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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 | Rick Porcello | Red Sox | 114 | 112 | 78 | 109 | 105 | 99 | 9.0 | -225 | 1:05 PM |
| Alex Cobb | Marco Estrada | Blue Jays | 99 | 102 | 98 | 101 | 101 | 97 | 9.0 | -135 | 1:07 PM |
| James Paxton | Nathan Eovaldi | Rays | 92 | 95 | 97 | 94 | 90 | 110 | 7.0 | 135 | 1:10 PM |
| Carlos Martinez | Anthony DeSclafani | Reds | 104 | 100 | 119 | 98 | 108 | 106 | 9.5 | -105 | 1:10 PM |
| Corey Kluber | Artie Lewicki | Tigers | 103 | 98 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 104 | 8.0 | 220 | 1:10 PM |
| Clayton Richard | Jose Urena | Marlins | 84 | 93 | 86 | 91 | 83 | 103 | 7.5 | -115 | 1:10 PM |
| Brandon Woodruff | Zach Eflin | Phillies | 98 | 95 | 120 | 97 | 124 | 109 | 8.0 | -105 | 1:35 PM |
| Nick Tropeano | Fernando Romero | Twins | 105 | 103 | 95 | 105 | 113 | 93 | 9.0 | -120 | 2:10 PM |
| Ivan Nova | Kyle Hendricks | Cubs | 98 | 99 | 88 | 98 | 114 | 100 | 2:20 PM | ||
| Dallas Keuchel | Matt Moore | Rangers | 117 | 108 | 107 | 110 | 106 | 93 | 10.5 | 180 | 3:05 PM |
| Zack Godley | Kyle Freeland | Rockies | 138 | 121 | 117 | 116 | 118 | 87 | 12.0 | -145 | 3:10 PM |
| Derek Holland | Max Scherzer | Nationals | 100 | 98 | 89 | 105 | 114 | 98 | 7.5 | -305 | 4:05 PM |
| Brad Keller | Sean Manaea | Athletics | 96 | 97 | 84 | 97 | 87 | 96 | 8.0 | -180 | 4:05 PM |
| Sean Newcomb | Ross Stripling | Dodgers | 90 | 95 | 113 | 96 | 90 | 103 | 7.0 | -170 | 4:10 PM |
| Luis Severino | Seth Lugo | Mets | 90 | 93 | 101 | 90 | 92 | 106 | 7.0 | 205 | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Cobb (R) | at TOR | 231.7 | 16.3 | 5.8 | 10.5 | 1.20 | 4.23 | 1.32 | $5,100 | $6,600 | 100 | 23.4 |
| Anthony DeSclafani (R) | v STL | 5.0 | 25.0 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 1.80 | 7.20 | 1.40 | $6,200 | $5,600 | 94 | 22.4 |
| Zach Eflin (R) | v MIL | 98.0 | 15.6 | 5.0 | 10.6 | 1.84 | 5.33 | 1.37 | $6,900 | $7,500 | 102 | 24.0 |
| Nathan Eovaldi (R) | v SEA | 11.0 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 0.82 | 3.27 | 0.55 | $7,600 | $6,400 | 110 | 19.8 |
| Marco Estrada (R) | v BAL | 250.7 | 20.7 | 8.1 | 12.6 | 1.54 | 5.06 | 1.39 | $5,400 | $6,500 | 85 | 25.1 |
| Kyle Freeland (L) | v ARI | 228.3 | 17.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 1.02 | 3.90 | 1.41 | $7,100 | $7,000 | 102 | 23.7 |
| Zack Godley (R) | at COL | 220.0 | 24.6 | 9.3 | 15.3 | 1.02 | 3.89 | 1.27 | $6,500 | $6,700 | 81 | 23.1 |
| Kyle Hendricks (R) | v PIT | 212.3 | 20.8 | 6.6 | 14.2 | 1.23 | 3.22 | 1.16 | $7,900 | $7,800 | 98 | 18.9 |
| Derek Holland (L) | at WAS | 197.3 | 17.6 | 11.2 | 6.4 | 1.82 | 5.79 | 1.59 | $4,800 | $6,100 | 96 | 21.6 |
| Brad Keller (R) | at OAK | 29.7 | 15.8 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 0.30 | 2.12 | 1.15 | $4,200 | $5,500 | 107 | 22.9 |
| Dallas Keuchel (L) | at TEX | 226.3 | 20.4 | 7.5 | 12.9 | 1.07 | 3.34 | 1.16 | $7,700 | $8,300 | 96 | 24.8 |
| Corey Kluber (R) | at DET | 295.3 | 32.1 | 4.1 | 28.0 | 0.98 | 2.16 | 0.86 | $13,600 | $11,600 | 89 | 20.8 |
| Artie Lewicki (R) | v CLE | 29.0 | 14.7 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 0.62 | 4.66 | 1.86 | $4,400 | $5,500 | 105 | 21.9 |
| Reynaldo Lopez (R) | at BOS | 118.7 | 15.5 | 9.0 | 6.6 | 1.06 | 3.94 | 1.25 | $5,600 | $6,200 | 124 | 19.2 |
| Seth Lugo (R) | v NYY | 141.0 | 21.0 | 5.8 | 15.3 | 1.02 | 3.96 | 1.25 | $5,500 | 120 | 23.4 | |
| Sean Manaea (L) | v KC | 239.0 | 19.4 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 1.13 | 4.10 | 1.27 | $6,300 | $7,400 | 95 | 21.5 |
| Carlos Martinez (R) | at CIN | 259.0 | 24.8 | 9.0 | 15.7 | 0.97 | 3.27 | 1.21 | $9,300 | $8,200 | 99 | 20.0 |
| Matt Moore (L) | v HOU | 227.3 | 17.9 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 1.35 | 5.98 | 1.63 | $4,600 | $5,600 | 120 | 20.6 |
| Sean Newcomb (L) | at LAD | 168.7 | 23.9 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 0.69 | 3.58 | 1.42 | $7,300 | $8,800 | 99 | 21.9 |
| Ivan Nova (R) | at CHC | 248.7 | 16.9 | 4.4 | 12.5 | 1.41 | 4.34 | 1.29 | $4,400 | $7,600 | 109 | 20.7 |
| James Paxton (L) | at TB | 218.3 | 29.2 | 7.1 | 22.2 | 0.70 | 2.97 | 1.08 | $12,500 | $10,100 | 99 | 23.2 |
| Rick Porcello (R) | v CWS | 283.7 | 20.9 | 5.3 | 15.6 | 1.43 | 4.35 | 1.32 | $9,700 | $8,900 | 99 | 24.0 |
| Clayton Richard (L) | at MIA | 278.3 | 18.1 | 7.2 | 10.9 | 1.07 | 4.75 | 1.45 | $7,300 | $7,400 | 92 | 20.6 |
| Fernando Romero (R) | v LAA | 36.3 | 21.5 | 8.9 | 12.7 | 0.74 | 3.96 | 1.35 | $5,900 | $6,400 | 110 | 20.0 |
| Max Scherzer (R) | v SF | 288.3 | 35.9 | 6.6 | 29.2 | 0.87 | 2.34 | 0.88 | $14,400 | $12,200 | 112 | 24.7 |
| Luis Severino (R) | at NYM | 279.3 | 29.7 | 6.4 | 23.3 | 0.81 | 2.74 | 1.01 | $10,800 | 102 | 21.1 | |
| Ross Stripling (R) | v ATL | 127.7 | 27.0 | 5.8 | 21.2 | 0.92 | 2.82 | 1.15 | $9,200 | $8,600 | 103 | 20.2 |
| Nick Tropeano (R) | at MIN | 49.7 | 20.5 | 8.3 | 12.2 | 1.45 | 4.35 | 1.33 | $6,700 | $7,700 | 96 | 22.0 |
| Jose Urena (R) | v SD | 244.0 | 16.8 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 1.25 | 4.06 | 1.26 | $6,300 | $6,800 | 87 | 25.6 |
| Brandon Woodruff (R) | at PHI | 62.3 | 19.3 | 7.8 | 11.5 | 1.16 | 5.20 | 1.35 | $6,000 | $5,700 | 92 | 26.6 |
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 |
| Alex Cobb (R) | at TOR | 18.3 | 7.9 | 10.4 | 1.34 | 0.345 | 14.7 | 4.4 | 10.3 | 1.23 | 0.327 |
| Anthony DeSclafani (R) | v STL | 22.1 | 4.6 | 17.5 | 1.52 | 0.354 | 19.4 | 7.3 | 12.1 | 0.85 | 0.267 |
| Zach Eflin (R) | v MIL | 12.1 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 2.58 | 0.383 | 15.8 | 4.7 | 11.1 | 1.00 | 0.317 |
| Nathan Eovaldi (R) | v SEA | 19.4 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 2.03 | 0.362 | 17.9 | 5.1 | 12.8 | 1.27 | 0.285 |
| Marco Estrada (R) | v BAL | 21.6 | 8.0 | 13.7 | 1.28 | 0.290 | 21.4 | 8.9 | 12.5 | 1.51 | 0.343 |
| Kyle Freeland (L) | v ARI | 29.6 | 6.6 | 23.0 | 0.99 | 0.308 | 13.4 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 1.04 | 0.335 |
| Zack Godley (R) | at COL | 22.7 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 0.97 | 0.324 | 23.0 | 7.1 | 15.9 | 1.33 | 0.316 |
| Kyle Hendricks (R) | v PIT | 22.4 | 7.7 | 14.8 | 1.12 | 0.292 | 21.2 | 5.2 | 16.0 | 0.88 | 0.261 |
| Derek Holland (L) | at WAS | 15.0 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 0.83 | 0.274 | 16.9 | 10.3 | 6.6 | 1.84 | 0.378 |
| Brad Keller (R) | at OAK | 11.1 | 13.3 | -2.2 | 0.00 | 0.227 | 18.7 | 4.0 | 14.7 | 0.48 | 0.275 |
| Dallas Keuchel (L) | at TEX | 25.1 | 4.2 | 20.9 | 0.83 | 0.251 | 19.3 | 8.0 | 11.3 | 1.14 | 0.312 |
| Corey Kluber (R) | at DET | 27.5 | 6.1 | 21.4 | 0.95 | 0.263 | 31.5 | 4.4 | 27.1 | 0.95 | 0.249 |
| Artie Lewicki (R) | v CLE | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 0.69 | 0.375 | 17.3 | 6.7 | 10.7 | 0.56 | 0.354 |
| Reynaldo Lopez (R) | at BOS | 14.8 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 1.65 | 0.316 | 19.4 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 0.33 | 0.306 |
| Seth Lugo (R) | v NYY | 18.3 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 0.90 | 0.294 | 21.4 | 4.7 | 16.7 | 1.11 | 0.304 |
| Sean Manaea (L) | v KC | 20.7 | 4.5 | 16.2 | 0.77 | 0.260 | 19.8 | 7.4 | 12.3 | 1.28 | 0.325 |
| Carlos Martinez (R) | at CIN | 20.5 | 11.2 | 9.3 | 1.04 | 0.320 | 26.6 | 6.3 | 20.2 | 0.67 | 0.257 |
| Matt Moore (L) | v HOU | 19.1 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 1.52 | 0.379 | 19.5 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 1.18 | 0.328 |
| Sean Newcomb (L) | at LAD | 24.3 | 10.7 | 13.6 | 0.66 | 0.318 | 23.8 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 0.70 | 0.305 |
| Ivan Nova (R) | at CHC | 12.4 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 1.55 | 0.366 | 21.9 | 4.5 | 17.4 | 1.22 | 0.305 |
| James Paxton (L) | at TB | 21.6 | 7.3 | 14.2 | 0.68 | 0.308 | 28.0 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 0.69 | 0.273 |
| Rick Porcello (R) | v CWS | 21.6 | 5.5 | 16.2 | 1.28 | 0.311 | 20.5 | 3.8 | 16.8 | 1.14 | 0.304 |
| Clayton Richard (L) | at MIA | 25.1 | 5.3 | 19.8 | 0.10 | 0.289 | 14.5 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 1.25 | 0.362 |
| Fernando Romero (R) | v LAA | 19.4 | 6.5 | 12.9 | 1.23 | 0.292 | 22.9 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 0.42 | 0.337 |
| Max Scherzer (R) | v SF | 27.3 | 8.5 | 18.8 | 1.38 | 0.305 | 41.3 | 4.1 | 37.2 | 0.69 | 0.197 |
| Luis Severino (R) | at NYM | 28.5 | 7.9 | 20.6 | 1.01 | 0.287 | 27.3 | 5.9 | 21.4 | 0.86 | 0.266 |
| Ross Stripling (R) | v ATL | 23.8 | 6.8 | 17.1 | 0.59 | 0.257 | 22.0 | 6.1 | 15.9 | 1.19 | 0.317 |
| Nick Tropeano (R) | at MIN | 22.6 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 1.42 | 0.364 | 21.3 | 8.0 | 13.3 | 1.92 | 0.338 |
| Jose Urena (R) | v SD | 11.8 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 1.37 | 0.333 | 21.5 | 7.9 | 13.6 | 1.10 | 0.310 |
| Brandon Woodruff (R) | at PHI | 18.0 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 0.93 | 0.366 | 20.4 | 5.8 | 14.6 | 1.35 | 0.271 |
