STARTERS: One Split Away—BPV vs. LH/RH Bats
Jun 10 2012
A starting pitcher's skill splits often can hide reasons for optimism that may not be evident in his overall skills.
For example, he might dominate RH batters but fall apart against LH bats.
Let's take a look at this split in more detail.
Here are the SP who have posted elite skills vs. RH bats...
100+ BPV vs. RH Bats Name League Throws Ctl Dom HR/9 GB% H% S% BPV ==================== ====== ====== === ==== ==== === == == === Scherzer, Max AL RHP 2.0 13.1 1.5 41 34 66 200 Collmenter, Josh NL RHP 1.6 12.2 2.1 35 29 62 189 Norris, Bud NL RHP 1.8 12.2 1.8 35 35 50 185 Strasburg, Stephen NL RHP 2.0 12.0 1.0 ...
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