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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 |
| Daniel Mengden | Dylan Covey | White Sox | 95 | 90 | 122 | 99 | 110 | 106 | 9.0 | 110 | 2:10 PM |
| Yovani Gallardo | Jake Odorizzi | Twins | 105 | 103 | 95 | 105 | 113 | 93 | 9.5 | -145 | 2:10 PM |
| Trevor Richards | Tyler Anderson | Rockies | 138 | 121 | 117 | 116 | 118 | 87 | 11.5 | -185 | 3:10 PM |
| Aaron Nola | Erick Fedde | Nationals | 100 | 98 | 89 | 105 | 114 | 98 | 8.0 | -105 | 4:05 PM |
| Jordan Lyles | Andrew Suarez | Giants | 90 | 97 | 53 | 100 | 74 | 99 | 8.0 | -170 | 4:05 PM |
| Zack Greinke | Joe Musgrove | Pirates | 96 | 97 | 101 | 103 | 83 | 94 | 8.0 | 105 | 4:05 PM |
| Dylan Bundy | Julio Teheran | Braves | 102 | 106 | 116 | 98 | 81 | 98 | 8.0 | -125 | 4:10 PM |
| Sonny Gray | Wilmer Font | Rays | 92 | 95 | 97 | 94 | 90 | 110 | 8.0 | 150 | 4:10 PM |
| Luke Farrell | Anthony DeSclafani | Reds | 104 | 100 | 119 | 98 | 108 | 106 | 4:10 PM | ||
| Miles Mikolas | Chase Anderson | Brewers | 105 | 103 | 131 | 96 | 108 | 103 | 9.0 | -110 | 4:10 PM |
| Francisco Liriano | Trevor Bauer | Indians | 114 | 114 | 110 | 102 | 98 | 94 | 8.5 | -280 | 6:10 PM |
| Mike Leake | Eduardo Rodriguez | Red Sox | 114 | 112 | 78 | 109 | 105 | 99 | 9.5 | -180 | 7:15 PM |
| Ian Kennedy | Lance McCullers | Astros | 83 | 93 | 109 | 94 | 109 | 101 | 8.0 | -355 | 7:15 PM |
| Clayton Kershaw | Jacob deGrom | Mets | 90 | 93 | 101 | 90 | 92 | 106 | 7:15 PM | ||
| Marcus Stroman | Jaime Barria | Angels | 91 | 96 | 91 | 96 | 102 | 109 | 8.5 | -140 | 9:07 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 STL | 218.7 | 21.2 | 8.0 | 13.1 | 1.19 | 3.38 | 1.12 | $6,700 | $5,800 | 96 | 22.9 |
| Tyler Anderson (L) | v MIA | 165.7 | 21.4 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 1.63 | 4.67 | 1.33 | $6,200 | $6,000 | 82 | 21.4 |
| Jaime Barria (R) | v TOR | 45.3 | 19.7 | 5.3 | 14.4 | 1.59 | 3.57 | 1.17 | $7,400 | $6,600 | 102 | 23.1 |
| Trevor Bauer (R) | v DET | 277.0 | 27.9 | 8.0 | 19.9 | 0.97 | 3.57 | 1.27 | $13,800 | $11,300 | 89 | 21.4 |
| Dylan Bundy (R) | at ATL | 259.3 | 23.5 | 7.3 | 16.2 | 1.53 | 4.10 | 1.20 | $9,200 | $9,300 | 100 | 20.1 |
| Dylan Covey (R) | v OAK | 110.3 | 15.7 | 10.3 | 5.4 | 1.71 | 5.95 | 1.58 | $7,500 | $7,100 | 109 | 22.8 |
| Jacob deGrom (R) | v LAD | 296.7 | 29.9 | 6.9 | 23.0 | 0.97 | 2.88 | 1.12 | $13,400 | $11,700 | 108 | 22.3 |
| Anthony DeSclafani (R) | v CHC | 15.7 | 22.7 | 6.1 | 16.7 | 1.72 | 4.60 | 1.47 | $7,200 | $5,900 | 106 | 21.1 |
| Luke Farrell (R) | at CIN | 30.3 | 25.5 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 1.78 | 4.45 | 1.52 | $6,300 | $5,500 | 99 | 20.0 |
| Erick Fedde (R) | v PHI | 31.3 | 19.6 | 8.4 | 11.2 | 2.30 | 7.47 | 1.79 | $7,100 | $5,700 | 97 | 26.5 |
| Wilmer Font (R) | v NYY | 37.0 | 18.2 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 3.41 | 8.51 | 1.78 | $4,000 | $5,500 | 116 | 22.9 |
| Yovani Gallardo (R) | at MIN | 138.0 | 16.1 | 10.8 | 5.3 | 1.70 | 6.26 | 1.59 | $4,500 | $5,500 | 93 | 20.5 |
| Sonny Gray (R) | at TB | 236.0 | 21.8 | 9.0 | 12.8 | 1.03 | 3.97 | 1.29 | $6,900 | $8,300 | 96 | 22.7 |
| Zack Greinke (R) | at PIT | 292.3 | 26.5 | 5.5 | 21.0 | 1.26 | 3.42 | 1.10 | $9,700 | $8,900 | 97 | 18.6 |
| Ian Kennedy (R) | at HOU | 233.7 | 20.4 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 1.85 | 5.35 | 1.39 | $5,100 | $6,100 | 117 | 19.5 |
| Clayton Kershaw (L) | at NYM | 224.0 | 29.0 | 4.7 | 24.3 | 1.21 | 2.41 | 0.99 | $11,800 | $10,800 | 85 | 24.3 |
| Mike Leake (R) | at BOS | 278.7 | 15.8 | 5.0 | 10.9 | 1.07 | 4.10 | 1.28 | $4,400 | $7,500 | 122 | 19.1 |
| Francisco Liriano (L) | at CLE | 154.7 | 19.3 | 12.2 | 7.1 | 1.11 | 5.00 | 1.47 | $5,300 | $7,000 | 112 | 18.4 |
| Jordan Lyles (R) | at SF | 136.3 | 18.3 | 6.6 | 11.7 | 1.85 | 6.14 | 1.49 | $5,800 | $6,400 | 104 | 24.0 |
| Lance McCullers (R) | v KC | 207.0 | 25.4 | 8.5 | 16.9 | 0.74 | 4.04 | 1.26 | $10,200 | $9,200 | 79 | 19.0 |
| Daniel Mengden (R) | at CWS | 131.7 | 15.5 | 5.0 | 10.4 | 1.37 | 3.76 | 1.11 | $7,000 | $7,700 | 96 | 24.6 |
| Miles Mikolas (R) | at MIL | 90.3 | 18.4 | 2.8 | 15.6 | 0.80 | 2.69 | 0.99 | $9,400 | $8,600 | 101 | 24.3 |
| Joe Musgrove (R) | v ARI | 138.7 | 21.6 | 5.8 | 15.8 | 1.36 | 4.54 | 1.31 | $7,700 | $7,800 | 81 | 23.7 |
| Aaron Nola (R) | at WAS | 263.3 | 26.1 | 7.0 | 19.1 | 0.82 | 3.18 | 1.14 | $11,800 | $9,500 | 97 | 20.8 |
| Jake Odorizzi (R) | v TEX | 221.3 | 21.6 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 1.79 | 4.23 | 1.30 | $7,300 | $6,900 | 96 | 23.7 |
| Trevor Richards (R) | at COL | 38.0 | 18.9 | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.95 | 5.45 | 1.53 | $5,200 | $5,500 | 86 | 23.2 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez (L) | v SEA | 215.0 | 26.3 | 8.1 | 18.2 | 1.21 | 3.98 | 1.27 | $8,500 | $8,700 | 115 | 20.2 |
| Marcus Stroman (R) | at LAA | 238.3 | 19.4 | 7.9 | 11.5 | 0.98 | 3.81 | 1.37 | $5,600 | $5,800 | 111 | 19.6 |
| Andrew Suarez (L) | v SD | 59.3 | 23.5 | 4.9 | 18.5 | 1.21 | 4.70 | 1.23 | $7,900 | $7,300 | 93 | 25.4 |
| Julio Teheran (R) | v BAL | 265.3 | 19.3 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 1.53 | 4.34 | 1.32 | $8,900 | $7,900 | 85 | 24.6 |
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 |
| Chase Anderson (R) | v STL | 20.8 | 9.0 | 11.8 | 1.19 | 0.286 | 19.4 | 7.3 | 12.1 | 1.55 | 0.345 |
| Tyler Anderson (L) | v MIA | 22.5 | 8.0 | 14.5 | 1.23 | 0.326 | 20.7 | 6.6 | 14.1 | 1.39 | 0.336 |
| Jaime Barria (R) | v TOR | 23.4 | 4.3 | 19.1 | 0.79 | 0.282 | 16.0 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 2.38 | 0.353 |
| Trevor Bauer (R) | v DET | 25.8 | 8.2 | 17.6 | 1.06 | 0.314 | 24.3 | 8.3 | 15.9 | 0.88 | 0.304 |
| Dylan Bundy (R) | at ATL | 18.3 | 7.9 | 10.4 | 1.42 | 0.338 | 27.6 | 7.6 | 19.9 | 1.60 | 0.299 |
| Dylan Covey (R) | v OAK | 17.3 | 10.4 | 6.8 | 1.53 | 0.354 | 14.0 | 10.2 | 3.8 | 1.92 | 0.377 |
| Jacob deGrom (R) | v LAD | 25.2 | 7.1 | 18.1 | 0.78 | 0.285 | 30.5 | 6.1 | 24.4 | 1.12 | 0.280 |
| Anthony DeSclafani (R) | v CHC | 21.7 | 4.3 | 17.4 | 1.68 | 0.360 | 20.1 | 7.7 | 12.4 | 0.78 | 0.271 |
| Luke Farrell (R) | at CIN | 20.6 | 15.9 | 4.8 | 2.03 | 0.359 | 29.7 | 8.1 | 21.6 | 1.59 | 0.321 |
| Erick Fedde (R) | v PHI | 21.9 | 8.2 | 13.7 | 2.04 | 0.374 | 17.1 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 2.63 | 0.458 |
| Wilmer Font (R) | v NYY | 15.7 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 3.68 | 0.445 | 19.8 | 11.3 | 8.5 | 3.22 | 0.414 |
| Yovani Gallardo (R) | at MIN | 17.5 | 13.8 | 3.7 | 1.37 | 0.348 | 14.9 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 1.57 | 0.360 |
| Sonny Gray (R) | at TB | 20.9 | 8.7 | 12.2 | 0.81 | 0.304 | 20.3 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 1.46 | 0.333 |
| Zack Greinke (R) | at PIT | 23.7 | 5.5 | 18.3 | 1.15 | 0.301 | 24.6 | 5.9 | 18.6 | 1.41 | 0.304 |
| Ian Kennedy (R) | at HOU | 20.3 | 9.3 | 11.0 | 1.71 | 0.329 | 22.3 | 8.0 | 14.3 | 1.69 | 0.333 |
| Clayton Kershaw (L) | at NYM | 30.8 | 2.5 | 28.3 | 1.05 | 0.242 | 29.8 | 4.0 | 25.8 | 0.88 | 0.242 |
| Mike Leake (R) | at BOS | 13.8 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 1.12 | 0.328 | 18.2 | 3.7 | 14.5 | 0.98 | 0.318 |
| Francisco Liriano (L) | at CLE | 23.3 | 7.9 | 15.5 | 0.94 | 0.290 | 20.6 | 13.1 | 7.5 | 1.38 | 0.350 |
| Jordan Lyles (R) | at SF | 13.7 | 9.6 | 4.1 | 1.44 | 0.359 | 18.4 | 6.2 | 12.2 | 1.51 | 0.356 |
| Lance McCullers (R) | v KC | 30.9 | 8.7 | 22.2 | 0.59 | 0.284 | 23.1 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 0.77 | 0.331 |
| Daniel Mengden (R) | at CWS | 17.9 | 5.6 | 12.3 | 1.20 | 0.313 | 17.6 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 1.35 | 0.327 |
| Miles Mikolas (R) | at MIL | 15.5 | 1.6 | 14.0 | 1.19 | 0.318 | 21.7 | 4.2 | 17.5 | 0.40 | 0.197 |
| Joe Musgrove (R) | v ARI | 23.3 | 6.9 | 16.4 | 1.19 | 0.328 | 20.1 | 5.1 | 15.0 | 1.47 | 0.329 |
| Aaron Nola (R) | at WAS | 22.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 0.80 | 0.298 | 29.3 | 4.5 | 24.8 | 0.83 | 0.278 |
| Jake Odorizzi (R) | v TEX | 23.0 | 8.6 | 14.4 | 1.47 | 0.290 | 20.5 | 8.8 | 11.7 | 1.71 | 0.338 |
| Trevor Richards (R) | at COL | 24.7 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 0.48 | 0.304 | 14.1 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 1.40 | 0.387 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez (L) | v SEA | 30.0 | 7.9 | 22.1 | 0.90 | 0.326 | 23.6 | 8.4 | 15.1 | 1.34 | 0.306 |
| Marcus Stroman (R) | at LAA | 18.4 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 0.70 | 0.313 | 20.5 | 6.1 | 14.3 | 1.20 | 0.318 |
| Andrew Suarez (L) | v SD | 25.8 | 1.6 | 24.2 | 0.52 | 0.218 | 22.7 | 6.1 | 16.6 | 1.50 | 0.361 |
| Julio Teheran (R) | v BAL | 16.7 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 1.51 | 0.334 | 24.2 | 4.0 | 20.2 | 1.16 | 0.282 |
