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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 |
| Reynaldo Lopez | Fernando Romero | Twins | 105 | 103 | 95 | 105 | 113 | 93 | 4:10 PM | ||
| Nathan Eovaldi | Max Scherzer | Nationals | 100 | 98 | 89 | 105 | 114 | 98 | 7.0 | -265 | 7:05 PM |
| Ross Stripling | Joe Musgrove | Pirates | 96 | 97 | 101 | 103 | 83 | 94 | 7.5 | 105 | 7:05 PM |
| CC Sabathia | Marco Estrada | Blue Jays | 99 | 102 | 98 | 101 | 101 | 97 | 10.0 | 140 | 7:07 PM |
| Artie Lewicki | Steven Wright | Red Sox | 114 | 112 | 78 | 109 | 105 | 99 | 9.5 | -195 | 7:10 PM |
| Kyle Freeland | Anthony DeSclafani | Reds | 104 | 100 | 119 | 98 | 108 | 106 | 9.0 | -105 | 7:10 PM |
| Junior Guerra | Corey Kluber | Indians | 114 | 114 | 110 | 102 | 98 | 94 | 7.5 | -220 | 7:10 PM |
| Alex Cobb | Jason Vargas | Mets | 90 | 93 | 101 | 90 | 92 | 106 | 8.5 | -125 | 7:10 PM |
| Lucas Giolito | Zack Littell | Twins | 105 | 103 | 95 | 105 | 113 | 93 | 7:40 PM | ||
| Sean Manaea | Matt Moore | Rangers | 117 | 108 | 107 | 110 | 106 | 93 | 10.5 | 120 | 8:05 PM |
| Zach Eflin | Kyle Hendricks | Cubs | 98 | 99 | 88 | 98 | 114 | 100 | 8:05 PM | ||
| James Paxton | Dallas Keuchel | Astros | 83 | 93 | 109 | 94 | 109 | 101 | 7.5 | -130 | 8:10 PM |
| Jose Urena | Carlos Martinez | Cardinals | 91 | 102 | 97 | 100 | 82 | 95 | 7.5 | -185 | 8:15 PM |
| Brad Keller | Andrew Heaney | Angels | 91 | 96 | 91 | 96 | 102 | 109 | 8.0 | -200 | 10:07 PM |
| Sean Newcomb | Jordan Lyles | Padres | 92 | 97 | 85 | 97 | 97 | 103 | 7.5 | 115 | 10:10 PM |
| Patrick Corbin | Madison Bumgarner | Giants | 90 | 97 | 53 | 100 | 74 | 99 | 7.0 | -130 | 10:15 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Bumgarner (L) | v ARI | 111.0 | 22.4 | 4.4 | 18.0 | 1.38 | 3.32 | 1.09 | $10,100 | $8,700 | 106 | 24.5 |
| Alex Cobb (R) | at NYM | 225.7 | 16.0 | 5.8 | 10.1 | 1.24 | 4.31 | 1.34 | $4,800 | $6,000 | 109 | 20.4 |
| Patrick Corbin (L) | at SF | 265.0 | 24.6 | 7.2 | 17.4 | 1.22 | 3.74 | 1.28 | $9,900 | $9,100 | 110 | 22.9 |
| Anthony DeSclafani (R) | v COL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $6,200 | $5,700 | 76 | 23.2 | |
| Zach Eflin (R) | at CHC | 90.3 | 16.3 | 5.1 | 11.2 | 1.99 | 5.68 | 1.38 | $7,300 | $7,600 | 114 | 20.5 |
| Nathan Eovaldi (R) | at WAS | 6.0 | 21.1 | 5.3 | 15.8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.17 | $7,100 | $7,100 | 100 | 20.4 |
| Marco Estrada (R) | v NYY | 244.7 | 20.5 | 8.3 | 12.3 | 1.58 | 5.15 | 1.40 | $4,100 | $6,500 | 122 | 23.8 |
| Kyle Freeland (L) | at CIN | 221.7 | 16.9 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 1.02 | 3.90 | 1.40 | $8,100 | $7,800 | 101 | 22.1 |
| Lucas Giolito (R) | at MIN | 100.3 | 14.6 | 11.2 | 3.4 | 1.44 | 5.20 | 1.36 | $5,600 | 95 | 22.0 | |
| Junior Guerra (R) | at CLE | 124.7 | 22.0 | 11.8 | 10.3 | 1.66 | 4.04 | 1.32 | $6,800 | $7,300 | 104 | 22.9 |
| Andrew Heaney (L) | v KC | 73.3 | 25.6 | 8.5 | 17.0 | 1.96 | 4.66 | 1.38 | $8,600 | $7,900 | 105 | 21.3 |
| Kyle Hendricks (R) | v PHI | 207.3 | 20.8 | 6.4 | 14.4 | 1.22 | 3.08 | 1.15 | $8,300 | $8,000 | 92 | 26.8 |
| Brad Keller (R) | at LAA | 25.3 | 15.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 0.36 | 2.13 | 1.11 | $4,200 | $5,500 | 109 | 19.8 |
| Dallas Keuchel (L) | v SEA | 219.7 | 20.7 | 7.6 | 13.1 | 0.98 | 3.15 | 1.16 | $7,900 | $8,400 | 112 | 20.5 |
| Corey Kluber (R) | v MIL | 288.3 | 32.2 | 4.2 | 28.0 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 0.86 | $12,600 | $11,500 | 102 | 23.7 |
| Artie Lewicki (R) | at BOS | 25.3 | 15.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 0.36 | 4.62 | 1.82 | $4,000 | $5,500 | 125 | 19.2 |
| Zack Littell (R) | v CWS | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | $5,500 | 100 | 23.7 | ||
| Reynaldo Lopez (R) | at MIN | 111.7 | 15.5 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 1.13 | 4.19 | 1.28 | $6,000 | 95 | 22.0 | |
| Jordan Lyles (R) | v ATL | 119.0 | 19.4 | 7.2 | 12.2 | 1.74 | 6.05 | 1.46 | $6,500 | $7,400 | 104 | 20.5 |
| Sean Manaea (L) | at TEX | 233.7 | 19.7 | 6.9 | 12.7 | 1.08 | 4.12 | 1.26 | $7,700 | $7,700 | 94 | 25.3 |
| Carlos Martinez (R) | v MIA | 255.0 | 24.7 | 8.7 | 16.0 | 0.99 | 3.25 | 1.19 | $11,000 | $8,200 | 81 | 22.7 |
| Matt Moore (L) | v OAK | 221.3 | 18.2 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 1.34 | 6.02 | 1.63 | $4,500 | $5,800 | 95 | 23.6 |
| Joe Musgrove (R) | v LAD | 123.3 | 21.2 | 6.2 | 15.1 | 1.31 | 4.31 | 1.31 | $7,500 | $7,200 | 104 | 22.2 |
| Sean Newcomb (L) | at SD | 162.7 | 24.0 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 0.72 | 3.71 | 1.43 | $9,200 | $8,900 | 108 | 26.2 |
| James Paxton (L) | at HOU | 210.7 | 29.6 | 7.2 | 22.4 | 0.73 | 3.03 | 1.07 | $10,400 | $9,300 | 114 | 21.6 |
| Fernando Romero (R) | v CWS | 30.3 | 22.9 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 0.59 | 4.15 | 1.38 | $6,300 | 100 | 23.7 | |
| CC Sabathia (L) | at TOR | 199.3 | 18.7 | 7.6 | 11.2 | 1.31 | 3.70 | 1.27 | $5,900 | $6,200 | 95 | 21.2 |
| Max Scherzer (R) | v TB | 280.3 | 35.6 | 6.8 | 28.8 | 0.90 | 2.34 | 0.89 | $13,300 | $12,000 | 101 | 22.2 |
| Ross Stripling (R) | at PIT | 122.7 | 26.6 | 6.0 | 20.6 | 0.95 | 2.93 | 1.17 | $9,600 | $8,500 | 99 | 19.1 |
| Jose Urena (R) | at STL | 239.0 | 16.9 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 1.28 | 3.99 | 1.24 | $5,600 | $6,800 | 94 | 22.6 |
| Jason Vargas (L) | v BAL | 205.0 | 17.9 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 1.45 | 4.70 | 1.40 | $5,000 | $6,100 | 97 | 21.5 |
| Steven Wright (R) | v DET | 40.0 | 15.2 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 2.25 | 5.85 | 1.60 | $5,300 | $5,900 | 91 | 20.6 |
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 |
| Madison Bumgarner (L) | v ARI | 29.0 | 4.8 | 24.2 | 0.70 | 0.227 | 25.1 | 5.6 | 19.5 | 1.25 | 0.289 |
| Alex Cobb (R) | at NYM | 17.5 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 1.39 | 0.354 | 14.7 | 4.3 | 10.4 | 1.25 | 0.327 |
| Patrick Corbin (L) | at SF | 30.5 | 8.9 | 21.7 | 1.28 | 0.298 | 20.0 | 7.8 | 12.1 | 1.28 | 0.338 |
| Anthony DeSclafani (R) | v COL | 22.1 | 4.8 | 17.3 | 1.58 | 0.353 | 19.1 | 7.2 | 11.9 | 0.74 | 0.260 |
| Zach Eflin (R) | at CHC | 12.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 2.70 | 0.385 | 15.9 | 4.6 | 11.3 | 1.05 | 0.321 |
| Nathan Eovaldi (R) | at WAS | 19.3 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 1.92 | 0.353 | 18.0 | 5.3 | 12.7 | 1.33 | 0.294 |
| Marco Estrada (R) | v NYY | 21.8 | 8.1 | 13.7 | 1.29 | 0.291 | 21.2 | 9.0 | 12.2 | 1.53 | 0.343 |
| Kyle Freeland (L) | at CIN | 29.6 | 6.6 | 23.0 | 0.87 | 0.301 | 13.3 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 1.06 | 0.337 |
| Lucas Giolito (R) | at MIN | 12.8 | 12.8 | 0.0 | 1.73 | 0.363 | 15.1 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 1.67 | 0.342 |
| Junior Guerra (R) | at CLE | 21.5 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 1.18 | 0.301 | 20.9 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 1.23 | 0.299 |
| Andrew Heaney (L) | v KC | 21.3 | 4.9 | 16.4 | 0.61 | 0.293 | 26.7 | 8.5 | 18.1 | 2.37 | 0.367 |
| Kyle Hendricks (R) | v PHI | 22.6 | 7.5 | 15.1 | 1.08 | 0.291 | 21.0 | 5.1 | 15.9 | 0.89 | 0.261 |
| Brad Keller (R) | at LAA | 11.6 | 14.0 | -2.3 | 0.00 | 0.238 | 18.6 | 3.4 | 15.3 | 0.60 | 0.264 |
| Dallas Keuchel (L) | v SEA | 25.5 | 4.3 | 21.2 | 0.74 | 0.247 | 19.4 | 8.0 | 11.3 | 1.10 | 0.311 |
| Corey Kluber (R) | v MIL | 27.6 | 6.2 | 21.4 | 0.97 | 0.264 | 31.5 | 4.5 | 27.0 | 0.96 | 0.248 |
| Artie Lewicki (R) | at BOS | 13.7 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 0.84 | 0.370 | 16.4 | 6.0 | 10.4 | 0.00 | 0.342 |
| Zack Littell (R) | v CWS | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| Reynaldo Lopez (R) | at MIN | 14.8 | 10.1 | 4.7 | 1.75 | 0.326 | 19.4 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 0.34 | 0.308 |
| Jordan Lyles (R) | v ATL | 13.6 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 1.53 | 0.374 | 19.3 | 6.5 | 12.8 | 1.25 | 0.333 |
| Sean Manaea (L) | at TEX | 21.4 | 4.0 | 17.3 | 0.79 | 0.259 | 19.8 | 7.3 | 12.5 | 1.24 | 0.324 |
| Carlos Martinez (R) | v MIA | 20.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 1.04 | 0.320 | 26.5 | 6.2 | 20.3 | 0.68 | 0.255 |
| Matt Moore (L) | v OAK | 19.0 | 8.1 | 11.0 | 1.52 | 0.378 | 19.7 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 1.17 | 0.327 |
| Joe Musgrove (R) | v LAD | 23.6 | 7.0 | 16.6 | 1.20 | 0.329 | 19.5 | 5.6 | 13.9 | 1.40 | 0.325 |
| Sean Newcomb (L) | at SD | 23.7 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 0.69 | 0.325 | 24.1 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 0.73 | 0.306 |
| James Paxton (L) | at HOU | 21.6 | 7.3 | 14.2 | 0.68 | 0.308 | 28.2 | 6.0 | 22.2 | 0.71 | 0.272 |
| Fernando Romero (R) | v CWS | 23.4 | 8.5 | 14.9 | 0.79 | 0.277 | 22.6 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 0.47 | 0.340 |
| CC Sabathia (L) | at TOR | 23.2 | 9.0 | 14.1 | 1.14 | 0.305 | 18.3 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 1.23 | 0.313 |
| Max Scherzer (R) | v TB | 27.2 | 8.6 | 18.7 | 1.39 | 0.305 | 41.1 | 4.2 | 36.9 | 0.70 | 0.198 |
| Ross Stripling (R) | at PIT | 23.4 | 6.9 | 16.5 | 0.60 | 0.257 | 21.8 | 6.2 | 15.6 | 1.22 | 0.321 |
| Jose Urena (R) | at STL | 11.9 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 1.37 | 0.331 | 21.5 | 7.9 | 13.6 | 1.13 | 0.308 |
| Jason Vargas (L) | v BAL | 13.2 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 1.76 | 0.375 | 19.4 | 7.7 | 11.7 | 1.33 | 0.323 |
| Steven Wright (R) | v DET | 18.1 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 1.01 | 0.287 | 18.7 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 1.00 | 0.328 |
