Returning to some PITCHf/x derived pitching stats, starting with 2009 baselines. Qualified leaders (1000+ pitches available in PITCHf/x) after the jump. Each category has the Top 10 leaders and Bottom 10 trailers.
# |
293,491 |
Swing |
0.442 |
Whiff |
0.191 |
In Wide Strike Zone (IWZ) |
0.525 |
Chase (Swings OWZ) |
0.261 |
Watch (Takes IWZ) |
0.385 |
SLGCON |
0.523 |
GB% |
43.5% |
1000+ (104) |
Swing |
Scott Baker |
0.536 |
Johan Santana |
0.514 |
Roy Halladay |
0.508 |
Edwin Jackson |
0.501 |
Roy Oswalt |
0.498 |
James Shields |
0.488 |
Justin Verlander |
0.487 |
Kevin Slowey |
0.487 |
Aaron Harang |
0.483 |
Cliff Lee |
0.481 |
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Joba Chamberlain |
0.361 |
Yovani Gallardo |
0.400 |
A.J. Burnett |
0.401 |
Livan Hernandez |
0.405 |
Clayton Kershaw |
0.406 |
John Lannan |
0.409 |
Bronson Arroyo |
0.409 |
Trevor Cahill |
0.409 |
Fausto Carmona |
0.412 |
Tim Wakefield |
0.413 |
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Whiff |
Javier Vazquez |
0.290 |
Ryan Dempster |
0.268 |
John Danks |
0.266 |
Felix Hernandez |
0.259 |
Scott Richmond |
0.254 |
Jorge De La Rosa |
0.254 |
Max Scherzer |
0.253 |
Dan Haren |
0.246 |
Cole Hamels |
0.245 |
Justin Verlander |
0.244 |
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Livan Hernandez |
0.112 |
Vicente Padilla |
0.119 |
Mike Pelfrey |
0.120 |
Bronson Arroyo |
0.120 |
Derek Lowe |
0.122 |
Jamie Moyer |
0.122 |
Nick Blackburn |
0.126 |
Aaron Cook |
0.130 |
Jeff Suppan |
0.131 |
Brad Bergesen |
0.131 |
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IWZ |
Ted Lilly |
0.625 |
Cliff Lee |
0.598 |
Scott Baker |
0.590 |
Roy Oswalt |
0.581 |
Dallas Braden |
0.581 |
Roy Halladay |
0.579 |
Johan Santana |
0.578 |
Randy Wolf |
0.572 |
Jordan Zimmermann |
0.571 |
Cole Hamels |
0.571 |
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Derek Lowe |
0.439 |
Livan Hernandez |
0.465 |
Fausto Carmona |
0.466 |
Joba Chamberlain |
0.467 |
Shairon Martis |
0.475 |
Matt Garza |
0.479 |
Kenshin Kawakami |
0.480 |
Javier Vazquez |
0.481 |
Mike Pelfrey |
0.482 |
Christopher Volstad |
0.485 |
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Chase |
Justin Verlander |
0.347 |
Johan Santana |
0.324 |
Roy Halladay |
0.319 |
Scott Baker |
0.318 |
Dan Haren |
0.317 |
Felix Hernandez |
0.317 |
Edwin Jackson |
0.314 |
Brad Bergesen |
0.313 |
Kevin Slowey |
0.312 |
Ryan Dempster |
0.306 |
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Joba Chamberlain |
0.208 |
Vicente Padilla |
0.209 |
Manny Parra |
0.216 |
Brad Penny |
0.216 |
Micah Owings |
0.218 |
Clayton Kershaw |
0.219 |
Brett Myers |
0.219 |
John Lannan |
0.221 |
Joe Blanton |
0.222 |
Gil Meche |
0.229 |
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Watch |
Joba Chamberlain |
0.457 |
Erik Bedard |
0.457 |
Yovani Gallardo |
0.446 |
Josh Beckett |
0.446 |
Trevor Cahill |
0.444 |
A.J. Burnett |
0.440 |
John Lannan |
0.428 |
Adam Wainwright |
0.426 |
Jorge De La Rosa |
0.424 |
Tim Wakefield |
0.423 |
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Scott Baker |
0.310 |
Roy Oswalt |
0.325 |
Kenshin Kawakami |
0.332 |
Johan Santana |
0.332 |
Edwin Jackson |
0.340 |
Aaron Harang |
0.341 |
Scott Richmond |
0.342 |
Carlos Zambrano |
0.342 |
Chris Young |
0.346 |
Javier Vazquez |
0.347 |
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SLGCON |
Ricky Nolasco |
0.686 |
Dave Bush |
0.667 |
Brett Myers |
0.662 |
Jamie Moyer |
0.641 |
Cole Hamels |
0.640 |
Jorge De La Rosa |
0.637 |
Brett Anderson |
0.633 |
Francisco Liriano |
0.633 |
Randy Johnson |
0.632 |
Manny Parra |
0.628 |
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Josh Johnson |
0.388 |
Vicente Padilla |
0.392 |
Brian Bannister |
0.405 |
Derek Lowe |
0.420 |
Jason Marquis |
0.426 |
C.C. Sabathia |
0.427 |
Felix Hernandez |
0.431 |
Ubaldo Jimenez |
0.433 |
Nick Blackburn |
0.433 |
Edwin Jackson |
0.433 |
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GB% |
Joel Pineiro |
59.2% |
Aaron Cook |
58.5% |
Rick Porcello |
58.0% |
Roy Halladay |
57.6% |
Jason Marquis |
57.1% |
Fausto Carmona |
55.7% |
Mike Pelfrey |
54.9% |
Derek Lowe |
54.4% |
John Lannan |
54.0% |
Ubaldo Jimenez |
54.0% |
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Chris Young |
30.7% |
Ricky Nolasco |
30.9% |
Jered Weaver |
31.5% |
Ted Lilly |
32.7% |
Johan Santana |
33.0% |
Kevin Slowey |
33.3% |
Justin Verlander |
33.9% |
Scott Baker |
33.9% |
Aaron Harang |
35.4% |
Randy Wolf |
35.7% |