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Highest Whiff Rates By Pitch Type for Starters
David Golebiewski | Monday, May 21, 2012 at 12:07PM
Strikeouts are at an all-time high in 2012, with pitchers sending a whopping 19.4 percent of batters faced back to the dugout following a K. Which pitches are contributing most to that punch out total? Here's a rundown of the highest whiff rates by pitch type for starting pitchers.
Fastball (minimum 100 pitches thrown)
Pitcher | Miss Pct. |
---|---|
Zach McAllister | 26.2% |
Jeff Niemann | 24.5% |
Matt Moore | 24.3% |
Gio Gonzalez | 24.3% |
Wei-Yin Chen | 24.0% |
Erik Bedard | 23.1% |
Drew Pomeranz | 23.1% |
Justin Verlander | 23.0% |
Max Scherzer | 22.6% |
Jon Niese | 21.5% |
MLB Avg. | 14.9% |
Sinker (minimum 100 pitches thrown)
Pitcher | Miss Pct. |
---|---|
Justin Masterson | 19.7% |
Derek Holland | 19.6% |
Jake Arrieta | 17.5% |
Bruce Chen | 16.9% |
Edinson Volquez | 16.7% |
Mike Pelfrey | 16.7% |
Trevor Cahill | 15.7% |
Ross Detwiler | 15.2% |
CC Sabathia | 14.9% |
Chris Capuano | 14.1% |
MLB Avg. | 12.4% |
Slider (minimum 50 pitches thrown)
Pitcher | Miss Pct. |
---|---|
Edwin Jackson | 60.0% |
Trevor Cahill | 55.6% |
James McDonald | 44.9% |
Drew Smyly | 44.6% |
Kyle Weiland | 44.1% |
Anthony Bass | 44.0% |
Matt Garza | 43.9% |
CC Sabathia | 43.4% |
Derek Holland | 43.2% |
Clayton Kershaw | 43.0% |
MLB Avg. | 30.7% |
Curveball (minimum 50 pitches thrown)
Pitcher | Miss Pct. |
---|---|
Dan Haren | 53.8% |
David Price | 52.0% |
Kyle Drabek | 48.5% |
Edinson Volquez | 45.7% |
A. J. Burnett | 43.2% |
Yu Darvish | 41.7% |
Ivan Nova | 41.1% |
Jeremy Hellickson | 40.9% |
Joe Wieland | 40.4% |
Edwin Jackson | 40.0% |
MLB Avg. | 28.4% |
Changeup (minimum 50 pitches thrown)
Pitcher | Miss Pct. |
---|---|
Stephen Strasburg | 52.2% |
Randall Delgado | 48.2% |
Cole Hamels | 47.0% |
Johan Santana | 47.0% |
Jon Lester | 46.9% |
Joe Blanton | 46.3% |
Jaime Garcia | 45.7% |
CC Sabathia | 45.0% |
Chris Capuano | 41.5% |
Felix Doubront | 40.0% |
MLB Avg. | 28.3% |
Cutter (minimum 50 pitches thrown)
Pitcher | Miss Pct. |
---|---|
Dillon Gee | 46.4% |
Gavin Floyd | 39.9% |
Kyle Drabek | 37.1% |
Luke Hochevar | 36.6% |
Josh Tomlin | 35.0% |
Josh Beckett | 33.8% |
Tim Hudson | 32.8% |
Matt Harrison | 32.3% |
Chad Billingsley | 32.0% |
Jerome Williams | 31.2% |
MLB Avg. | 20.8% |
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