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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 |
| Ryan Yarbrough | Tanner Roark | Nationals | 100 | 98 | 89 | 105 | 114 | 98 | 1:05 PM | ||
| Chase Anderson | Carlos Carrasco | Indians | 114 | 114 | 110 | 102 | 98 | 94 | 8.5 | -190 | 1:10 PM |
| Dylan Bundy | Zack Wheeler | Mets | 90 | 93 | 101 | 90 | 92 | 106 | 8.0 | -120 | 1:10 PM |
| Mike Foltynewicz | Miguel Diaz | Padres | 92 | 97 | 85 | 97 | 97 | 103 | 3:40 PM | ||
| Clay Buchholz | Chris Stratton | Giants | 90 | 97 | 53 | 100 | 74 | 99 | 8.0 | -135 | 3:45 PM |
| Caleb Ferguson | Trevor Williams | Pirates | 96 | 97 | 101 | 103 | 83 | 94 | 8.5 | -105 | 7:05 PM |
| Sonny Gray | Sam Gaviglio | Blue Jays | 99 | 102 | 98 | 101 | 101 | 97 | 9.5 | 125 | 7:07 PM |
| Blaine Hardy | Eduardo Rodriguez | Red Sox | 114 | 112 | 78 | 109 | 105 | 99 | 9.0 | -225 | 7:10 PM |
| Jon Gray | Sal Romano | Reds | 104 | 100 | 119 | 98 | 108 | 106 | 8.5 | 115 | 7:10 PM |
| Daniel Mengden | Bartolo Colon | Rangers | 117 | 108 | 107 | 110 | 106 | 93 | 10.5 | 105 | 8:05 PM |
| Aaron Nola | Jose Quintana | Cubs | 98 | 99 | 88 | 98 | 114 | 100 | 8:05 PM | ||
| Wade LeBlanc | Lance McCullers | Astros | 83 | 93 | 109 | 94 | 109 | 101 | 8.0 | -200 | 8:10 PM |
| Hector Santiago | Jake Odorizzi | Twins | 105 | 103 | 95 | 105 | 113 | 93 | 9.0 | -185 | 8:10 PM |
| Wei-Yin Chen | Jack Flaherty | Cardinals | 91 | 102 | 97 | 100 | 82 | 95 | 8.5 | -200 | 8:15 PM |
| Ian Kennedy | Shohei Ohtani | Angels | 91 | 96 | 91 | 96 | 102 | 109 | 8.0 | -270 | 10:07 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 CLE | 202.0 | 21.0 | 7.8 | 13.2 | 1.20 | 3.25 | 1.13 | $4,900 | $6,100 | 107 | 21.7 |
| Clay Buchholz (R) | at SF | 25.3 | 17.8 | 4.7 | 13.1 | 1.07 | 4.62 | 1.22 | $7,200 | $6,500 | 108 | 24.5 |
| Dylan Bundy (R) | at NYM | 238.3 | 23.7 | 7.2 | 16.5 | 1.59 | 4.30 | 1.23 | $8,700 | $9,100 | 108 | 20.4 |
| Carlos Carrasco (R) | v MIL | 276.0 | 26.9 | 5.9 | 21.1 | 1.04 | 3.62 | 1.12 | $10,000 | $9,400 | 102 | 23.7 |
| Wei-Yin Chen (L) | at STL | 64.0 | 18.1 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 1.55 | 4.92 | 1.27 | $5,100 | $6,000 | 108 | 22.2 |
| Bartolo Colon (R) | v OAK | 209.3 | 14.6 | 4.7 | 9.8 | 1.85 | 5.76 | 1.41 | $5,600 | $6,400 | 104 | 23.0 |
| Miguel Diaz (R) | v ATL | 41.7 | 17.2 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 2.38 | 7.34 | 1.66 | $4,000 | 104 | 20.5 | |
| Caleb Ferguson (L) | at PIT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $7,100 | $5,500 | 114 | 19.1 | |
| Jack Flaherty (R) | v MIA | 55.7 | 24.5 | 8.3 | 16.2 | 1.29 | 4.04 | 1.26 | $10,200 | $7,800 | 81 | 22.7 |
| Mike Foltynewicz (R) | at SD | 223.0 | 22.8 | 9.1 | 13.7 | 1.01 | 4.00 | 1.38 | $11,600 | $9,000 | 86 | 25.4 |
| Sam Gaviglio (R) | v NYY | 96.0 | 17.8 | 7.5 | 10.3 | 1.88 | 4.13 | 1.29 | $4,600 | $5,600 | 122 | 23.9 |
| Jon Gray (R) | at CIN | 175.3 | 25.0 | 6.5 | 18.5 | 0.87 | 4.41 | 1.36 | $7,500 | $7,300 | 97 | 19.9 |
| Sonny Gray (R) | at TOR | 218.0 | 21.7 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 1.07 | 4.05 | 1.31 | $7,000 | $7,500 | 98 | 23.7 |
| Blaine Hardy (L) | at BOS | 59.3 | 18.4 | 8.0 | 10.3 | 1.37 | 4.55 | 1.50 | $5,800 | $5,900 | 80 | 24.7 |
| Ian Kennedy (R) | at LAA | 214.7 | 20.2 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 1.93 | 5.58 | 1.41 | $4,300 | $6,200 | 110 | 19.8 |
| Wade LeBlanc (L) | at HOU | 113.0 | 19.1 | 5.6 | 13.5 | 1.19 | 3.74 | 1.16 | $6,300 | $6,800 | 115 | 21.3 |
| Lance McCullers (R) | v SEA | 188.0 | 25.7 | 8.4 | 17.3 | 0.67 | 4.12 | 1.25 | $10,500 | $8,800 | 108 | 19.1 |
| Daniel Mengden (R) | at TEX | 117.3 | 16.5 | 3.6 | 12.9 | 0.92 | 2.99 | 1.00 | $8,400 | $8,400 | 90 | 24.3 |
| Aaron Nola (R) | at CHC | 246.3 | 26.1 | 6.8 | 19.3 | 0.80 | 3.11 | 1.12 | $11,400 | $9,600 | 114 | 20.5 |
| Jake Odorizzi (R) | v CWS | 206.3 | 21.5 | 10.0 | 11.6 | 1.92 | 4.14 | 1.27 | $7,300 | $7,000 | 101 | 23.7 |
| Shohei Ohtani (R) | v KC | 45.3 | 31.3 | 9.3 | 22.0 | 0.99 | 3.18 | 1.08 | $11,100 | $8,600 | 91 | 17.6 |
| Jose Quintana (L) | v PHI | 247.3 | 25.3 | 8.6 | 16.7 | 1.13 | 4.18 | 1.27 | $8,800 | $8,500 | 88 | 22.6 |
| Tanner Roark (R) | v TB | 253.7 | 21.3 | 8.2 | 13.0 | 1.10 | 4.36 | 1.27 | $8,300 | $8,000 | 102 | 22.2 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez (L) | v DET | 197.7 | 26.5 | 8.4 | 18.2 | 1.23 | 4.10 | 1.26 | $9,400 | $8,100 | 123 | 18.3 |
| Sal Romano (R) | v COL | 147.0 | 17.5 | 10.0 | 7.4 | 1.22 | 5.08 | 1.52 | $4,000 | $5,700 | 79 | 23.4 |
| Hector Santiago (L) | at MIN | 118.0 | 17.5 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 1.98 | 5.42 | 1.51 | $5,300 | $5,800 | 91 | 24.6 |
| Chris Stratton (R) | v ARI | 122.7 | 20.1 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 0.95 | 4.11 | 1.43 | $6,700 | $6,700 | 67 | 25.0 |
| Zack Wheeler (R) | v BAL | 142.3 | 21.7 | 9.6 | 12.1 | 1.39 | 5.19 | 1.55 | $7,700 | $7,100 | 86 | 25.5 |
| Trevor Williams (R) | v LAD | 218.3 | 17.8 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 0.87 | 4.00 | 1.28 | $6,600 | $6,600 | 104 | 22.2 |
| Ryan Yarbrough (L) | at WAS | 53.3 | 23.4 | 7.7 | 15.8 | 1.18 | 3.38 | 1.13 | $5,600 | $6,300 | 92 | 22.1 |
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 CLE | 21.1 | 8.5 | 12.6 | 1.25 | 0.286 | 19.0 | 7.6 | 11.4 | 1.53 | 0.348 |
| Clay Buchholz (R) | at SF | 14.6 | 10.6 | 4.0 | 0.82 | 0.335 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 0.302 |
| Dylan Bundy (R) | at NYM | 18.6 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 1.39 | 0.340 | 27.5 | 7.7 | 19.9 | 1.70 | 0.308 |
| Carlos Carrasco (R) | v MIL | 26.1 | 7.1 | 19.0 | 1.43 | 0.307 | 26.4 | 4.7 | 21.7 | 0.89 | 0.288 |
| Wei-Yin Chen (L) | at STL | 21.7 | 3.3 | 18.4 | 0.76 | 0.309 | 18.2 | 6.9 | 11.3 | 1.78 | 0.335 |
| Bartolo Colon (R) | v OAK | 14.6 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 1.66 | 0.344 | 16.0 | 3.2 | 12.8 | 1.36 | 0.331 |
| Miguel Diaz (R) | v ATL | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 4.50 | 0.466 | 22.8 | 15.8 | 7.0 | 1.05 | 0.337 |
| Caleb Ferguson (L) | at PIT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| Jack Flaherty (R) | v MIA | 17.0 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 1.73 | 0.356 | 31.6 | 6.8 | 24.8 | 0.91 | 0.267 |
| Mike Foltynewicz (R) | at SD | 21.5 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 1.29 | 0.345 | 22.9 | 6.4 | 16.5 | 0.97 | 0.303 |
| Sam Gaviglio (R) | v NYY | 14.8 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 1.66 | 0.345 | 20.4 | 6.2 | 14.2 | 2.05 | 0.342 |
| Jon Gray (R) | at CIN | 24.4 | 7.5 | 16.9 | 0.99 | 0.312 | 26.7 | 7.3 | 19.5 | 0.84 | 0.318 |
| Sonny Gray (R) | at TOR | 21.0 | 8.7 | 12.2 | 0.79 | 0.300 | 20.0 | 8.7 | 11.2 | 1.53 | 0.340 |
| Blaine Hardy (L) | at BOS | 13.9 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 1.48 | 0.311 | 20.3 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 0.99 | 0.346 |
| Ian Kennedy (R) | at LAA | 20.1 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 1.75 | 0.332 | 22.4 | 7.7 | 14.7 | 1.72 | 0.333 |
| Wade LeBlanc (L) | at HOU | 16.2 | 3.7 | 12.6 | 1.43 | 0.328 | 20.7 | 5.7 | 15.0 | 1.51 | 0.298 |
| Lance McCullers (R) | v SEA | 30.6 | 8.9 | 21.7 | 0.56 | 0.287 | 23.9 | 10.5 | 13.3 | 0.70 | 0.325 |
| Daniel Mengden (R) | at TEX | 18.3 | 5.2 | 13.1 | 0.88 | 0.294 | 18.8 | 7.2 | 11.5 | 1.11 | 0.313 |
| Aaron Nola (R) | at CHC | 21.6 | 9.2 | 12.5 | 0.74 | 0.296 | 29.7 | 4.0 | 25.7 | 0.87 | 0.275 |
| Jake Odorizzi (R) | v CWS | 23.3 | 8.5 | 14.8 | 1.53 | 0.289 | 20.2 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 1.77 | 0.337 |
| Shohei Ohtani (R) | v KC | 26.8 | 12.2 | 14.6 | 0.44 | 0.239 | 35.0 | 7.0 | 28.0 | 1.46 | 0.290 |
| Jose Quintana (L) | v PHI | 24.8 | 4.4 | 20.3 | 0.52 | 0.266 | 23.3 | 8.3 | 15.1 | 1.20 | 0.314 |
| Tanner Roark (R) | v TB | 19.3 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 1.05 | 0.317 | 22.2 | 6.7 | 15.5 | 0.82 | 0.273 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez (L) | v DET | 30.1 | 8.2 | 21.9 | 0.93 | 0.321 | 23.6 | 8.6 | 15.0 | 1.35 | 0.307 |
| Sal Romano (R) | v COL | 17.4 | 10.7 | 6.6 | 1.07 | 0.367 | 17.6 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 1.36 | 0.333 |
| Hector Santiago (L) | at MIN | 16.3 | 16.3 | 0.0 | 2.25 | 0.405 | 18.5 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 1.66 | 0.324 |
| Chris Stratton (R) | v ARI | 16.6 | 12.7 | 3.9 | 1.06 | 0.348 | 23.2 | 8.4 | 14.8 | 0.83 | 0.308 |
| Zack Wheeler (R) | v BAL | 24.6 | 10.4 | 14.2 | 1.78 | 0.352 | 19.5 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 1.10 | 0.339 |
| Trevor Williams (R) | v LAD | 14.7 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 0.95 | 0.331 | 20.6 | 8.4 | 12.2 | 0.99 | 0.301 |
| Ryan Yarbrough (L) | at WAS | 27.6 | 8.6 | 19.0 | 2.57 | 0.314 | 22.0 | 7.3 | 14.6 | 0.69 | 0.272 |
