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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 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | David Hess | Orioles | 106 | 103 | 114 | 101 | 121 | 94 | 9.5 | 160 | 7:05 PM |
| Tanner Roark | CC Sabathia | Yankees | 103 | 95 | 142 | 99 | 123 | 92 | 9.0 | -165 | 7:05 PM |
| Jon Gray | Aaron Nola | Phillies | 98 | 95 | 120 | 97 | 124 | 109 | 7.5 | -150 | 7:05 PM |
| Jaime Garcia | Ryne Stanek | Rays | 92 | 95 | 97 | 94 | 90 | 110 | 7:10 PM | ||
| Jake Odorizzi | Blaine Hardy | Tigers | 103 | 98 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 104 | 9.0 | -110 | 7:10 PM |
| Chris Stratton | Trevor Richards | Marlins | 84 | 93 | 86 | 91 | 83 | 103 | 8.5 | 100 | 7:10 PM |
| Zack Wheeler | Mike Foltynewicz | Braves | 102 | 106 | 116 | 98 | 81 | 98 | 8.5 | -150 | 7:35 PM |
| Adam Plutko | James Shields | White Sox | 95 | 90 | 122 | 99 | 110 | 106 | 9.5 | 120 | 8:10 PM |
| Tyler Chatwood | Chase Anderson | Brewers | 105 | 103 | 131 | 96 | 108 | 103 | 9.5 | -110 | 8:10 PM |
| Matt Strahm | Miles Mikolas | Cardinals | 91 | 102 | 97 | 100 | 82 | 95 | 8:15 PM | ||
| Sal Romano | Ian Kennedy | Royals | 103 | 102 | 85 | 102 | 76 | 94 | 9.5 | -115 | 8:15 PM |
| Trevor Williams | Clay Buchholz | Diamondbacks | 116 | 109 | 106 | 105 | 111 | 100 | 8.5 | -145 | 9:40 PM |
| Lance McCullers | Daniel Mengden | Athletics | 96 | 97 | 84 | 97 | 87 | 96 | 8.0 | 125 | 10:05 PM |
| Jaime Barria | Mike Leake | Mariners | 91 | 96 | 105 | 94 | 97 | 104 | 10:10 PM | ||
| Bartolo Colon | Caleb Ferguson | Dodgers | 90 | 95 | 113 | 96 | 90 | 103 | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Anderson (R) | v CHC | 206.3 | 21.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 1.18 | 3.32 | 1.14 | $4,700 | $5,900 | 107 | 20.8 |
| Jaime Barria (R) | at SEA | 36.3 | 20.4 | 6.1 | 14.3 | 0.99 | 2.48 | 1.05 | $9,200 | $6,800 | 108 | 19.7 |
| Clay Buchholz (R) | v PIT | 31.3 | 19.7 | 4.5 | 15.2 | 1.15 | 4.31 | 1.24 | $8,200 | $8,100 | 98 | 19.3 |
| Tyler Chatwood (R) | at MIL | 206.0 | 19.2 | 14.8 | 4.4 | 1.00 | 4.46 | 1.54 | $6,300 | $5,700 | 101 | 23.9 |
| Bartolo Colon (R) | at LAD | 214.3 | 14.3 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 1.85 | 5.71 | 1.41 | $5,800 | $6,300 | 108 | 22.1 |
| Caleb Ferguson (L) | v TEX | 1.7 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 21.60 | 3.00 | $6,100 | $5,500 | 101 | 24.1 |
| Mike Foltynewicz (R) | v NYM | 228.0 | 23.1 | 9.2 | 13.9 | 0.99 | 3.99 | 1.39 | $11,800 | $9,000 | 103 | 21.7 |
| Jaime Garcia (L) | at TB | 210.3 | 19.6 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 1.16 | 4.71 | 1.45 | $6,100 | $6,200 | 98 | 24.2 |
| Jon Gray (R) | at PHI | 180.3 | 24.9 | 6.7 | 18.2 | 0.85 | 4.44 | 1.38 | $8,000 | $7,500 | 91 | 26.6 |
| Blaine Hardy (L) | v MIN | 65.3 | 17.5 | 7.3 | 10.1 | 1.38 | 4.82 | 1.48 | $6,800 | $6,100 | 90 | 24.3 |
| David Hess (R) | v BOS | 29.3 | 13.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1.84 | 3.07 | 1.19 | $4,900 | $6,400 | 121 | 19.3 |
| Ian Kennedy (R) | v CIN | 219.7 | 20.1 | 9.0 | 11.2 | 1.88 | 5.49 | 1.42 | $5,600 | $6,100 | 100 | 20.2 |
| Mike Leake (R) | v LAA | 266.7 | 16.1 | 4.8 | 11.3 | 1.05 | 4.08 | 1.28 | $6,700 | $8,000 | 111 | 20.1 |
| Lance McCullers (R) | at OAK | 194.0 | 25.4 | 8.4 | 17.0 | 0.74 | 4.13 | 1.26 | $9,600 | $8,700 | 107 | 22.9 |
| Daniel Mengden (R) | v HOU | 121.3 | 16.5 | 4.1 | 12.4 | 1.19 | 3.34 | 1.03 | $7,300 | $7,700 | 108 | 20.6 |
| Miles Mikolas (R) | v SD | 79.3 | 18.5 | 2.9 | 15.7 | 0.68 | 2.27 | 0.96 | $10,900 | $9,300 | 86 | 25.6 |
| Aaron Nola (R) | v COL | 252.3 | 26.0 | 7.0 | 19.0 | 0.82 | 3.14 | 1.13 | $12,000 | $9,500 | 81 | 23.3 |
| Jake Odorizzi (R) | at DET | 211.3 | 21.8 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 1.87 | 4.17 | 1.28 | $7,200 | $7,100 | 88 | 21.0 |
| Adam Plutko (R) | at CWS | 18.3 | 16.7 | 6.9 | 9.7 | 2.45 | 3.93 | 1.04 | $8,300 | $7,300 | 96 | 24.4 |
| Trevor Richards (R) | v SF | 28.7 | 21.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 1.26 | 5.02 | 1.50 | $7,600 | $5,800 | 110 | 24.8 |
| Tanner Roark (R) | at NYY | 259.7 | 21.2 | 8.2 | 13.0 | 1.11 | 4.33 | 1.26 | $7,000 | $7,900 | 117 | 23.6 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez (L) | at BAL | 203.3 | 26.4 | 8.2 | 18.1 | 1.20 | 4.03 | 1.25 | $11,100 | $8,500 | 88 | 20.9 |
| Sal Romano (R) | at KC | 152.0 | 17.8 | 9.9 | 7.9 | 1.24 | 5.21 | 1.52 | $4,500 | $5,600 | 84 | 18.7 |
| CC Sabathia (L) | v WAS | 206.3 | 18.9 | 7.5 | 11.4 | 1.35 | 3.66 | 1.25 | $6,600 | $6,500 | 94 | 21.6 |
| James Shields (R) | v CLE | 199.3 | 18.5 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 1.67 | 5.10 | 1.38 | $5,300 | $6,800 | 107 | 21.7 |
| Ryne Stanek (R) | v TOR | 34.3 | 30.3 | 13.5 | 16.8 | 2.10 | 4.72 | 1.60 | $4,000 | $5,500 | 104 | 23.5 |
| Matt Strahm (L) | at STL | 49.3 | 20.8 | 14.4 | 6.5 | 1.46 | 4.74 | 1.44 | $4,400 | $5,500 | 107 | 22.0 |
| Chris Stratton (R) | at MIA | 126.7 | 19.9 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 0.92 | 4.19 | 1.46 | $7,900 | $6,600 | 83 | 23.0 |
| Zack Wheeler (R) | at ATL | 149.3 | 21.6 | 9.4 | 12.2 | 1.33 | 4.94 | 1.50 | $7,100 | $7,200 | 103 | 20.3 |
| Trevor Williams (R) | at ARI | 221.3 | 17.8 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 0.89 | 4.11 | 1.29 | $7,400 | $6,000 | 78 | 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 CHC | 20.9 | 8.8 | 12.2 | 1.23 | 0.286 | 19.1 | 7.5 | 11.6 | 1.52 | 0.348 |
| Jaime Barria (R) | at SEA | 23.0 | 5.4 | 17.6 | 0.47 | 0.229 | 17.8 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 1.56 | 0.325 |
| Clay Buchholz (R) | v PIT | 14.8 | 10.6 | 4.2 | 0.92 | 0.339 | 18.3 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 1.66 | 0.301 |
| Tyler Chatwood (R) | at MIL | 18.3 | 13.6 | 4.7 | 1.02 | 0.347 | 18.7 | 12.2 | 6.4 | 0.86 | 0.308 |
| Bartolo Colon (R) | at LAD | 14.5 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 1.64 | 0.346 | 15.8 | 3.2 | 12.6 | 1.39 | 0.331 |
| Caleb Ferguson (L) | v TEX | 0.0 | 50.0 | -50.0 | 0.00 | 0.745 | 42.9 | 14.3 | 28.6 | 0.00 | 0.382 |
| Mike Foltynewicz (R) | v NYM | 21.9 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 1.26 | 0.345 | 22.9 | 6.3 | 16.6 | 0.96 | 0.303 |
| Jaime Garcia (L) | at TB | 23.9 | 4.6 | 19.3 | 1.28 | 0.305 | 18.8 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 1.24 | 0.343 |
| Jon Gray (R) | at PHI | 24.4 | 7.6 | 16.9 | 0.96 | 0.314 | 26.5 | 7.3 | 19.2 | 0.84 | 0.318 |
| Blaine Hardy (L) | v MIN | 12.8 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 1.65 | 0.322 | 20.0 | 9.4 | 10.6 | 0.93 | 0.348 |
| David Hess (R) | v BOS | 17.9 | 7.1 | 10.7 | 2.03 | 0.371 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 1.69 | 0.286 |
| Ian Kennedy (R) | v CIN | 20.2 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 1.74 | 0.332 | 22.2 | 7.7 | 14.5 | 1.69 | 0.334 |
| Mike Leake (R) | v LAA | 14.0 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 1.10 | 0.326 | 18.4 | 3.4 | 15.0 | 0.98 | 0.320 |
| Lance McCullers (R) | at OAK | 30.3 | 8.8 | 21.5 | 0.62 | 0.289 | 23.7 | 10.6 | 13.1 | 0.74 | 0.328 |
| Daniel Mengden (R) | v HOU | 18.5 | 5.3 | 13.2 | 1.24 | 0.310 | 18.5 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 1.09 | 0.312 |
| Miles Mikolas (R) | v SD | 15.1 | 1.8 | 13.3 | 0.92 | 0.305 | 22.4 | 4.1 | 18.4 | 0.45 | 0.199 |
| Aaron Nola (R) | v COL | 21.8 | 9.1 | 12.7 | 0.77 | 0.295 | 29.4 | 4.3 | 25.1 | 0.86 | 0.277 |
| Jake Odorizzi (R) | at DET | 23.6 | 8.4 | 15.2 | 1.51 | 0.288 | 20.2 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 1.75 | 0.337 |
| Adam Plutko (R) | at CWS | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1.93 | 0.388 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 2.84 | 0.317 |
| Trevor Richards (R) | v SF | 29.2 | 13.8 | 15.4 | 0.61 | 0.330 | 14.3 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 1.93 | 0.367 |
| Tanner Roark (R) | at NYY | 19.3 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 1.04 | 0.318 | 22.1 | 6.6 | 15.6 | 0.84 | 0.273 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez (L) | at BAL | 29.7 | 8.1 | 21.6 | 0.92 | 0.321 | 23.6 | 8.5 | 15.1 | 1.32 | 0.306 |
| Sal Romano (R) | at KC | 17.7 | 10.4 | 7.3 | 1.03 | 0.366 | 17.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 1.42 | 0.337 |
| CC Sabathia (L) | v WAS | 23.2 | 9.0 | 14.1 | 1.14 | 0.305 | 18.4 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 1.26 | 0.311 |
| James Shields (R) | v CLE | 15.9 | 11.8 | 4.1 | 1.93 | 0.361 | 19.0 | 8.2 | 10.9 | 1.72 | 0.348 |
| Ryne Stanek (R) | v TOR | 33.3 | 8.3 | 25.0 | 0.00 | 0.239 | 28.4 | 16.8 | 11.6 | 3.66 | 0.426 |
| Matt Strahm (L) | at STL | 22.9 | 14.5 | 8.4 | 1.53 | 0.355 | 25.3 | 13.6 | 11.8 | 0.84 | 0.276 |
| Chris Stratton (R) | at MIA | 16.1 | 12.4 | 3.7 | 1.01 | 0.344 | 23.3 | 8.5 | 14.8 | 0.82 | 0.319 |
| Zack Wheeler (R) | at ATL | 25.4 | 10.1 | 15.2 | 1.72 | 0.347 | 18.9 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 1.04 | 0.331 |
| Trevor Williams (R) | at ARI | 14.6 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 1.03 | 0.337 | 20.5 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 0.97 | 0.301 |
