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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 |
| Derek Holland | Kyle Hendricks | Cubs | 98 | 99 | 88 | 98 | 114 | 100 | 10.5 | -260 | 2:20 PM |
| John Gant | Joe Musgrove | Pirates | 96 | 97 | 101 | 103 | 83 | 94 | 9.0 | -130 | 7:05 PM |
| Andrew Heaney | Luis Severino | Yankees | 103 | 95 | 142 | 99 | 123 | 92 | 9.0 | -260 | 7:05 PM |
| Sam Gaviglio | Zach Eflin | Phillies | 98 | 95 | 120 | 97 | 124 | 109 | 9.0 | -120 | 7:05 PM |
| Julio Teheran | Eduardo Rodriguez | Red Sox | 114 | 112 | 78 | 109 | 105 | 99 | 10.5 | -200 | 7:10 PM |
| David Hess | Sergio Romo | Rays | 92 | 95 | 97 | 94 | 90 | 110 | 8.5 | -160 | 7:10 PM |
| Dallas Keuchel | Corey Kluber | Indians | 114 | 114 | 110 | 102 | 98 | 94 | 8.0 | -130 | 7:10 PM |
| Reynaldo Lopez | Mike Fiers | Tigers | 103 | 98 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 104 | 9.0 | -110 | 7:10 PM |
| Max Scherzer | Jose Urena | Marlins | 84 | 93 | 86 | 91 | 83 | 103 | 6.5 | 205 | 7:10 PM |
| Eric Skoglund | Mike Minor | Rangers | 117 | 108 | 107 | 110 | 106 | 93 | 9.5 | -145 | 8:05 PM |
| Noah Syndergaard | Junior Guerra | Brewers | 105 | 103 | 131 | 96 | 108 | 103 | 8.0 | 100 | 8:10 PM |
| Sal Romano | Jon Gray | Rockies | 138 | 121 | 117 | 116 | 118 | 87 | 11.5 | -210 | 8:40 PM |
| Patrick Corbin | Sean Manaea | Athletics | 96 | 97 | 84 | 97 | 87 | 96 | 7.0 | -135 | 9:35 PM |
| Fernando Romero | James Paxton | Mariners | 91 | 96 | 105 | 94 | 97 | 104 | 7.0 | -185 | 10:10 PM |
| Clayton Richard | Ross Stripling | Dodgers | 90 | 95 | 113 | 96 | 90 | 103 | 7.0 | -190 | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Corbin (L) | at OAK | 252.0 | 24.2 | 7.4 | 16.8 | 1.18 | 3.68 | 1.29 | $9,700 | $9,300 | 99 | 23.2 |
| Zach Eflin (R) | v TOR | 81.7 | 14.9 | 5.2 | 9.8 | 1.87 | 5.18 | 1.31 | $7,900 | $8,000 | 100 | 23.5 |
| Mike Fiers (R) | v CWS | 196.7 | 20.4 | 8.1 | 12.3 | 1.92 | 5.08 | 1.38 | $6,100 | $6,100 | 102 | 23.9 |
| John Gant (R) | at PIT | 34.7 | 19.6 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 1.30 | 4.67 | 1.33 | $4,500 | $5,900 | 105 | 18.6 |
| Sam Gaviglio (R) | at PHI | 84.0 | 17.2 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 1.71 | 3.96 | 1.33 | $5,000 | $6,000 | 96 | 26.4 |
| Jon Gray (R) | v CIN | 166.0 | 24.9 | 6.1 | 18.8 | 0.87 | 4.23 | 1.33 | $7,400 | $7,000 | 96 | 20.3 |
| Junior Guerra (R) | v NYM | 112.7 | 22.0 | 12.8 | 9.1 | 1.68 | 4.31 | 1.38 | $6,600 | $7,700 | 105 | 21.2 |
| Andrew Heaney (L) | at NYY | 62.0 | 27.3 | 8.6 | 18.7 | 2.32 | 4.65 | 1.37 | $7,000 | $7,900 | 125 | 22.2 |
| Kyle Hendricks (R) | v SF | 195.3 | 21.0 | 6.4 | 14.6 | 1.20 | 3.13 | 1.16 | $8,200 | 101 | 25.5 | |
| David Hess (R) | at TB | 10.7 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 10.4 | 3.37 | 6.75 | 1.50 | $4,600 | $5,600 | 104 | 21.7 |
| Derek Holland (L) | at CHC | 182.3 | 17.7 | 11.5 | 6.2 | 1.93 | 5.87 | 1.60 | $7,300 | 106 | 21.0 | |
| Dallas Keuchel (L) | at CLE | 208.7 | 20.5 | 7.6 | 12.9 | 1.04 | 3.06 | 1.13 | $8,200 | $8,600 | 115 | 18.0 |
| Corey Kluber (R) | v HOU | 276.0 | 32.0 | 4.4 | 27.6 | 1.04 | 2.28 | 0.86 | $10,800 | $11,000 | 105 | 21.6 |
| Reynaldo Lopez (R) | at DET | 102.0 | 15.9 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 1.24 | 3.79 | 1.24 | $7,500 | $6,400 | 89 | 21.1 |
| Sean Manaea (L) | v ARI | 225.0 | 20.1 | 6.9 | 13.2 | 1.04 | 3.88 | 1.24 | $8,600 | $8,300 | 99 | 25.8 |
| Mike Minor (L) | v KC | 126.0 | 25.9 | 6.4 | 19.5 | 0.93 | 3.71 | 1.13 | $4,400 | $6,800 | 101 | 22.6 |
| Joe Musgrove (R) | v STL | 109.3 | 21.2 | 6.1 | 15.2 | 1.48 | 4.77 | 1.33 | $4,000 | $5,500 | 98 | 23.2 |
| James Paxton (L) | v MIN | 198.7 | 29.3 | 7.1 | 22.2 | 0.72 | 3.08 | 1.08 | $11,900 | $9,700 | 99 | 24.4 |
| Clayton Richard (L) | at LAD | 258.3 | 18.2 | 7.2 | 11.0 | 1.05 | 4.81 | 1.49 | $6,400 | $7,100 | 90 | 21.6 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez (L) | v ATL | 185.3 | 26.4 | 8.4 | 18.0 | 1.26 | 4.18 | 1.27 | $7,800 | $7,400 | 137 | 17.6 |
| Sal Romano (R) | at COL | 136.7 | 17.6 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 1.12 | 4.87 | 1.50 | $4,000 | $5,500 | 64 | 24.3 |
| Fernando Romero (R) | at SEA | 21.7 | 24.4 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 0.42 | 1.66 | 1.15 | $7,700 | $6,300 | 108 | 20.1 |
| Sergio Romo (R) | v BAL | 74.3 | 27.6 | 9.1 | 18.5 | 1.57 | 3.75 | 1.18 | $4,000 | $5,500 | 88 | 25.0 |
| Max Scherzer (R) | at MIA | 266.3 | 36.0 | 6.9 | 29.1 | 0.91 | 2.33 | 0.89 | $14,000 | $12,000 | 80 | 23.0 |
| Luis Severino (R) | v LAA | 258.3 | 29.5 | 6.5 | 23.1 | 0.80 | 2.82 | 1.02 | $11,200 | $10,300 | 109 | 19.6 |
| Eric Skoglund (L) | at TEX | 63.3 | 17.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 1.28 | 7.11 | 1.61 | $4,800 | $5,800 | 86 | 25.8 |
| Ross Stripling (R) | v SD | 109.0 | 25.4 | 6.3 | 19.2 | 0.99 | 3.22 | 1.20 | $7,200 | $6,700 | 85 | 26.5 |
| Noah Syndergaard (R) | at MIL | 89.0 | 27.6 | 4.3 | 23.3 | 0.40 | 2.93 | 1.15 | $10,500 | $10,600 | 108 | 23.8 |
| Julio Teheran (R) | at BOS | 242.3 | 19.1 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 1.49 | 4.42 | 1.34 | $6,900 | $5,700 | 126 | 18.7 |
| Jose Urena (R) | v WAS | 227.0 | 16.4 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 1.23 | 4.00 | 1.26 | $4,900 | $6,500 | 105 | 19.9 |
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 |
| Patrick Corbin (L) | at OAK | 30.7 | 8.9 | 21.8 | 1.22 | 0.292 | 19.5 | 8.0 | 11.6 | 1.27 | 0.341 |
| Zach Eflin (R) | v TOR | 11.7 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 2.63 | 0.379 | 15.1 | 4.6 | 10.5 | 0.99 | 0.310 |
| Mike Fiers (R) | v CWS | 19.1 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 1.63 | 0.340 | 19.9 | 6.2 | 13.7 | 1.71 | 0.354 |
| John Gant (R) | at PIT | 21.8 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 1.43 | 0.344 | 20.2 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 1.11 | 0.326 |
| Sam Gaviglio (R) | at PHI | 14.6 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 1.67 | 0.343 | 19.5 | 6.3 | 13.2 | 1.75 | 0.343 |
| Jon Gray (R) | v CIN | 24.3 | 7.2 | 17.0 | 1.02 | 0.312 | 26.7 | 7.2 | 19.6 | 0.80 | 0.314 |
| Junior Guerra (R) | v NYM | 21.4 | 12.6 | 8.8 | 1.16 | 0.303 | 20.9 | 9.2 | 11.7 | 1.22 | 0.303 |
| Andrew Heaney (L) | at NYY | 23.6 | 5.5 | 18.2 | 0.69 | 0.309 | 28.3 | 8.4 | 19.8 | 2.78 | 0.368 |
| Kyle Hendricks (R) | v SF | 23.0 | 7.4 | 15.6 | 1.12 | 0.293 | 21.0 | 5.2 | 15.8 | 0.83 | 0.259 |
| David Hess (R) | at TB | 16.7 | 4.2 | 12.5 | 1.80 | 0.405 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 4.76 | 0.404 |
| Derek Holland (L) | at CHC | 15.7 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 0.90 | 0.278 | 16.7 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 1.88 | 0.378 |
| Dallas Keuchel (L) | at CLE | 25.3 | 4.4 | 20.9 | 0.76 | 0.245 | 19.3 | 8.0 | 11.3 | 1.13 | 0.310 |
| Corey Kluber (R) | v HOU | 27.3 | 6.3 | 21.1 | 0.99 | 0.265 | 31.4 | 4.6 | 26.8 | 0.99 | 0.249 |
| Reynaldo Lopez (R) | at DET | 15.3 | 10.5 | 4.8 | 1.88 | 0.325 | 19.6 | 8.1 | 11.5 | 0.36 | 0.302 |
| Sean Manaea (L) | v ARI | 21.5 | 3.8 | 17.7 | 0.80 | 0.253 | 20.1 | 7.4 | 12.7 | 1.21 | 0.321 |
| Mike Minor (L) | v KC | 33.6 | 6.3 | 27.3 | 0.00 | 0.204 | 23.4 | 6.4 | 17.0 | 1.27 | 0.331 |
| Joe Musgrove (R) | v STL | 24.1 | 6.8 | 17.3 | 1.26 | 0.333 | 19.0 | 5.6 | 13.5 | 1.55 | 0.333 |
| James Paxton (L) | v MIN | 20.8 | 7.4 | 13.4 | 0.54 | 0.306 | 28.0 | 5.9 | 22.0 | 0.73 | 0.275 |
| Clayton Richard (L) | at LAD | 25.7 | 5.4 | 20.3 | 0.11 | 0.292 | 14.3 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 1.22 | 0.366 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez (L) | v ATL | 29.0 | 8.2 | 20.8 | 0.97 | 0.324 | 23.7 | 8.6 | 15.1 | 1.37 | 0.310 |
| Sal Romano (R) | at COL | 17.9 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 1.15 | 0.364 | 17.3 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 1.09 | 0.325 |
| Fernando Romero (R) | at SEA | 33.3 | 6.1 | 27.3 | 0.00 | 0.144 | 19.3 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 0.71 | 0.359 |
| Sergio Romo (R) | v BAL | 23.1 | 10.0 | 13.1 | 1.59 | 0.344 | 29.8 | 7.5 | 22.4 | 1.53 | 0.281 |
| Max Scherzer (R) | at MIA | 27.2 | 8.7 | 18.5 | 1.38 | 0.306 | 41.8 | 4.0 | 37.7 | 0.73 | 0.196 |
| Luis Severino (R) | v LAA | 28.4 | 7.9 | 20.5 | 1.04 | 0.292 | 27.0 | 6.0 | 21.0 | 0.84 | 0.268 |
| Eric Skoglund (L) | at TEX | 15.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.08 | 0.339 | 17.4 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 1.31 | 0.387 |
| Ross Stripling (R) | v SD | 22.1 | 7.3 | 14.8 | 0.57 | 0.263 | 21.4 | 6.2 | 15.1 | 1.26 | 0.321 |
| Noah Syndergaard (R) | at MIL | 29.6 | 7.0 | 22.6 | 0.52 | 0.295 | 28.0 | 3.8 | 24.2 | 0.47 | 0.263 |
| Julio Teheran (R) | at BOS | 16.7 | 11.4 | 5.3 | 1.48 | 0.332 | 24.0 | 3.8 | 20.2 | 1.13 | 0.284 |
| Jose Urena (R) | v WAS | 11.4 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 1.38 | 0.335 | 21.1 | 8.0 | 13.1 | 1.05 | 0.305 |
