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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 |
| Eric Skoglund | Matt Harvey | Reds | 104 | 100 | 119 | 98 | 108 | 106 | 9.0 | -165 | 6:40 PM |
| Jeff Brigham | Max Scherzer | Nationals | 100 | 98 | 89 | 105 | 114 | 98 | 7.5 | -360 | 7:05 PM |
| Josh James | Sam Gaviglio | Blue Jays | 99 | 102 | 98 | 101 | 101 | 97 | 9.0 | 145 | 7:07 PM |
| Jimmy Yacabonis | David Price | Red Sox | 114 | 112 | 78 | ||||||
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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 |
| Eric Skoglund | Matt Harvey | Reds | 104 | 100 | 119 | 98 | 108 | 106 | 9.0 | -165 | 6:40 PM |
| Jeff Brigham | Max Scherzer | Nationals | 100 | 98 | 89 | 105 | 114 | 98 | 7.5 | -360 | 7:05 PM |
| Josh James | Sam Gaviglio | Blue Jays | 99 | 102 | 98 | 101 | 101 | 97 | 9.0 | 145 | 7:07 PM |
| Jimmy Yacabonis | David Price | Red Sox | 114 | 112 | 78 | 109 | 105 | 99 | 7:10 PM | ||
| Luis Severino | Jalen Beeks | Rays | 92 | 95 | 97 | 94 | 90 | 110 | 7:10 PM | ||
| Touki Toussaint | Noah Syndergaard | Mets | 90 | 93 | 101 | 90 | 92 | 106 | 7.5 | -150 | 7:10 PM |
| Chris Archer | Mike Montgomery | Cubs | 98 | 99 | 88 | 98 | 114 | 100 | 8:05 PM | ||
| Trevor Bauer | James Shields | White Sox | 95 | 90 | 122 | 99 | 110 | 106 | 8:10 PM | ||
| Spencer Turnbull | Kohl Stewart | Twins | 105 | 103 | 95 | 105 | 113 | 93 | 9.5 | -160 | 8:10 PM |
| Gio Gonzalez | Austin Gomber | Cardinals | 91 | 102 | 97 | 100 | 82 | 95 | 8.5 | -120 | 8:15 PM |
| Vince Velasquez | Chad Bettis | Rockies | 138 | 121 | 117 | 116 | 118 | 87 | 8:40 PM | ||
| Walker Buehler | Matt Koch | Diamondbacks | 116 | 109 | 106 | 105 | 111 | 100 | 8.0 | 185 | 9:40 PM |
| Yovani Gallardo | Matt Shoemaker | Angels | 91 | 96 | 91 | 96 | 102 | 109 | 9.0 | -150 | 10:07 PM |
| Brett Anderson | Mike Leake | Mariners | 91 | 96 | 105 | 94 | 97 | 104 | 8.0 | -110 | 10:10 PM |
| Robbie Erlin | Chris Stratton | Giants | 90 | 97 | 53 | 100 | 74 | 99 | 7.0 | -115 | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Anderson (L) | at SEA | 130.3 | 13.8 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 0.83 | 4.97 | 1.43 | $6,500 | $7,200 | 97 | 20.0 |
| Chris Archer (R) | at CHC | 343.3 | 27.4 | 7.3 | 20.1 | 1.21 | 4.25 | 1.31 | $8,800 | $8,600 | 102 | 21.1 |
| Trevor Bauer (R) | at CWS | 343.7 | 28.6 | 8.2 | 20.5 | 0.86 | 3.22 | 1.24 | $10,400 | $8,200 | 96 | 25.6 |
| Jalen Beeks (L) | v NYY | 47.0 | 19.5 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 0.96 | 5.36 | 1.49 | $5,800 | $5,600 | 119 | 21.7 |
| Chad Bettis (R) | v PHI | 161.0 | 15.4 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 1.40 | 5.14 | 1.40 | $4,500 | $5,700 | 100 | 24.5 |
| Jeff Brigham (R) | at WAS | 12.3 | 17.2 | 15.5 | 1.7 | 0.73 | 5.84 | 1.70 | $6,200 | $5,600 | 102 | 19.9 |
| Walker Buehler (R) | at ARI | 134.0 | 28.8 | 7.4 | 21.3 | 0.94 | 3.09 | 1.05 | $11,700 | $10,100 | 87 | 23.6 |
| Robbie Erlin (L) | at SF | 104.0 | 20.1 | 2.9 | 17.2 | 0.95 | 4.33 | 1.15 | $5,400 | $6,200 | 75 | 22.9 |
| Yovani Gallardo (R) | at LAA | 215.3 | 15.3 | 10.8 | 4.6 | 1.59 | 6.06 | 1.57 | $4,800 | $5,600 | 112 | 20.7 |
| Sam Gaviglio (R) | v HOU | 187.3 | 18.2 | 7.3 | 11.0 | 1.73 | 4.85 | 1.40 | $4,500 | $6,000 | 104 | 18.8 |
| Austin Gomber (L) | v MIL | 69.3 | 19.3 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 0.52 | 3.63 | 1.46 | $7,400 | $7,800 | 91 | 20.2 |
| Gio Gonzalez (L) | at STL | 363.0 | 21.6 | 10.1 | 11.5 | 0.92 | 3.55 | 1.31 | $7,800 | $7,600 | 104 | 22.5 |
| Matt Harvey (R) | v KC | 242.7 | 17.9 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 1.74 | 5.60 | 1.45 | $7,100 | 92 | 21.9 | |
| Josh James (R) | at TOR | 16.0 | 37.5 | 9.4 | 28.1 | 1.13 | 2.81 | 1.00 | $8,100 | $6,500 | 104 | 22.3 |
| Matt Koch (R) | v LAD | 82.3 | 14.0 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 1.97 | 4.59 | 1.28 | $5,100 | $6,300 | 118 | 22.2 |
| Mike Leake (R) | v OAK | 370.3 | 15.9 | 4.6 | 11.3 | 1.05 | 4.01 | 1.27 | $6,800 | $8,000 | 113 | 21.6 |
| Mike Montgomery (L) | v PIT | 248.3 | 17.4 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 0.69 | 3.55 | 1.27 | $7,200 | $6,600 | 87 | 20.7 |
| David Price (L) | v BAL | 245.7 | 24.3 | 7.0 | 17.3 | 1.14 | 3.48 | 1.14 | $9,500 | $9,800 | 70 | 25.1 |
| Max Scherzer (R) | v MIA | 414.3 | 34.5 | 6.5 | 27.9 | 0.98 | 2.54 | 0.91 | $12,800 | $12,400 | 81 | 22.8 |
| Luis Severino (R) | at TB | 379.7 | 28.8 | 6.1 | 22.7 | 0.95 | 3.18 | 1.09 | $11,100 | $10,000 | 109 | 22.0 |
| James Shields (R) | v CLE | 315.7 | 18.5 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 1.71 | 4.76 | 1.35 | $6,600 | $6,900 | 109 | 18.8 |
| Matt Shoemaker (R) | v TEX | 100.7 | 21.7 | 8.5 | 13.2 | 1.43 | 4.74 | 1.31 | $7,600 | $7,400 | 97 | 24.4 |
| Eric Skoglund (L) | at CIN | 80.7 | 16.5 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 1.45 | 6.47 | 1.50 | $6,100 | 101 | 22.0 | |
| Kohl Stewart (R) | v DET | 30.7 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 0.7 | 0.29 | 4.40 | 1.63 | $4,600 | $5,700 | 81 | 22.9 |
| Chris Stratton (R) | v SD | 197.0 | 18.6 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 1.05 | 4.52 | 1.40 | $6,900 | $7,300 | 90 | 25.1 |
| Noah Syndergaard (R) | v ATL | 169.7 | 24.9 | 5.6 | 19.3 | 0.48 | 3.29 | 1.23 | $10,200 | $9,500 | 99 | 21.1 |
| Touki Toussaint (R) | at NYM | 23.0 | 23.5 | 16.3 | 7.1 | 0.39 | 4.30 | 1.35 | $7,500 | $6,400 | 97 | 22.5 |
| Spencer Turnbull (R) | at MIN | 5.0 | 13.6 | 4.5 | 9.1 | 0.00 | 10.80 | 1.40 | $4,300 | $5,500 | 96 | 21.7 |
| Vince Velasquez (R) | at COL | 215.0 | 24.6 | 9.8 | 14.7 | 1.26 | 4.77 | 1.37 | $6,700 | $5,900 | 78 | 23.6 |
| Jimmy Yacabonis (R) | at BOS | 53.3 | 16.2 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 1.69 | 5.57 | 1.48 | $4,400 | $5,800 | 116 | 18.5 |
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 |
| Brett Anderson (L) | at SEA | 11.3 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 0.33 | 0.402 | 13.8 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 1.18 | 0.345 |
| Chris Archer (R) | at CHC | 27.3 | 8.6 | 18.8 | 1.41 | 0.325 | 27.5 | 6.6 | 20.9 | 1.13 | 0.304 |
| Trevor Bauer (R) | at CWS | 26.0 | 8.2 | 17.8 | 1.02 | 0.306 | 25.6 | 8.4 | 17.2 | 0.78 | 0.300 |
| Jalen Beeks (L) | v NYY | 22.7 | 6.8 | 15.9 | 0.87 | 0.296 | 18.7 | 12.0 | 6.7 | 0.53 | 0.352 |
| Chad Bettis (R) | v PHI | 17.7 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 0.86 | 0.309 | 14.9 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 1.56 | 0.364 |
| Jeff Brigham (R) | at WAS | 0.0 | 18.8 | -18.8 | 0.00 | 0.295 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 0.468 |
| Walker Buehler (R) | at ARI | 32.0 | 7.4 | 24.6 | 0.82 | 0.249 | 25.8 | 7.4 | 18.4 | 1.05 | 0.278 |
| Robbie Erlin (L) | at SF | 25.9 | 4.2 | 21.7 | 0.97 | 0.291 | 18.0 | 2.7 | 15.3 | 1.09 | 0.309 |
| Yovani Gallardo (R) | at LAA | 17.3 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 1.31 | 0.345 | 14.2 | 9.3 | 4.9 | 1.59 | 0.370 |
| Sam Gaviglio (R) | v HOU | 15.2 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 1.78 | 0.363 | 21.2 | 6.5 | 14.7 | 1.78 | 0.348 |
| Austin Gomber (L) | v MIL | 18.5 | 5.4 | 13.0 | 0.42 | 0.335 | 19.7 | 12.2 | 7.5 | 0.56 | 0.320 |
| Gio Gonzalez (L) | at STL | 21.9 | 6.8 | 15.2 | 0.38 | 0.258 | 21.8 | 10.0 | 11.8 | 1.09 | 0.320 |
| Matt Harvey (R) | v KC | 17.5 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 1.77 | 0.374 | 18.9 | 6.4 | 12.4 | 1.20 | 0.326 |
| Josh James (R) | at TOR | 32.3 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 1.35 | 0.345 | 42.4 | 3.0 | 39.4 | 0.96 | 0.164 |
| Matt Koch (R) | v LAD | 18.8 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 1.31 | 0.268 | 10.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 2.06 | 0.383 |
| Mike Leake (R) | v OAK | 13.6 | 4.9 | 8.6 | 1.02 | 0.323 | 18.4 | 3.9 | 14.5 | 1.05 | 0.319 |
| Mike Montgomery (L) | v PIT | 19.7 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 0.60 | 0.275 | 18.5 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 0.74 | 0.299 |
| David Price (L) | v BAL | 20.7 | 3.8 | 16.9 | 0.99 | 0.299 | 25.1 | 6.8 | 18.3 | 1.20 | 0.302 |
| Max Scherzer (R) | v MIA | 27.5 | 8.4 | 19.1 | 1.23 | 0.296 | 39.6 | 4.2 | 35.4 | 0.87 | 0.214 |
| Luis Severino (R) | at TB | 27.6 | 7.4 | 20.2 | 0.98 | 0.300 | 27.4 | 5.6 | 21.8 | 1.05 | 0.280 |
| James Shields (R) | v CLE | 16.8 | 11.1 | 5.7 | 1.72 | 0.346 | 18.9 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 1.86 | 0.355 |
| Matt Shoemaker (R) | v TEX | 20.1 | 4.9 | 15.2 | 0.93 | 0.307 | 23.3 | 7.2 | 16.1 | 1.38 | 0.325 |
| Eric Skoglund (L) | at CIN | 15.8 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 3.00 | 0.382 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 1.18 | 0.368 |
| Kohl Stewart (R) | v DET | 7.4 | 10.3 | -2.9 | 0.00 | 0.301 | 20.0 | 15.7 | 4.3 | 0.63 | 0.380 |
| Chris Stratton (R) | v SD | 15.6 | 10.1 | 5.5 | 1.19 | 0.352 | 21.5 | 7.7 | 13.8 | 0.89 | 0.311 |
| Noah Syndergaard (R) | v ATL | 26.1 | 7.4 | 18.7 | 0.48 | 0.293 | 28.1 | 4.0 | 24.1 | 0.53 | 0.273 |
| Touki Toussaint (R) | at NYM | 20.5 | 17.9 | 2.6 | 0.00 | 0.188 | 25.4 | 15.3 | 10.2 | 0.71 | 0.368 |
| Spencer Turnbull (R) | at MIN | 8.3 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.310 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 0.303 |
| Vince Velasquez (R) | at COL | 24.2 | 10.4 | 13.9 | 1.53 | 0.357 | 27.2 | 8.1 | 19.1 | 1.16 | 0.306 |
| Jimmy Yacabonis (R) | at BOS | 14.9 | 12.8 | 2.1 | 0.90 | 0.365 | 17.1 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 2.16 | 0.343 |
