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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 |
| Trevor Richards | Dylan Bundy | Orioles | 106 | 103 | 114 | 101 | 121 | 94 | 8.5 | -185 | 1:05 PM |
| Tanner Roark | Sam Gaviglio | Blue Jays | 99 | 102 | 98 | 101 | 101 | 97 | 9.5 | 110 | 1:07 PM |
| Jake Odorizzi | Shane Bieber | Indians | 114 | 114 | 110 | 102 | 98 | 94 | 9.5 | -140 | 1:10 PM |
| Matt Strahm | Julio Teheran | Braves | 102 | 106 | 116 | 98 | 81 | 98 | 1:35 PM | ||
| Anthony DeSclafani | Joe Musgrove | Pirates | 96 | 97 | 101 | 103 | 83 | 94 | 8.5 | -145 | 1:35 PM |
| Wilmer Font | CC Sabathia | Yankees | 103 | 95 | 142 | 99 | 123 | 92 | 2:05 PM | ||
| Blaine Hardy | James Shields | White Sox | 95 | 90 | 122 | 99 | 110 | 106 | 9.0 | -115 | 2:10 PM |
| Aaron Nola | Chase Anderson | Brewers | 105 | 103 | 131 | 96 | 108 | 103 | 8.0 | -105 | 2:10 PM |
| Lance McCullers | Brad Keller | Royals | 103 | 102 | 85 | 102 | 76 | 94 | 9.5 | 220 | 2:15 PM |
| Jon Gray | Yovani Gallardo | Rangers | 117 | 108 | 107 | 110 | 106 | 93 | 10.0 | 115 | 3:05 PM |
| Andrew Heaney | Daniel Mengden | Athletics | 96 | 97 | 84 | 97 | 87 | 96 | 8.5 | 105 | 4:05 PM |
| Zack Wheeler | Clay Buchholz | Diamondbacks | 116 | 109 | 106 | 105 | 111 | 100 | 8.5 | -135 | 4:10 PM |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | Mike Leake | Mariners | 91 | 96 | 105 | 94 | 97 | 104 | 8.0 | 110 | 4:10 PM |
| Chris Stratton | Caleb Ferguson | Dodgers | 90 | 95 | 113 | 96 | 90 | 103 | 8.5 | -150 | 4:10 PM |
| Jose Quintana | Jack Flaherty | Cardinals | 91 | 102 | 97 | 100 | 82 | 95 | 8.5 | 105 | 8:08 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) | v PHI | 213.3 | 21.1 | 8.0 | 13.1 | 1.14 | 3.21 | 1.12 | $7,700 | $6,200 | 93 | 26.8 |
| Shane Bieber (R) | v MIN | 5.7 | 25.0 | 4.2 | 20.8 | 3.18 | 6.35 | 1.59 | $7,300 | $6,000 | 95 | 20.5 |
| Clay Buchholz (R) | v NYM | 35.3 | 18.2 | 5.2 | 13.0 | 1.27 | 5.09 | 1.36 | $8,500 | $8,900 | 99 | 22.1 |
| Dylan Bundy (R) | v MIA | 253.3 | 23.6 | 7.3 | 16.3 | 1.49 | 4.05 | 1.20 | $10,500 | $9,200 | 84 | 22.7 |
| Anthony DeSclafani (R) | at PIT | 10.0 | 24.4 | 6.7 | 17.8 | 0.90 | 5.40 | 1.90 | $6,500 | $5,700 | 101 | 19.1 |
| Caleb Ferguson (L) | v SF | 5.7 | 20.7 | 17.2 | 3.4 | 0.00 | 9.53 | 2.12 | $5,700 | $5,500 | 105 | 22.0 |
| Jack Flaherty (R) | v CHC | 67.0 | 24.5 | 7.6 | 16.9 | 1.34 | 4.03 | 1.24 | $7,800 | 107 | 20.9 | |
| Wilmer Font (R) | at NYY | 32.3 | 17.2 | 10.2 | 7.0 | 3.62 | 9.46 | 1.89 | $4,000 | $5,500 | 118 | 22.4 |
| Yovani Gallardo (R) | v COL | 133.0 | 16.1 | 10.7 | 5.4 | 1.69 | 6.16 | 1.58 | $4,500 | $5,500 | 81 | 23.7 |
| Sam Gaviglio (R) | v WAS | 106.3 | 17.4 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 1.78 | 4.15 | 1.31 | $7,200 | $6,000 | 97 | 20.5 |
| Jon Gray (R) | at TEX | 186.3 | 25.3 | 7.0 | 18.4 | 0.87 | 4.49 | 1.37 | $8,200 | $7,600 | 90 | 24.8 |
| Blaine Hardy (L) | at CWS | 71.3 | 17.9 | 7.2 | 10.7 | 1.26 | 4.67 | 1.42 | $6,700 | $6,100 | 85 | 27.6 |
| Andrew Heaney (L) | at OAK | 85.3 | 23.9 | 8.0 | 15.9 | 2.00 | 4.54 | 1.30 | $8,800 | $7,900 | 94 | 24.0 |
| Brad Keller (R) | v HOU | 35.0 | 16.0 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 0.26 | 2.31 | 1.23 | $4,900 | $5,500 | 116 | 20.0 |
| Mike Leake (R) | v BOS | 272.7 | 16.1 | 5.0 | 11.1 | 1.06 | 4.03 | 1.28 | $6,500 | $8,000 | 120 | 19.3 |
| Lance McCullers (R) | at KC | 201.0 | 25.1 | 8.5 | 16.6 | 0.72 | 4.07 | 1.25 | $11,300 | $8,800 | 80 | 18.9 |
| Daniel Mengden (R) | v LAA | 126.0 | 15.9 | 4.7 | 11.2 | 1.29 | 3.64 | 1.09 | $6,000 | $7,600 | 111 | 19.9 |
| Joe Musgrove (R) | v CIN | 134.3 | 21.3 | 5.8 | 15.5 | 1.34 | 4.29 | 1.29 | $8,500 | $7,600 | 98 | 19.8 |
| Aaron Nola (R) | at MIL | 259.0 | 26.3 | 6.8 | 19.5 | 0.80 | 3.09 | 1.11 | $12,800 | $9,800 | 102 | 23.9 |
| Jake Odorizzi (R) | at CLE | 216.3 | 21.7 | 10.0 | 11.6 | 1.83 | 4.16 | 1.29 | $6,200 | $7,000 | 107 | 21.3 |
| Jose Quintana (L) | at STL | 259.0 | 25.4 | 8.6 | 16.8 | 1.15 | 4.14 | 1.25 | $8,400 | 103 | 21.6 | |
| Trevor Richards (R) | at BAL | 34.7 | 20.1 | 11.4 | 8.7 | 1.04 | 4.41 | 1.38 | $7,900 | $5,900 | 82 | 25.2 |
| Tanner Roark (R) | at TOR | 265.7 | 21.1 | 8.1 | 13.0 | 1.15 | 4.34 | 1.26 | $8,000 | $7,900 | 99 | 23.4 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez (L) | at SEA | 209.0 | 26.0 | 8.2 | 17.8 | 1.21 | 4.00 | 1.27 | $10,200 | $8,400 | 117 | 19.7 |
| CC Sabathia (L) | v TB | 212.0 | 18.7 | 7.6 | 11.1 | 1.32 | 3.57 | 1.25 | $7,600 | $6,600 | 98 | 24.0 |
| James Shields (R) | v DET | 206.3 | 18.2 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 1.61 | 4.97 | 1.35 | $5,600 | $6,900 | 88 | 21.3 |
| Matt Strahm (L) | at ATL | 52.3 | 21.8 | 13.8 | 8.0 | 1.38 | 4.47 | 1.36 | $4,800 | $5,500 | 119 | 18.8 |
| Chris Stratton (R) | at LAD | 133.7 | 19.4 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 0.88 | 4.17 | 1.44 | $7,100 | $6,600 | 109 | 21.9 |
| Julio Teheran (R) | v SD | 259.3 | 18.7 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 1.56 | 4.44 | 1.34 | $7,800 | $6,900 | 87 | 25.4 |
| Zack Wheeler (R) | at ARI | 155.0 | 21.0 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 1.34 | 5.11 | 1.52 | $6,300 | $6,900 | 81 | 23.7 |
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) | v PHI | 20.9 | 8.9 | 12.0 | 1.21 | 0.284 | 19.2 | 7.4 | 11.9 | 1.48 | 0.344 |
| Shane Bieber (R) | v MIN | 21.4 | 7.1 | 14.3 | 7.71 | 0.627 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 0.00 | 0.177 |
| Clay Buchholz (R) | v NYM | 14.9 | 10.6 | 4.3 | 0.89 | 0.338 | 17.7 | 6.4 | 11.3 | 1.72 | 0.314 |
| Dylan Bundy (R) | v MIA | 18.4 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 1.33 | 0.334 | 27.6 | 7.7 | 20.0 | 1.63 | 0.302 |
| Anthony DeSclafani (R) | at PIT | 22.6 | 4.5 | 18.1 | 1.48 | 0.356 | 19.3 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 0.81 | 0.279 |
| Caleb Ferguson (L) | v SF | 16.7 | 25.0 | -8.3 | 0.00 | 0.379 | 23.5 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 0.00 | 0.406 |
| Jack Flaherty (R) | v CHC | 17.2 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 2.05 | 0.365 | 31.3 | 5.6 | 25.7 | 0.74 | 0.258 |
| Wilmer Font (R) | at NYY | 14.8 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 3.65 | 0.450 | 18.8 | 11.5 | 7.3 | 3.60 | 0.432 |
| Yovani Gallardo (R) | v COL | 17.6 | 13.5 | 4.1 | 1.39 | 0.349 | 14.7 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 1.54 | 0.358 |
| Sam Gaviglio (R) | v WAS | 14.1 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 1.74 | 0.350 | 20.2 | 7.0 | 13.2 | 1.81 | 0.332 |
| Jon Gray (R) | at TEX | 24.8 | 7.7 | 17.1 | 0.95 | 0.312 | 26.7 | 7.5 | 19.1 | 0.88 | 0.318 |
| Blaine Hardy (L) | at CWS | 13.6 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 1.53 | 0.306 | 20.1 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 0.88 | 0.342 |
| Andrew Heaney (L) | at OAK | 19.2 | 5.1 | 14.1 | 0.47 | 0.259 | 25.4 | 8.0 | 17.4 | 2.50 | 0.366 |
| Brad Keller (R) | v HOU | 11.8 | 13.7 | -2.0 | 0.00 | 0.228 | 18.3 | 6.5 | 11.8 | 0.40 | 0.296 |
| Mike Leake (R) | v BOS | 13.9 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 1.09 | 0.326 | 18.5 | 3.7 | 14.8 | 1.00 | 0.319 |
| Lance McCullers (R) | at KC | 30.5 | 8.6 | 21.9 | 0.61 | 0.285 | 23.2 | 10.7 | 12.5 | 0.73 | 0.329 |
| Daniel Mengden (R) | v LAA | 18.2 | 5.7 | 12.4 | 1.22 | 0.316 | 18.0 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 1.23 | 0.320 |
| Joe Musgrove (R) | v CIN | 23.7 | 6.8 | 16.9 | 1.22 | 0.324 | 19.5 | 5.3 | 14.3 | 1.42 | 0.327 |
| Aaron Nola (R) | at MIL | 22.1 | 9.0 | 13.1 | 0.76 | 0.294 | 29.5 | 4.2 | 25.3 | 0.84 | 0.275 |
| Jake Odorizzi (R) | at CLE | 23.4 | 8.4 | 15.0 | 1.49 | 0.287 | 20.3 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 1.73 | 0.338 |
| Jose Quintana (L) | at STL | 24.8 | 4.3 | 20.4 | 0.51 | 0.268 | 23.5 | 8.3 | 15.2 | 1.22 | 0.312 |
| Trevor Richards (R) | at BAL | 26.4 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 0.52 | 0.308 | 14.3 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 1.56 | 0.345 |
| Tanner Roark (R) | at TOR | 19.3 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 1.11 | 0.320 | 22.1 | 6.6 | 15.5 | 0.84 | 0.272 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez (L) | at SEA | 29.7 | 8.1 | 21.6 | 0.92 | 0.321 | 23.4 | 8.5 | 14.9 | 1.33 | 0.308 |
| CC Sabathia (L) | v TB | 22.8 | 9.4 | 13.4 | 1.11 | 0.306 | 18.3 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 1.24 | 0.310 |
| James Shields (R) | v DET | 15.7 | 11.6 | 4.1 | 1.88 | 0.358 | 19.0 | 8.1 | 10.9 | 1.70 | 0.346 |
| Matt Strahm (L) | at ATL | 23.8 | 14.3 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 0.350 | 25.8 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 0.80 | 0.266 |
| Chris Stratton (R) | at LAD | 15.5 | 12.8 | 2.7 | 0.98 | 0.344 | 23.2 | 8.1 | 15.1 | 0.77 | 0.311 |
| Julio Teheran (R) | v SD | 16.5 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 1.53 | 0.336 | 23.7 | 4.0 | 19.7 | 1.17 | 0.284 |
| Zack Wheeler (R) | at ARI | 24.3 | 10.6 | 13.7 | 1.78 | 0.358 | 18.6 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 1.01 | 0.329 |
