.9 | 6.8 | 0.87 | 0.308 |
| Gerrit Cole (R) | v BOS | 26.7 | 6.8 | 19.9 | 1.25 | 0.331 | 22.8 | 6.6 | 16.2 | 0.84 | 0.282 |
| Bartolo Colon (R) | at LAA | 14.6 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 1.66 | 0.343 | 15.9 | 3.2 | 12.6 | 1.30 | 0.327 |
| Mike Foltynewicz (R) | v WAS | 21.3 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 1.32 | 0.350 | 22.6 | 6.5 | 16.0 | 0.99 | 0.308 |
| Jaime Garcia (L) | at DET | 23.3 | 4.7 | 18.6 | 1.30 | 0.309 | 19.0 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 1.27 | 0.342 |
| Sonny Gray (R) | at BAL | 20.7 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 0.80 | 0.302 | 20.0 | 8.9 | 11.1 | 1.51 | 0.340 |
| Blaine Hardy (L) | v TOR | 13.9 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 1.48 | 0.311 | 21.1 | 9.2 | 11.8 | 1.11 | 0.355 |
| Elieser Hernandez (R) | at ARI | 14.0 | 2.3 | 11.6 | 0.82 | 0.305 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 1.29 | 0.366 |
| Ian Kennedy (R) | v OAK | 20.2 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 1.62 | 0.326 | 22.4 | 7.8 | 14.6 | 1.74 | 0.333 |
| Mike Leake (R) | v TB | 13.8 | 5.7 | 8.1 | 1.13 | 0.330 | 18.4 | 3.4 | 14.9 | 0.90 | 0.317 |
| Walker Lockett (R) | v CIN | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| Tyler Mahle (R) | at SD | 19.9 | 15.5 | 4.3 | 2.36 | 0.413 | 20.7 | 4.3 | 16.3 | 0.81 | 0.287 |
| Miles Mikolas (R) | v PIT | 16.2 | 1.4 | 14.8 | 1.07 | 0.304 | 23.5 | 4.2 | 19.3 | 0.55 | 0.210 |
| Frankie Montas (R) | at KC | 19.0 | 15.5 | 3.6 | 3.63 | 0.436 | 29.7 | 9.9 | 19.8 | 1.31 | 0.331 |
| Nick Pivetta (R) | at SF | 24.9 | 9.7 | 15.2 | 0.76 | 0.304 | 25.7 | 7.7 | 18.0 | 2.06 | 0.365 |
| Sergio Romo (R) | at SEA | 22.4 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 1.55 | 0.345 | 29.2 | 7.1 | 22.1 | 1.49 | 0.289 |
| Chris Sale (L) | at HOU | 31.5 | 3.5 | 28.0 | 0.90 | 0.249 | 31.3 | 5.6 | 25.8 | 1.07 | 0.275 |
| Dennis Santana (R) | at COL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| Hector Santiago (L) | v MIL | 16.5 | 15.8 | 0.7 | 2.26 | 0.401 | 18.6 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 1.64 | 0.323 |
| Stephen Strasburg (R) | at ATL | 29.0 | 8.3 | 20.7 | 0.96 | 0.263 | 30.1 | 5.5 | 24.6 | 0.77 | 0.272 |
| Chris Stratton (R) | v PHI | 15.4 | 13.0 | 2.4 | 1.14 | 0.356 | 23.3 | 8.6 | 14.8 | 0.85 | 0.311 |
| Jameson Taillon (R) | at STL | 16.3 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 0.94 | 0.343 | 25.7 | 4.2 | 21.5 | 0.95 | 0.295 |
| Zack Wheeler (R) | v CHC | 25.2 | 10.5 | 14.7 | 1.86 | 0.356 | 19.5 | 9.1 | 10.5 | 1.15 | 0.340 |
