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For the uninitiated, strand rate is: (HA + BBI - ER) / (HA + BBI - HRA), or, how many hitters that get on base (excluding HR) that eventually score. The league average, I believe, is 72%.
There are some things that a pitcher can control, obviously (GB/FB, K/9, BB/9), and some they can't (HR per FB, BABIP), where does S% fall? Is it a function of some players being able to pitch out of the stretch better than others? Dave Bush is the first guy who comes to mind, who historically has great K and walk rates, but his strand rate is perennially brutal, leading to solid WHIPs and gross ERA. It seems like most closers have excellent S% rates (Papelbon, Street), is this a function of not having to pace one's self?
I think I'm sort of answering my own question here, I just haven't seen any studies on this.
There are some things that a pitcher can control, obviously (GB/FB, K/9, BB/9), and some they can't (HR per FB, BABIP), where does S% fall? Is it a function of some players being able to pitch out of the stretch better than others? Dave Bush is the first guy who comes to mind, who historically has great K and walk rates, but his strand rate is perennially brutal, leading to solid WHIPs and gross ERA. It seems like most closers have excellent S% rates (Papelbon, Street), is this a function of not having to pace one's self?
I think I'm sort of answering my own question here, I just haven't seen any studies on this.