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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 | Chris Sale | Red Sox | 114 | 112 | 78 | 109 | 105 | 99 | 7.5 | -210 | 1:05 PM |
| Lucas Giolito | David Hess | Orioles | 106 | 103 | 114 | 101 | 121 | 94 | 9.0 | 105 | 1:05 PM |
| Thomas Pannone | Lance Lynn | Yankees | 103 | 95 | 142 | 99 | 123 | 92 | 9.5 | -235 | 1:05 PM |
| Mike Fiers | Jalen Beeks | Rays | 92 | 95 | 97 | 94 | |||||
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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 | Chris Sale | Red Sox | 114 | 112 | 78 | 109 | 105 | 99 | 7.5 | -210 | 1:05 PM |
| Lucas Giolito | David Hess | Orioles | 106 | 103 | 114 | 101 | 121 | 94 | 9.0 | 105 | 1:05 PM |
| Thomas Pannone | Lance Lynn | Yankees | 103 | 95 | 142 | 99 | 123 | 92 | 9.5 | -235 | 1:05 PM |
| Mike Fiers | Jalen Beeks | Rays | 92 | 95 | 97 | 94 | 90 | 110 | 1:10 PM | ||
| Francisco Liriano | Shane Bieber | Indians | 114 | 114 | 110 | 102 | 98 | 94 | 9.0 | -235 | 1:10 PM |
| Tanner Roark | Sean Newcomb | Braves | 102 | 106 | 116 | 98 | 81 | 98 | 9.0 | -140 | 1:35 PM |
| Jose Urena | Nick Pivetta | Phillies | 98 | 95 | 120 | 97 | 124 | 109 | 1:35 PM | ||
| Zack Greinke | Justin Verlander | Astros | 83 | 93 | 109 | 94 | 109 | 101 | 7.5 | -195 | 2:10 PM |
| Trevor Williams | Jhoulys Chacin | Brewers | 105 | 103 | 131 | 96 | 108 | 103 | 8.5 | -170 | 2:10 PM |
| Kyle Gibson | Jakob Junis | Royals | 103 | 102 | 85 | 102 | 76 | 94 | 8.5 | -110 | 2:15 PM |
| Luis Castillo | Jose Quintana | Cubs | 98 | 99 | 88 | 98 | 114 | 100 | 2:20 PM | ||
| Antonio Senzatela | Dereck Rodriguez | Giants | 90 | 97 | 53 | 100 | 74 | 99 | 7.5 | -105 | 4:05 PM |
| Marco Gonzales | Jaime Barria | Angels | 91 | 96 | 91 | 96 | 102 | 109 | 8.5 | 100 | 4:07 PM |
| Mike Minor | Jacob Nix | Padres | 92 | 97 | 85 | 97 | 97 | 103 | 8.5 | 110 | 4:10 PM |
| Ross Stripling | Adam Wainwright | Cardinals | 91 | 102 | 97 | 100 | 82 | 95 | 8.5 | 130 | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Barria (R) | v SEA | 114.7 | 18.5 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 1.26 | 3.53 | 1.26 | $7,000 | $6,600 | 103 | 19.9 |
| Jalen Beeks (L) | v OAK | 42.0 | 19.9 | 11.3 | 8.6 | 0.64 | 5.57 | 1.55 | $4,900 | $5,700 | 106 | 22.5 |
| Shane Bieber (R) | v DET | 98.0 | 25.1 | 4.6 | 20.5 | 0.92 | 4.32 | 1.33 | $9,200 | $9,200 | 81 | 23.1 |
| Luis Castillo (R) | at CHC | 244.0 | 25.3 | 7.5 | 17.8 | 1.44 | 4.09 | 1.18 | $8,600 | $8,200 | 102 | 21.1 |
| Jhoulys Chacin (R) | v PIT | 353.3 | 20.0 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 0.87 | 3.72 | 1.23 | $7,300 | $7,700 | 98 | 19.0 |
| Jacob deGrom (R) | at BOS | 396.3 | 30.1 | 6.5 | 23.6 | 0.84 | 2.63 | 1.07 | $11,800 | $11,900 | 117 | 18.3 |
| Mike Fiers (R) | at TB | 312.0 | 20.8 | 7.2 | 13.6 | 1.73 | 4.24 | 1.29 | $8,200 | $8,000 | 107 | 22.5 |
| Kyle Gibson (R) | at KC | 334.7 | 19.8 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 1.21 | 4.33 | 1.41 | $7,800 | $7,300 | 91 | 21.6 |
| Lucas Giolito (R) | at BAL | 204.7 | 17.1 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 1.45 | 5.01 | 1.32 | $6,600 | $7,800 | 83 | 25.2 |
| Marco Gonzales (L) | at LAA | 190.7 | 20.0 | 4.8 | 15.1 | 1.13 | 4.63 | 1.37 | $7,600 | $6,300 | 91 | 20.4 |
| Zack Greinke (R) | at HOU | 390.3 | 25.7 | 5.3 | 20.4 | 1.20 | 3.16 | 1.06 | $9,700 | $9,600 | 106 | 19.2 |
| David Hess (R) | v CWS | 87.0 | 15.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 1.66 | 5.17 | 1.41 | $5,000 | $6,800 | 96 | 25.6 |
| Jakob Junis (R) | v MIN | 260.3 | 20.7 | 5.9 | 14.9 | 1.52 | 4.29 | 1.25 | $7,900 | $8,100 | 93 | 21.9 |
| Francisco Liriano (L) | at CLE | 215.0 | 18.7 | 12.5 | 6.2 | 1.26 | 5.07 | 1.57 | $5,100 | $6,400 | 97 | 19.8 |
| Lance Lynn (R) | v TOR | 330.0 | 21.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.12 | 4.12 | 1.37 | $7,000 | $7,400 | 105 | 22.2 |
| Mike Minor (L) | at SD | 223.7 | 23.2 | 6.2 | 17.0 | 1.13 | 3.62 | 1.08 | $8,600 | $8,300 | 97 | 23.7 |
| Sean Newcomb (L) | v WAS | 255.3 | 23.0 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 0.92 | 4.02 | 1.41 | $8,400 | $7,500 | 100 | 22.4 |
| Jacob Nix (R) | v TEX | 30.0 | 12.1 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 0.90 | 6.00 | 1.43 | $5,000 | $5,700 | 98 | 24.4 |
| Thomas Pannone (L) | at NYY | 24.0 | 14.9 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 1.50 | 4.13 | 1.13 | $4,300 | $5,900 | 118 | 22.0 |
| Nick Pivetta (R) | v MIA | 282.3 | 25.7 | 8.5 | 17.3 | 1.50 | 5.29 | 1.40 | $7,400 | $7,100 | 80 | 22.6 |
| Jose Quintana (L) | v CIN | 343.0 | 23.7 | 8.7 | 15.0 | 1.13 | 4.07 | 1.27 | $8,800 | $8,500 | 108 | 21.4 |
| Tanner Roark (R) | at ATL | 356.3 | 20.4 | 7.4 | 13.0 | 1.16 | 4.52 | 1.31 | $6,300 | $7,300 | 99 | 21.0 |
| Dereck Rodriguez (R) | v COL | 103.3 | 19.3 | 6.9 | 12.4 | 0.52 | 2.35 | 1.05 | $9,400 | $7,900 | 81 | 23.2 |
| Chris Sale (L) | v NYM | 361.3 | 37.2 | 5.3 | 31.9 | 0.85 | 2.52 | 0.92 | $11,000 | $11,500 | 81 | 25.5 |
| Antonio Senzatela (R) | at SF | 208.3 | 17.8 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 1.12 | 4.80 | 1.35 | $6,300 | $6,000 | 84 | 23.8 |
| Ross Stripling (R) | at STL | 188.0 | 26.0 | 4.8 | 21.2 | 1.20 | 3.06 | 1.15 | $7,000 | 99 | 21.8 | |
| Jose Urena (R) | at PHI | 327.0 | 17.1 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 1.21 | 4.05 | 1.24 | $7,100 | $7,600 | 100 | 24.5 |
| Justin Verlander (R) | v ARI | 401.0 | 29.5 | 6.6 | 22.9 | 1.21 | 3.05 | 1.06 | $12,300 | $11,700 | 88 | 23.3 |
| Adam Wainwright (R) | v LAD | 146.3 | 17.4 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 1.11 | 5.04 | 1.54 | $6,500 | 116 | 22.1 | |
| Trevor Williams (R) | at MIL | 304.0 | 17.6 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 0.86 | 3.67 | 1.24 | $7,200 | $8,700 | 104 | 23.6 |
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 |
| Jaime Barria (R) | v SEA | 19.9 | 6.8 | 13.1 | 0.76 | 0.275 | 17.1 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 1.78 | 0.364 |
| Jalen Beeks (L) | v OAK | 23.3 | 7.0 | 16.3 | 0.90 | 0.303 | 18.9 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 0.56 | 0.354 |
| Shane Bieber (R) | v DET | 26.1 | 7.2 | 18.9 | 1.08 | 0.385 | 24.0 | 1.6 | 22.4 | 0.75 | 0.287 |
| Luis Castillo (R) | at CHC | 23.8 | 8.2 | 15.6 | 1.84 | 0.348 | 26.8 | 6.9 | 19.9 | 1.10 | 0.271 |
| Jhoulys Chacin (R) | v PIT | 15.3 | 10.6 | 4.7 | 1.09 | 0.334 | 24.1 | 7.3 | 16.8 | 0.66 | 0.276 |
| Jacob deGrom (R) | at BOS | 25.9 | 6.8 | 19.0 | 0.70 | 0.281 | 30.9 | 5.9 | 25.0 | 1.01 | 0.269 |
| Mike Fiers (R) | at TB | 19.6 | 8.0 | 11.6 | 1.52 | 0.329 | 20.2 | 5.5 | 14.7 | 1.69 | 0.345 |
| Kyle Gibson (R) | at KC | 16.6 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 0.99 | 0.346 | 20.5 | 8.7 | 11.8 | 1.41 | 0.328 |
| Lucas Giolito (R) | at BAL | 15.2 | 11.0 | 4.2 | 1.57 | 0.344 | 17.8 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 1.62 | 0.335 |
| Marco Gonzales (L) | at LAA | 16.8 | 3.5 | 13.3 | 1.69 | 0.361 | 20.6 | 5.1 | 15.5 | 1.02 | 0.334 |
| Zack Greinke (R) | at HOU | 23.3 | 5.4 | 17.9 | 1.05 | 0.291 | 24.7 | 5.6 | 19.1 | 1.41 | 0.300 |
| David Hess (R) | v CWS | 15.2 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 1.90 | 0.339 | 15.0 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 1.36 | 0.367 |
| Jakob Junis (R) | v MIN | 18.3 | 6.8 | 11.5 | 1.35 | 0.335 | 23.1 | 4.9 | 18.2 | 1.69 | 0.321 |
| Francisco Liriano (L) | at CLE | 22.3 | 8.5 | 13.8 | 0.83 | 0.287 | 20.1 | 13.1 | 7.0 | 1.48 | 0.360 |
| Lance Lynn (R) | v TOR | 15.2 | 13.9 | 1.4 | 1.48 | 0.358 | 26.0 | 7.7 | 18.3 | 0.85 | 0.284 |
| Mike Minor (L) | at SD | 28.3 | 4.9 | 23.4 | 0.87 | 0.267 | 21.7 | 6.6 | 15.1 | 1.21 | 0.301 |
| Sean Newcomb (L) | v WAS | 27.0 | 9.9 | 17.1 | 1.01 | 0.310 | 21.8 | 12.4 | 9.4 | 0.89 | 0.316 |
| Jacob Nix (R) | v TEX | 14.5 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 1.17 | 0.337 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 0.61 | 0.345 |
| Thomas Pannone (L) | at NYY | 31.8 | 4.5 | 27.3 | 0.00 | 0.380 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 1.83 | 0.287 |
| Nick Pivetta (R) | v MIA | 25.9 | 9.7 | 16.2 | 1.10 | 0.327 | 25.6 | 7.4 | 18.2 | 1.84 | 0.353 |
| Jose Quintana (L) | v CIN | 23.8 | 4.9 | 18.9 | 0.51 | 0.268 | 22.7 | 8.5 | 14.2 | 1.22 | 0.313 |
| Tanner Roark (R) | at ATL | 19.6 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 1.11 | 0.324 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 0.91 | 0.286 |
| Dereck Rodriguez (R) | v COL | 18.9 | 5.8 | 13.1 | 0.54 | 0.293 | 19.7 | 8.0 | 11.7 | 0.51 | 0.262 |
| Chris Sale (L) | v NYM | 33.5 | 3.3 | 30.2 | 0.75 | 0.230 | 32.6 | 5.6 | 27.0 | 0.97 | 0.268 |
| Antonio Senzatela (R) | at SF | 17.0 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 1.12 | 0.319 | 18.5 | 7.5 | 11.0 | 1.13 | 0.339 |
| Ross Stripling (R) | at STL | 24.6 | 5.9 | 18.7 | 0.85 | 0.269 | 21.7 | 5.4 | 16.2 | 1.32 | 0.326 |
| Jose Urena (R) | at PHI | 12.9 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 1.40 | 0.332 | 20.9 | 7.9 | 13.0 | 1.01 | 0.301 |
| Justin Verlander (R) | v ARI | 32.8 | 7.9 | 24.9 | 1.32 | 0.276 | 25.6 | 5.2 | 20.3 | 1.10 | 0.277 |
| Adam Wainwright (R) | v LAD | 18.0 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 1.28 | 0.360 | 18.5 | 6.4 | 12.1 | 0.85 | 0.322 |
| Trevor Williams (R) | at MIL | 14.3 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 0.97 | 0.316 | 20.8 | 8.2 | 12.6 | 0.91 | 0.297 |
