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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 |
| Jacob deGrom | Mike Soroka | Braves | 102 | 106 | 116 | 98 | 81 | 98 | 7.5 | 105 | 12:10 PM |
| J.A. Happ | Wilmer Font | Rays | 92 | 95 | 97 | 94 | 90 | 110 | 1:10 PM | ||
| Mike Montgomery | Jhoulys Chacin | Brewers | 105 | 103 | 131 | 96 | 108 | 103 | 9.0 | -110 | 2:10 PM |
| Chris Sale | Yefry Ramirez | Orioles | 106 | 103 | 114 | 101 | 121 | 94 | 3:05 PM | ||
| Jameson Taillon | Zack Greinke | Diamondbacks | 116 | 109 | 106 | 105 | 111 | 100 | 7.5 | -145 | 3:40 PM |
| Garrett Richards | Marco Gonzales | Mariners | 91 | 96 | 105 | 94 | 97 | 104 | 7.5 | -105 | 4:10 PM |
| Erick Fedde | Sonny Gray | Yankees | 103 | 95 | 142 | 99 | 123 | 92 | 7:05 PM | ||
| Tyler Anderson | Nick Pivetta | Phillies | 98 | 95 | 120 | 97 | 124 | 109 | 8.0 | -145 | 7:05 PM |
| Jose Berrios | Matt Boyd | Tigers | 103 | 98 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 104 | 8.5 | 145 | 7:10 PM |
| Andrew Suarez | Caleb Smith | Marlins | 84 | 93 | 86 | 91 | 83 | 103 | 7.5 | -110 | 7:10 PM |
| Trevor Bauer | Dylan Covey | White Sox | 95 | 90 | 122 | 99 | 110 | 106 | 8.5 | 160 | 8:10 PM |
| Eric Lauer | Luke Weaver | Cardinals | 91 | 102 | 97 | 100 | 82 | 95 | 8.5 | -220 | 8:15 PM |
| Tyler Mahle | Jason Hammel | Royals | 103 | 102 | 85 | 102 | 76 | 94 | 9.5 | 105 | 8:15 PM |
| Gerrit Cole | Paul Blackburn | Athletics | 96 | 97 | 84 | 97 | 87 | 96 | 8.0 | 160 | 10:05 PM |
| Cole Hamels | Kenta Maeda | Dodgers | 90 | 95 | 113 | 96 | 90 | 103 | 7.5 | -185 | 10:10 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Anderson (L) | at PHI | 153.3 | 21.5 | 8.0 | 13.4 | 1.58 | 4.81 | 1.34 | $6,200 | $5,900 | 85 | 22.9 |
| Trevor Bauer (R) | at CWS | 262.3 | 27.5 | 8.0 | 19.5 | 1.03 | 3.67 | 1.30 | $11,500 | $10,200 | 98 | 24.5 |
| Jose Berrios (R) | at DET | 229.3 | 23.7 | 6.6 | 17.1 | 0.98 | 3.81 | 1.12 | $11,200 | $9,800 | 88 | 21.0 |
| Paul Blackburn (R) | v HOU | 64.7 | 9.7 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 0.84 | 3.06 | 1.19 | $4,800 | $5,700 | 110 | 20.4 |
| Matt Boyd (L) | v MIN | 205.3 | 18.4 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 1.05 | 4.56 | 1.40 | $7,300 | $7,000 | 89 | 23.7 |
| Jhoulys Chacin (R) | v CHC | 255.7 | 19.4 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 0.88 | 3.80 | 1.26 | $5,900 | $7,200 | 105 | 20.9 |
| Gerrit Cole (R) | at OAK | 290.7 | 27.2 | 6.6 | 20.6 | 1.24 | 3.62 | 1.13 | $13,200 | $11,800 | 106 | 22.9 |
| Dylan Covey (R) | v CLE | 98.3 | 16.1 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 1.83 | 6.13 | 1.56 | $5,500 | $6,600 | 106 | 21.5 |
| Jacob deGrom (R) | at ATL | 281.7 | 30.1 | 7.2 | 23.0 | 1.02 | 2.97 | 1.14 | $12,600 | $10,700 | 104 | 20.2 |
| Erick Fedde (R) | at NYY | 21.0 | 21.2 | 9.1 | 12.1 | 2.14 | 8.14 | 1.90 | $5,900 | $5,600 | 116 | 23.5 |
| Wilmer Font (R) | v TOR | 29.0 | 18.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 4.03 | 10.55 | 1.93 | $4,000 | $5,500 | 102 | 23.5 |
| Marco Gonzales (L) | v LAA | 114.0 | 19.3 | 5.7 | 13.5 | 1.11 | 4.26 | 1.42 | $6,300 | $8,200 | 91 | 19.4 |
| Sonny Gray (R) | v WAS | 226.0 | 21.9 | 9.0 | 12.9 | 1.04 | 3.90 | 1.28 | $6,900 | $7,800 | 99 | 20.5 |
| Zack Greinke (R) | v PIT | 281.3 | 26.6 | 5.2 | 21.4 | 1.22 | 3.30 | 1.08 | $9,300 | $9,200 | 100 | 19.2 |
| Cole Hamels (L) | at LAD | 227.3 | 19.3 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 1.39 | 4.08 | 1.21 | $8,300 | $8,600 | 105 | 21.8 |
| Jason Hammel (R) | v CIN | 257.7 | 17.2 | 6.0 | 11.2 | 1.22 | 5.24 | 1.43 | $5,100 | $7,300 | 99 | 20.0 |
| J.A. Happ (L) | at TB | 223.0 | 24.7 | 7.2 | 17.4 | 1.13 | 3.59 | 1.23 | $10,900 | $9,500 | 98 | 24.0 |
| Eric Lauer (L) | at STL | 39.3 | 19.5 | 12.3 | 7.2 | 1.60 | 6.64 | 2.06 | $4,300 | $5,500 | 103 | 22.6 |
| Kenta Maeda (R) | v TEX | 186.7 | 26.7 | 6.7 | 20.0 | 1.30 | 4.05 | 1.19 | $9,400 | $9,100 | 92 | 24.4 |
| Tyler Mahle (R) | at KC | 88.7 | 20.8 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 1.32 | 3.96 | 1.44 | $6,700 | $6,200 | 82 | 18.5 |
| Mike Montgomery (L) | at MIL | 173.7 | 17.5 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 0.67 | 3.42 | 1.20 | $6,800 | $6,900 | 87 | 19.2 |
| Nick Pivetta (R) | v COL | 200.0 | 25.1 | 8.7 | 16.4 | 1.40 | 5.27 | 1.40 | $7,500 | $8,000 | 82 | 23.5 |
| Yefry Ramirez (R) | v BOS | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $5,500 | 122 | 19.3 | ||
| Garrett Richards (R) | at SEA | 94.0 | 26.5 | 10.0 | 16.5 | 0.86 | 2.97 | 1.16 | $7,800 | $8,400 | 110 | 19.7 |
| Chris Sale (L) | at BAL | 303.3 | 35.5 | 5.4 | 30.1 | 1.01 | 2.88 | 0.97 | $13,500 | $11,300 | 88 | 20.8 |
| Caleb Smith (L) | v SF | 84.3 | 27.2 | 11.2 | 16.0 | 1.17 | 4.59 | 1.29 | $9,100 | $7,700 | 106 | 22.6 |
| Mike Soroka (R) | v NYM | 14.7 | 21.7 | 5.8 | 15.9 | 0.61 | 3.68 | 1.70 | $7,400 | $6,400 | 102 | 21.8 |
| Andrew Suarez (L) | at MIA | 48.0 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 19.1 | 1.50 | 5.06 | 1.25 | $7,100 | $6,800 | 88 | 20.7 |
| Jameson Taillon (R) | at ARI | 204.3 | 21.8 | 7.4 | 14.4 | 0.84 | 4.32 | 1.38 | $7,600 | $7,500 | 79 | 23.6 |
| Luke Weaver (R) | v SD | 128.7 | 24.3 | 7.7 | 16.6 | 0.98 | 4.13 | 1.29 | $7,700 | $6,700 | 85 | 25.6 |
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 |
| Tyler Anderson (L) | at PHI | 22.3 | 8.3 | 14.0 | 1.12 | 0.315 | 20.8 | 6.7 | 14.1 | 1.37 | 0.338 |
| Trevor Bauer (R) | at CWS | 25.1 | 8.1 | 17.0 | 1.10 | 0.316 | 24.3 | 8.5 | 15.8 | 0.91 | 0.308 |
| Jose Berrios (R) | at DET | 20.7 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 1.20 | 0.325 | 23.7 | 5.6 | 18.1 | 1.12 | 0.305 |
| Paul Blackburn (R) | v HOU | 8.4 | 9.2 | -0.8 | 0.29 | 0.262 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 1.32 | 0.319 |
| Matt Boyd (L) | v MIN | 18.7 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 0.48 | 0.277 | 19.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 1.39 | 0.337 |
| Jhoulys Chacin (R) | v CHC | 14.4 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 1.13 | 0.336 | 24.0 | 7.5 | 16.5 | 0.65 | 0.280 |
| Gerrit Cole (R) | at OAK | 27.1 | 7.1 | 20.0 | 1.24 | 0.328 | 22.7 | 6.5 | 16.2 | 0.87 | 0.281 |
| Dylan Covey (R) | v CLE | 18.3 | 11.1 | 7.2 | 1.62 | 0.346 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 2.05 | 0.387 |
| Jacob deGrom (R) | at ATL | 25.4 | 7.3 | 18.1 | 0.81 | 0.284 | 30.4 | 6.2 | 24.2 | 1.16 | 0.283 |
| Erick Fedde (R) | at NYY | 29.1 | 7.3 | 21.8 | 1.29 | 0.340 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 3.86 | 0.518 |
| Wilmer Font (R) | v TOR | 16.4 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 4.09 | 0.467 | 19.5 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 4.00 | 0.453 |
| Marco Gonzales (L) | v LAA | 14.9 | 4.6 | 10.3 | 1.35 | 0.326 | 20.2 | 6.0 | 14.2 | 1.05 | 0.345 |
| Sonny Gray (R) | v WAS | 21.0 | 8.7 | 12.3 | 0.78 | 0.299 | 20.3 | 8.7 | 11.5 | 1.49 | 0.335 |
| Zack Greinke (R) | v PIT | 23.8 | 5.4 | 18.4 | 1.17 | 0.301 | 24.5 | 5.7 | 18.8 | 1.33 | 0.299 |
| Cole Hamels (L) | at LAD | 19.3 | 7.8 | 11.5 | 0.72 | 0.257 | 21.8 | 9.1 | 12.7 | 1.37 | 0.323 |
| Jason Hammel (R) | v CIN | 18.5 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 1.30 | 0.332 | 18.6 | 5.0 | 13.6 | 1.25 | 0.319 |
| J.A. Happ (L) | at TB | 21.2 | 5.6 | 15.6 | 0.73 | 0.252 | 23.1 | 7.8 | 15.3 | 1.17 | 0.303 |
| Eric Lauer (L) | at STL | 9.8 | 12.2 | -2.4 | 1.29 | 0.432 | 22.1 | 12.3 | 9.7 | 1.67 | 0.412 |
| Kenta Maeda (R) | v TEX | 20.1 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 1.33 | 0.328 | 31.4 | 5.1 | 26.3 | 1.02 | 0.262 |
| Tyler Mahle (R) | at KC | 20.9 | 15.5 | 5.3 | 2.04 | 0.407 | 20.8 | 4.0 | 16.8 | 0.73 | 0.285 |
| Mike Montgomery (L) | at MIL | 19.1 | 7.9 | 11.2 | 0.63 | 0.275 | 19.2 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 0.72 | 0.287 |
| Nick Pivetta (R) | v COL | 25.1 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 0.83 | 0.309 | 25.2 | 7.5 | 17.7 | 1.94 | 0.364 |
| Yefry Ramirez (R) | v BOS | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| Garrett Richards (R) | at SEA | 25.8 | 9.4 | 16.5 | 0.81 | 0.259 | 25.2 | 10.7 | 14.4 | 0.72 | 0.303 |
| Chris Sale (L) | at BAL | 31.9 | 3.4 | 28.4 | 0.88 | 0.247 | 31.2 | 5.5 | 25.7 | 1.06 | 0.275 |
| Caleb Smith (L) | v SF | 25.0 | 7.7 | 17.3 | 0.81 | 0.352 | 28.1 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 1.31 | 0.284 |
| Mike Soroka (R) | v NYM | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| Andrew Suarez (L) | at MIA | 25.0 | 1.8 | 23.2 | 0.59 | 0.243 | 23.1 | 5.6 | 17.5 | 1.93 | 0.376 |
| Jameson Taillon (R) | at ARI | 16.6 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 0.97 | 0.344 | 25.7 | 4.2 | 21.6 | 0.91 | 0.291 |
| Luke Weaver (R) | v SD | 22.7 | 8.4 | 14.3 | 1.10 | 0.332 | 26.7 | 6.9 | 19.8 | 1.18 | 0.308 |
