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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 |
| Kenta Maeda | Tyler Chatwood | Cubs | 98 | 99 | 88 | 98 | 114 | 100 | 1:05 PM | ||
| David Hess | Jefry Rodriguez | Nationals | 100 | 98 | 89 | 105 | 114 | 98 | 7:05 PM | ||
| Marco Gonzales | Domingo German | Yankees | 103 | 95 | 142 | 99 | 123 | 92 | 9.0 | -185 | 7:05 PM |
| Freddy Peralta | Jameson Taillon | Pirates | 96 | 97 | 101 | 103 | 83 | 94 | 8.0 | -110 | 7:05 PM |
| Luke Weaver | Vince Velasquez | Phillies | 98 | 95 | 120 | 97 | 124 | 109 | 8.5 | -120 | 7:05 PM |
| Mike Soroka | Jaime Garcia | Blue Jays | 99 | 102 | 98 | 101 | 101 | 97 | 9.0 | -110 | 7:07 PM |
| Matt Boyd | Sal Romano | Reds | 104 | 100 | 119 | 98 | 108 | 106 | 9.0 | -125 | 7:10 PM |
| Carlos Rodon | Mike Clevinger | Indians | 114 | 114 | 110 | 102 | 98 | 94 | 8.5 | -195 | 7:10 PM |
| Rich Hill | Mike Montgomery | Cubs | 98 | 99 | 88 | 98 | 114 | 100 | 8:05 PM | ||
| Blake Snell | Justin Verlander | Astros | 83 | 93 | 109 | 94 | 109 | 101 | 7.0 | -275 | 8:10 PM |
| Chris Sale | Jose Berrios | Twins | 105 | 103 | 95 | 105 | 113 | 93 | 7.5 | 145 | 8:10 PM |
| Cole Hamels | Jason Hammel | Royals | 103 | 102 | 85 | 102 | 76 | 94 | 9.0 | 115 | 8:15 PM |
| Jason Vargas | German Marquez | Rockies | 138 | 121 | 117 | 116 | 118 | 87 | 11.5 | -165 | 8:40 PM |
| Matt Koch | Felix Pena | Angels | 91 | 96 | 91 | 96 | 102 | 109 | 10:07 PM | ||
| Paul Blackburn | Eric Lauer | Padres | 92 | 97 | 85 | 97 | 97 | 103 | 8.5 | -105 | 10:10 PM |
| Dan Straily | Dereck Rodriguez | Giants | 90 | 97 | 53 | 100 | 74 | 99 | 7.5 | -180 | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Berrios (R) | v BOS | 235.3 | 23.7 | 6.5 | 17.2 | 0.99 | 3.75 | 1.12 | $9,300 | $9,600 | 121 | 19.0 |
| Paul Blackburn (R) | at SD | 66.0 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 0.82 | 4.09 | 1.32 | $5,300 | $5,500 | 86 | 25.8 |
| Matt Boyd (L) | at CIN | 210.3 | 18.6 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 1.03 | 4.54 | 1.39 | $7,600 | $7,000 | 101 | 21.8 |
| Tyler Chatwood (R) | v LAD | 211.0 | 19.3 | 14.6 | 4.7 | 0.98 | 4.52 | 1.54 | $6,300 | $5,700 | 107 | 21.9 |
| Mike Clevinger (R) | v CWS | 213.0 | 25.0 | 10.4 | 14.6 | 0.85 | 3.13 | 1.22 | $10,800 | $9,300 | 93 | 25.1 |
| Jaime Garcia (L) | v ATL | 215.3 | 19.6 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 1.17 | 4.76 | 1.45 | $5,400 | $6,100 | 119 | 19.1 |
| Domingo German (R) | v SEA | 67.7 | 28.0 | 10.4 | 17.6 | 1.33 | 4.79 | 1.29 | $7,300 | $7,600 | 112 | 19.6 |
| Marco Gonzales (L) | at NYY | 119.0 | 19.7 | 5.9 | 13.9 | 1.06 | 4.31 | 1.44 | $6,900 | $8,100 | 126 | 22.0 |
| Cole Hamels (L) | at KC | 233.3 | 19.4 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 1.39 | 4.01 | 1.22 | $9,700 | $8,600 | 89 | 21.4 |
| Jason Hammel (R) | v TEX | 265.0 | 17.0 | 5.9 | 11.2 | 1.19 | 5.16 | 1.42 | $5,000 | $7,400 | 94 | 24.5 |
| David Hess (R) | at WAS | 32.7 | 13.0 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 2.20 | 4.13 | 1.35 | $4,700 | $5,900 | 97 | 21.1 |
| Rich Hill (L) | at CHC | 160.3 | 28.6 | 9.3 | 19.3 | 1.40 | 3.76 | 1.19 | $6,600 | $6,900 | 109 | 21.1 |
| Matt Koch (R) | at LAA | 66.0 | 14.0 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 1.91 | 4.50 | 1.21 | $5,600 | $6,000 | 111 | 19.8 |
| Eric Lauer (L) | v OAK | 45.0 | 18.3 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 1.60 | 6.20 | 1.98 | $4,500 | $5,600 | 90 | 24.4 |
| Kenta Maeda (R) | at CHC | 191.7 | 26.0 | 6.8 | 19.2 | 1.27 | 4.04 | 1.20 | $9,400 | $8,800 | 106 | 21.0 |
| German Marquez (R) | v NYM | 235.7 | 21.4 | 7.7 | 13.8 | 1.45 | 4.62 | 1.41 | $5,800 | $6,600 | 100 | 22.0 |
| Mike Montgomery (L) | v LAD | 179.7 | 17.5 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 0.70 | 3.36 | 1.17 | $7,000 | $6,800 | 103 | 22.5 |
| Felix Pena (R) | v ARI | 37.0 | 23.2 | 10.7 | 12.5 | 2.43 | 5.59 | 1.57 | $4,400 | $5,500 | 80 | 23.8 |
| Freddy Peralta (R) | at PIT | 9.7 | 45.0 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 0.93 | 3.72 | 1.24 | $7,800 | $6,700 | 101 | 18.8 |
| Carlos Rodon (L) | at CLE | 79.3 | 25.3 | 10.5 | 14.8 | 1.70 | 4.08 | 1.36 | $7,100 | $6,400 | 113 | 18.5 |
| Dereck Rodriguez (R) | v MIA | 18.7 | 18.4 | 6.9 | 11.5 | 0.96 | 4.34 | 1.55 | $6,700 | $6,300 | 86 | 22.5 |
| Jefry Rodriguez (R) | v BAL | 4.7 | 15.8 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.29 | $5,900 | $5,500 | 84 | 24.2 |
| Sal Romano (R) | v DET | 160.0 | 17.3 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 1.24 | 5.01 | 1.48 | $4,800 | $5,700 | 89 | 21.3 |
| Chris Sale (L) | at MIN | 309.3 | 35.5 | 5.6 | 29.9 | 0.99 | 2.85 | 0.97 | $12,700 | $11,400 | 93 | 22.5 |
| Blake Snell (L) | at HOU | 216.7 | 24.1 | 9.8 | 14.3 | 1.08 | 3.45 | 1.21 | $9,500 | $9,000 | 128 | 20.1 |
| Mike Soroka (R) | at TOR | 21.0 | 21.3 | 5.6 | 15.7 | 0.43 | 2.57 | 1.29 | $8,900 | $7,200 | 102 | 23.3 |
| Dan Straily (R) | at SF | 226.3 | 21.6 | 8.6 | 13.0 | 1.59 | 4.25 | 1.32 | $6,400 | $6,200 | 101 | 24.5 |
| Jameson Taillon (R) | v MIL | 211.3 | 21.5 | 7.4 | 14.2 | 0.85 | 4.26 | 1.38 | $8,400 | $7,700 | 103 | 23.9 |
| Jason Vargas (L) | at COL | 215.0 | 18.0 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 1.47 | 4.69 | 1.39 | $4,600 | $5,800 | 99 | 21.7 |
| Vince Velasquez (R) | v STL | 146.0 | 24.9 | 9.5 | 15.4 | 1.54 | 4.93 | 1.40 | $8,600 | $8,800 | 96 | 22.5 |
| Justin Verlander (R) | v TB | 306.3 | 27.6 | 7.5 | 20.1 | 1.03 | 2.79 | 1.04 | $13,300 | $11,500 | 98 | 22.2 |
| Luke Weaver (R) | at PHI | 134.0 | 23.9 | 7.6 | 16.4 | 0.94 | 4.23 | 1.31 | $8,000 | $6,500 | 95 | 26.4 |
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 |
| Jose Berrios (R) | v BOS | 20.7 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 1.24 | 0.328 | 23.9 | 5.5 | 18.4 | 1.10 | 0.304 |
| Paul Blackburn (R) | at SD | 8.2 | 9.0 | -0.8 | 0.29 | 0.270 | 10.0 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 1.29 | 0.348 |
| Matt Boyd (L) | at CIN | 18.3 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 0.47 | 0.280 | 19.1 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 1.36 | 0.335 |
| Tyler Chatwood (R) | v LAD | 18.3 | 13.6 | 4.7 | 1.01 | 0.349 | 18.8 | 12.0 | 6.7 | 0.84 | 0.305 |
| Mike Clevinger (R) | v CWS | 22.5 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 0.81 | 0.300 | 25.5 | 10.7 | 14.9 | 1.05 | 0.304 |
| Jaime Garcia (L) | v ATL | 23.8 | 4.8 | 19.0 | 1.26 | 0.305 | 18.8 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 1.25 | 0.343 |
| Domingo German (R) | v SEA | 23.8 | 9.8 | 14.0 | 1.29 | 0.287 | 32.2 | 11.0 | 21.2 | 1.38 | 0.334 |
| Marco Gonzales (L) | at NYY | 17.6 | 4.4 | 13.2 | 1.27 | 0.312 | 20.2 | 6.2 | 14.0 | 1.01 | 0.350 |
| Cole Hamels (L) | at KC | 19.0 | 8.2 | 10.8 | 0.72 | 0.262 | 21.9 | 9.1 | 12.8 | 1.38 | 0.323 |
| Jason Hammel (R) | v TEX | 18.3 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 1.27 | 0.330 | 18.5 | 4.9 | 13.6 | 1.23 | 0.319 |
| David Hess (R) | at WAS | 17.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.93 | 0.406 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 1.56 | 0.304 |
| Rich Hill (L) | at CHC | 20.3 | 11.8 | 8.5 | 0.80 | 0.312 | 31.4 | 7.7 | 23.7 | 1.01 | 0.267 |
| Matt Koch (R) | at LAA | 16.9 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 1.26 | 0.265 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 1.98 | 0.372 |
| Eric Lauer (L) | v OAK | 9.3 | 11.6 | -2.3 | 1.17 | 0.411 | 20.5 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 1.69 | 0.408 |
| Kenta Maeda (R) | at CHC | 19.7 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 1.31 | 0.328 | 31.2 | 5.2 | 26.0 | 1.01 | 0.262 |
| German Marquez (R) | v NYM | 18.2 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 1.05 | 0.340 | 23.7 | 6.9 | 16.8 | 1.77 | 0.357 |
| Mike Montgomery (L) | v LAD | 19.1 | 7.8 | 11.3 | 0.62 | 0.271 | 19.2 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 0.75 | 0.286 |
| Felix Pena (R) | v ARI | 23.3 | 17.8 | 5.6 | 1.80 | 0.351 | 27.4 | 4.4 | 23.0 | 2.42 | 0.346 |
| Freddy Peralta (R) | at PIT | 41.7 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 1.69 | 0.304 | 50.0 | 18.8 | 31.3 | 0.00 | 0.208 |
| Carlos Rodon (L) | at CLE | 27.4 | 5.2 | 22.2 | 0.87 | 0.289 | 23.3 | 9.3 | 13.9 | 1.54 | 0.339 |
| Dereck Rodriguez (R) | v MIA | 15.9 | 6.8 | 9.1 | 0.93 | 0.355 | 20.9 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 0.348 |
| Jefry Rodriguez (R) | v BAL | 0.0 | 7.7 | -7.7 | 0.00 | 0.383 | 50.0 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| Sal Romano (R) | v DET | 17.4 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 0.98 | 0.354 | 17.3 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 1.45 | 0.335 |
| Chris Sale (L) | at MIN | 31.7 | 3.7 | 28.0 | 0.87 | 0.247 | 31.3 | 5.6 | 25.7 | 1.05 | 0.274 |
| Blake Snell (L) | at HOU | 27.6 | 9.9 | 17.7 | 0.15 | 0.237 | 23.4 | 10.9 | 12.5 | 1.10 | 0.318 |
| Mike Soroka (R) | at TOR | 25.0 | 6.3 | 18.8 | 0.00 | 0.221 | 17.1 | 4.9 | 12.2 | 1.04 | 0.371 |
| Dan Straily (R) | at SF | 20.4 | 11.8 | 8.7 | 1.15 | 0.316 | 21.7 | 6.1 | 15.7 | 1.89 | 0.327 |
| Jameson Taillon (R) | v MIL | 16.3 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 1.00 | 0.342 | 25.8 | 4.2 | 21.5 | 0.89 | 0.291 |
| Jason Vargas (L) | at COL | 13.4 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 1.88 | 0.380 | 19.6 | 7.7 | 11.9 | 1.32 | 0.322 |
| Vince Velasquez (R) | v STL | 25.5 | 10.2 | 15.3 | 1.65 | 0.353 | 26.8 | 7.5 | 19.3 | 1.34 | 0.316 |
| Justin Verlander (R) | v TB | 31.1 | 8.7 | 22.4 | 1.19 | 0.270 | 24.8 | 5.4 | 19.4 | 1.00 | 0.266 |
| Luke Weaver (R) | at PHI | 22.1 | 8.1 | 14.0 | 1.05 | 0.332 | 26.8 | 7.0 | 19.8 | 1.16 | 0.313 |
