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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 |
| Ross Stripling | Anthony DeSclafani | Reds | 104 | 100 | 119 | 98 | 108 | 106 | 9.0 | 170 | 12:35 PM |
| Carlos Carrasco | Blake Snell | Rays | 92 | 95 | 97 | 94 | 90 | 110 | 7.0 | -110 | 1:10 PM |
| Gerrit Cole | Daniel Norris | Tigers | 103 | 98 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 104 | 8.5 | 245 | 1:10 PM |
| Jameson Taillon | Daniel Poncedeleon | Cardinals | 91 | 102 | 97 | 100 | 82 | ||||
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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 |
| Ross Stripling | Anthony DeSclafani | Reds | 104 | 100 | 119 | 98 | 108 | 106 | 9.0 | 170 | 12:35 PM |
| Carlos Carrasco | Blake Snell | Rays | 92 | 95 | 97 | 94 | 90 | 110 | 7.0 | -110 | 1:10 PM |
| Gerrit Cole | Daniel Norris | Tigers | 103 | 98 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 104 | 8.5 | 245 | 1:10 PM |
| Jameson Taillon | Daniel Poncedeleon | Cardinals | 91 | 102 | 97 | 100 | 82 | 95 | 8.0 | -105 | 1:15 PM |
| Anibal Sanchez | Derek Holland | Giants | 90 | 97 | 53 | 100 | 74 | 99 | 7.5 | 115 | 3:45 PM |
| Jeff Brigham | Zack Wheeler | Mets | 90 | 93 | 101 | 90 | 92 | 106 | 7.5 | -250 | 4:10 PM |
| Joey Lucchesi | Wade LeBlanc | Mariners | 91 | 96 | 105 | 94 | 97 | 104 | 7.5 | -150 | 6:40 PM |
| Liam Hendriks | Andrew Cashner | Orioles | 106 | 103 | 114 | 101 | 121 | 94 | 7:05 PM | ||
| Stephen Strasburg | Aaron Nola | Phillies | 98 | 95 | 120 | 97 | 124 | 109 | 7.0 | -140 | 7:05 PM |
| Aaron Sanchez | David Price | Red Sox | 114 | 112 | 78 | 109 | 105 | 99 | 9.0 | -260 | 7:10 PM |
| Trevor Richards | Jason Vargas | Mets | 90 | 93 | 101 | 90 | 92 | 106 | 7:40 PM | ||
| Chase Anderson | Kyle Hendricks | Cubs | 98 | 99 | 88 | 98 | 114 | 100 | 8:05 PM | ||
| Luis Severino | Jake Odorizzi | Twins | 105 | 103 | 95 | 105 | 113 | 93 | 8.5 | 185 | 8:10 PM |
| Carlos Rodon | Eric Skoglund | Royals | 103 | 102 | 85 | 102 | 76 | 94 | 9.0 | 120 | 8:15 PM |
| Patrick Corbin | Jon Gray | Rockies | 138 | 121 | 117 | 116 | 118 | 87 | 10.0 | -105 | 8:40 PM |
| Yovani Gallardo | Felix Pena | Angels | 91 | 96 | 91 | 96 | 102 | 109 | 9.0 | -185 | 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 CHC | 291.7 | 21.4 | 7.9 | 13.5 | 1.33 | 3.36 | 1.13 | $6,700 | $6,800 | 104 | 20.9 |
| Jeff Brigham (R) | at NYM | 3.0 | 11.8 | 23.5 | -11.8 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 2.67 | $4,600 | $5,500 | 95 | 22.3 |
| Carlos Carrasco (R) | at TB | 369.0 | 28.8 | 5.4 | 23.4 | 0.98 | 3.34 | 1.11 | $10,200 | $10,600 | 106 | 22.6 |
| Andrew Cashner (R) | v OAK | 317.7 | 13.4 | 9.3 | 4.1 | 1.10 | 4.11 | 1.43 | $4,500 | $5,800 | 111 | 21.7 |
| Gerrit Cole (R) | at DET | 385.3 | 28.4 | 7.2 | 21.1 | 1.12 | 3.60 | 1.15 | $12,000 | $10,400 | 83 | 22.7 |
| Patrick Corbin (L) | at COL | 369.3 | 26.1 | 6.7 | 19.4 | 0.95 | 3.53 | 1.22 | $10,200 | $9,100 | 97 | 21.4 |
| Anthony DeSclafani (R) | v LAD | 94.7 | 20.8 | 5.8 | 14.9 | 1.81 | 4.56 | 1.27 | $5,700 | $6,600 | 117 | 22.0 |
| Yovani Gallardo (R) | at LAA | 207.3 | 15.3 | 10.8 | 4.5 | 1.56 | 5.90 | 1.55 | $4,700 | $5,700 | 113 | 20.4 |
| Jon Gray (R) | v ARI | 267.7 | 24.7 | 6.6 | 18.1 | 1.04 | 4.27 | 1.29 | $6,900 | $7,700 | 88 | 23.2 |
| Kyle Hendricks (R) | v MIL | 309.3 | 20.8 | 6.3 | 14.5 | 1.11 | 3.40 | 1.20 | $8,200 | $8,900 | 103 | 23.6 |
| Liam Hendriks (R) | at BAL | 79.7 | 27.2 | 9.2 | 17.9 | 1.13 | 4.63 | 1.36 | $4,000 | $5,500 | 85 | 25.1 |
| Derek Holland (L) | v ATL | 287.7 | 20.2 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 4.79 | 1.48 | $7,200 | $7,900 | 107 | 21.0 |
| Wade LeBlanc (L) | v SD | 209.7 | 19.4 | 5.8 | 13.5 | 1.33 | 3.86 | 1.16 | $7,200 | $7,000 | 98 | 24.1 |
| Joey Lucchesi (L) | at SEA | 110.3 | 26.0 | 8.2 | 17.7 | 1.31 | 3.59 | 1.26 | $7,900 | $7,500 | 94 | 19.9 |
| Aaron Nola (R) | v WAS | 356.7 | 26.6 | 6.9 | 19.7 | 0.78 | 2.88 | 1.08 | $11,200 | $11,200 | 101 | 20.0 |
| Daniel Norris (L) | v HOU | 126.3 | 20.8 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 1.28 | 5.34 | 1.55 | $5,000 | $6,200 | 120 | 19.7 |
| Jake Odorizzi (R) | v NYY | 291.0 | 22.1 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 1.55 | 4.36 | 1.30 | $5,500 | $6,000 | 107 | 22.2 |
| Felix Pena (R) | v TEX | 110.0 | 23.2 | 9.1 | 14.1 | 1.47 | 4.42 | 1.35 | $7,300 | $7,100 | 100 | 24.6 |
| Daniel Poncedeleon (R) | v PIT | 27.0 | 21.3 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 0.67 | 2.67 | 1.15 | $6,200 | $6,100 | 97 | 18.8 |
| David Price (L) | v TOR | 233.3 | 24.6 | 6.9 | 17.7 | 1.08 | 3.51 | 1.15 | $9,700 | $9,700 | 88 | 20.7 |
| Trevor Richards (R) | at NYM | 102.7 | 23.3 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 1.05 | 4.73 | 1.45 | $6,700 | $6,600 | 95 | 22.3 |
| Carlos Rodon (L) | at KC | 173.7 | 21.4 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 1.30 | 3.52 | 1.20 | $8,600 | $8,600 | 83 | 23.7 |
| Aaron Sanchez (R) | at BOS | 130.0 | 17.3 | 12.1 | 5.2 | 1.11 | 4.92 | 1.64 | $4,600 | $6,300 | 117 | 18.2 |
| Anibal Sanchez (R) | at SF | 219.0 | 23.1 | 6.7 | 16.4 | 1.60 | 4.68 | 1.33 | $8,400 | $8,100 | 85 | 23.9 |
| Luis Severino (R) | at MIN | 367.0 | 29.0 | 6.2 | 22.7 | 0.98 | 3.24 | 1.10 | $9,400 | $10,000 | 95 | 22.1 |
| Eric Skoglund (L) | v CWS | 69.7 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.55 | 7.23 | 1.64 | $4,800 | $5,900 | 98 | 26.3 |
| Blake Snell (L) | v CLE | 286.3 | 26.3 | 9.7 | 16.6 | 0.94 | 2.95 | 1.15 | $10,500 | $10,800 | 98 | 19.7 |
| Stephen Strasburg (R) | at PHI | 282.3 | 28.6 | 6.7 | 21.9 | 0.86 | 3.09 | 1.09 | $9,500 | $9,500 | 100 | 24.6 |
| Ross Stripling (R) | at CIN | 184.7 | 25.9 | 4.8 | 21.1 | 1.17 | 3.07 | 1.15 | $7,300 | $7,300 | 100 | 20.8 |
| Jameson Taillon (R) | at STL | 297.7 | 21.8 | 6.8 | 15.1 | 0.88 | 3.87 | 1.33 | $8,500 | $9,300 | 99 | 21.7 |
| Jason Vargas (L) | v MIA | 253.0 | 18.1 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 1.53 | 4.91 | 1.41 | $5,000 | $6,600 | 84 | 22.1 |
| Zack Wheeler (R) | v MIA | 253.7 | 23.2 | 8.6 | 14.6 | 1.03 | 4.01 | 1.31 | $10,000 | $10,400 | 82 | 22.3 |
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 CHC | 21.1 | 8.8 | 12.2 | 1.18 | 0.287 | 19.7 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 1.67 | 0.344 |
| Jeff Brigham (R) | at NYM | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| Carlos Carrasco (R) | at TB | 27.0 | 6.3 | 20.7 | 1.28 | 0.306 | 27.7 | 4.7 | 23.0 | 0.87 | 0.282 |
| Andrew Cashner (R) | v OAK | 16.5 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 1.37 | 0.347 | 14.1 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 0.87 | 0.332 |
| Gerrit Cole (R) | at DET | 29.1 | 7.9 | 21.3 | 1.11 | 0.314 | 23.2 | 6.5 | 16.7 | 0.89 | 0.289 |
| Patrick Corbin (L) | at COL | 30.3 | 8.6 | 21.8 | 1.22 | 0.306 | 21.7 | 7.3 | 14.4 | 1.03 | 0.319 |
| Anthony DeSclafani (R) | v LAD | 21.0 | 5.5 | 15.5 | 2.03 | 0.359 | 20.5 | 6.4 | 14.2 | 0.87 | 0.270 |
| Yovani Gallardo (R) | at LAA | 17.1 | 12.9 | 4.2 | 1.29 | 0.339 | 14.3 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 1.51 | 0.363 |
| Jon Gray (R) | v ARI | 24.9 | 7.2 | 17.7 | 1.11 | 0.312 | 25.6 | 6.9 | 18.7 | 0.88 | 0.311 |
| Kyle Hendricks (R) | v MIL | 23.1 | 7.1 | 16.0 | 1.02 | 0.296 | 20.1 | 5.5 | 14.6 | 0.89 | 0.272 |
| Liam Hendriks (R) | at BAL | 28.8 | 8.2 | 20.6 | 1.11 | 0.285 | 25.1 | 6.9 | 18.3 | 0.96 | 0.322 |
| Derek Holland (L) | v ATL | 15.8 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 0.62 | 0.265 | 19.2 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 1.67 | 0.366 |
| Wade LeBlanc (L) | v SD | 18.9 | 3.1 | 15.7 | 1.46 | 0.325 | 19.9 | 6.4 | 13.5 | 1.55 | 0.303 |
| Joey Lucchesi (L) | at SEA | 28.0 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 0.40 | 0.310 | 25.1 | 8.5 | 16.6 | 1.63 | 0.323 |
| Aaron Nola (R) | v WAS | 24.0 | 8.8 | 15.1 | 0.75 | 0.284 | 27.6 | 4.7 | 22.9 | 0.68 | 0.271 |
| Daniel Norris (L) | v HOU | 25.5 | 9.4 | 16.0 | 1.68 | 0.338 | 20.1 | 8.8 | 11.3 | 1.07 | 0.344 |
| Jake Odorizzi (R) | v NYY | 23.1 | 8.1 | 15.0 | 1.34 | 0.292 | 21.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 1.56 | 0.332 |
| Felix Pena (R) | v TEX | 20.1 | 14.2 | 5.9 | 1.33 | 0.359 | 27.8 | 5.7 | 22.1 | 1.53 | 0.291 |
| Daniel Poncedeleon (R) | v PIT | 23.5 | 13.7 | 9.8 | 0.73 | 0.264 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 0.71 | 0.308 |
| David Price (L) | v TOR | 20.2 | 3.9 | 16.3 | 1.03 | 0.306 | 25.1 | 6.7 | 18.5 | 1.17 | 0.303 |
| Trevor Richards (R) | at NYM | 23.9 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 0.37 | 0.275 | 23.3 | 8.5 | 14.8 | 1.54 | 0.370 |
| Carlos Rodon (L) | at KC | 25.5 | 6.4 | 19.1 | 0.92 | 0.278 | 21.8 | 9.3 | 12.6 | 1.36 | 0.321 |
| Aaron Sanchez (R) | at BOS | 19.6 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 0.92 | 0.323 | 18.0 | 6.8 | 11.2 | 0.75 | 0.292 |
| Anibal Sanchez (R) | at SF | 22.9 | 8.9 | 14.0 | 1.32 | 0.323 | 20.4 | 5.5 | 14.9 | 2.07 | 0.362 |
| Luis Severino (R) | at MIN | 27.7 | 7.7 | 20.0 | 1.02 | 0.301 | 27.6 | 5.5 | 22.1 | 1.08 | 0.280 |
| Eric Skoglund (L) | v CWS | 15.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 3.48 | 0.419 | 17.4 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 1.26 | 0.387 |
| Blake Snell (L) | v CLE | 28.8 | 9.9 | 18.8 | 0.24 | 0.237 | 24.8 | 10.8 | 14.0 | 0.97 | 0.306 |
| Stephen Strasburg (R) | at PHI | 28.4 | 8.2 | 20.2 | 0.93 | 0.272 | 30.4 | 5.5 | 24.9 | 0.85 | 0.280 |
| Ross Stripling (R) | at CIN | 24.5 | 5.8 | 18.6 | 0.86 | 0.268 | 21.7 | 5.5 | 16.3 | 1.28 | 0.324 |
| Jameson Taillon (R) | at STL | 17.4 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 0.92 | 0.337 | 25.4 | 4.1 | 21.3 | 0.94 | 0.290 |
| Jason Vargas (L) | v MIA | 15.0 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 1.59 | 0.362 | 19.3 | 7.6 | 11.8 | 1.41 | 0.332 |
| Zack Wheeler (R) | v MIA | 25.4 | 10.0 | 15.4 | 1.21 | 0.328 | 20.8 | 7.4 | 13.4 | 0.80 | 0.293 |
