STARTERS: H%, S%, hr/f anomalies 2019

When looking for mid-season SP buy-low or sell-high targets, one effective method is to target those with extreme hit (H%), strand (S%), and HR per flyball (hr/f) rates. In many cases, those extreme marks stand the best shot at regressing over the remainder of the season.

These starting pitchers have posted the most extreme H% so far in 2019:

  • Hit Rate (H%) Outliers, 2019 YTD*
    
    Name                League  ERA   WHIP  BPV  H%
    ==================  ======  ====  ====  ===  ===
    Peralta, Freddy         NL  7.07  1.63  142  42%
    Kluber, Corey           AL  5.80  1.65   88  40%
    Pomeranz, Drew          NL  6.42  1.77   85  38%
    Godley, Zack            NL  8.08  1.90    8  37%
    Sampson, Adrian         AL  5.89  1.55  118  37%
    Paxton, James        ...

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