Tuesday, April 5, 2011

A Missing Element In Pitcher Batted Ball Tendency?

Often we look at a pitcher's ground ball percentage relative to his fly ball or air ball percentages to look at the dominant tendency his batted balls take. However, not all percentages are of equal importance and that is especially true for low strike out pitchers. By looking at strikeouts in addition to balls in play, we can get a better feel for a pitcher's true batted ball tendency.

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