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Oct102013
First Pitch Strikes from Wainwright are No Surprise
Bill Chuck - Managing Editor | Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 11:22AM
Of the 33 Pirates batters Adam Wainwright faced last night, he threw 24 first-pitch strikes, 22 were in the strike zone, 15 were swung at, four were missed, five were fouled off, nine were called strikes, four were chased, and one went for a hit.
But first pitch strikes from Wainwright should be no surprise to anyone who has watched him pitch this season.
But first pitch strikes from Wainwright should be no surprise to anyone who has watched him pitch this season.
2013 Regular Season First Pitch Strike Leaders
| P | Strk# | Zone# | Strk% | Swng# | Miss# | ClStk# | Foul# | Chas# | InPl# | H | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wainwright (STL) | 956 | 617 | 548 | 64.5% | 273 | 47 | 344 | 113 | 62 | 113 | 29 | .269 |
| Patrick Corbin (ARI) | 862 | 604 | 537 | 70.1% | 314 | 65 | 290 | 112 | 73 | 137 | 41 | .308 |
| Justin Verlander (DET) | 928 | 603 | 471 | 65.0% | 294 | 78 | 309 | 108 | 84 | 108 | 37 | .352 |
| Cliff Lee (PHI) | 876 | 599 | 568 | 68.4% | 278 | 66 | 321 | 110 | 58 | 102 | 34 | .347 |
| Clayton Kershaw (LAD) | 910 | 591 | 533 | 64.9% | 286 | 57 | 305 | 109 | 58 | 120 | 28 | .248 |
| CC Sabathia (NYY) | 910 | 589 | 537 | 64.7% | 246 | 54 | 343 | 85 | 47 | 107 | 39 | .402 |
| Jordan Zimmermann (WSH) | 865 | 579 | 511 | 66.9% | 261 | 47 | 318 | 100 | 47 | 114 | 32 | .296 |
| Cole Hamels (PHI) | 908 | 576 | 516 | 63.4% | 299 | 77 | 277 | 105 | 65 | 117 | 47 | .431 |
| R. A. Dickey (TOR) | 947 | 575 | 559 | 60.7% | 247 | 54 | 328 | 85 | 32 | 108 | 31 | .292 |
| Derek Holland (TEX) | 894 | 568 | 520 | 63.5% | 271 | 60 | 297 | 109 | 61 | 102 | 39 | .406 |
| Ervin Santana (KC) | 862 | 567 | 504 | 65.8% | 238 | 50 | 329 | 80 | 45 | 108 | 34 | .318 |
| Jeremy Guthrie (KC) | 907 | 562 | 524 | 62.0% | 210 | 26 | 352 | 86 | 46 | 98 | 27 | .278 |
| Mat Latos (CIN) | 882 | 561 | 503 | 63.6% | 255 | 73 | 306 | 73 | 58 | 109 | 40 | .396 |
| Jon Lester (BOS) | 904 | 550 | 477 | 60.8% | 252 | 46 | 298 | 100 | 56 | 106 | 35 | .333 |
| Hisashi Iwakuma (SEA) | 866 | 549 | 521 | 63.4% | 250 | 53 | 299 | 86 | 44 | 111 | 35 | .330 |
| Chris Sale (CWS) | 866 | 549 | 512 | 63.4% | 198 | 43 | 351 | 69 | 40 | 85 | 28 | .333 |
| Jose Quintana (CWS) | 834 | 548 | 507 | 65.7% | 219 | 41 | 329 | 86 | 40 | 92 | 30 | .333 |
| Homer Bailey (CIN) | 851 | 548 | 476 | 64.4% | 235 | 56 | 313 | 79 | 67 | 100 | 30 | .323 |
| Jeff Samardzija (CHC) | 918 | 547 | 477 | 59.6% | 283 | 64 | 264 | 108 | 69 | 111 | 43 | .398 |
| James Shields (KC) | 948 | 546 | 481 | 57.6% | 268 | 54 | 278 | 113 | 59 | 101 | 26 | .271 |
| C. J. Wilson (LAA) | 914 | 546 | 493 | 59.7% | 182 | 53 | 364 | 52 | 45 | 77 | 28 | .384 |
| Lance Lynn (STL) | 858 | 543 | 461 | 63.3% | 258 | 61 | 285 | 109 | 58 | 88 | 29 | .363 |
| Max Scherzer (DET) | 837 | 539 | 472 | 64.4% | 236 | 72 | 303 | 86 | 51 | 78 | 23 | .307 |
| Bronson Arroyo (CIN) | 825 | 539 | 496 | 65.3% | 208 | 24 | 331 | 63 | 40 | 121 | 43 | .368 |
| Kris Medlen (ATL) | 823 | 532 | 452 | 64.6% | 262 | 75 | 270 | 79 | 62 | 108 | 25 | .236 |
Created by BaseballAnalytics.org on 10/10/2013
2013 Postseason First Strike Leaders
This doe not include the one and done Ohioians
2013 Postseason First Pitch Strike Leaders
| P | Strk# | Zone# | Strk% | Swng# | Miss# | ClStk# | Foul# | Chas# | InPl# | H | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wainwright (STL) | 57 | 37 | 33 | 64.9% | 23 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | .250 |
| Clayton Kershaw (LAD) | 50 | 31 | 29 | 62.0% | 19 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .500 |
| Francisco Liriano (PIT) | 50 | 29 | 23 | 58.0% | 14 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .333 |
| Alex Cobb (TB) | 51 | 29 | 24 | 56.9% | 10 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 |
| Max Scherzer (DET) | 37 | 25 | 22 | 67.6% | 14 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Gerrit Cole (PIT) | 40 | 24 | 18 | 60.0% | 9 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Jon Lester (BOS) | 29 | 21 | 17 | 72.4% | 9 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .250 |
| David Price (TB) | 31 | 21 | 18 | 67.7% | 9 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .333 |
| Mike Minor (ATL) | 26 | 19 | 14 | 73.1% | 8 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Freddy Garcia (ATL) | 26 | 18 | 16 | 69.2% | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 |
| John Lackey (BOS) | 26 | 17 | 15 | 65.4% | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .400 |
| Clay Buchholz (BOS) | 27 | 17 | 14 | 63.0% | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Sonny Gray (OAK) | 29 | 16 | 17 | 55.2% | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Wacha (STL) | 25 | 16 | 15 | 64.0% | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Matt Moore (TB) | 32 | 16 | 13 | 50.0% | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Dan Straily (OAK) | 22 | 16 | 14 | 72.7% | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Jake Peavy (BOS) | 20 | 15 | 12 | 75.0% | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Bartolo Colon (OAK) | 26 | 15 | 12 | 57.7% | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .500 |
| Anibal Sanchez (DET) | 24 | 15 | 14 | 62.5% | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Joe Kelly (STL) | 24 | 14 | 11 | 58.3% | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .250 |
| Jarrod Parker (OAK) | 20 | 14 | 14 | 70.0% | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Kris Medlen (ATL) | 23 | 13 | 9 | 56.5% | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .500 |
| Zack Greinke (LAD) | 22 | 12 | 11 | 54.5% | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Justin Verlander (DET) | 26 | 12 | 9 | 46.2% | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Doug Fister (DET) | 25 | 10 | 13 | 40.0% | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Created by BaseballAnalytics.org on 10/10/2013
Tonight's ALDS Matchup
2013 ALD Game 5 Probable Starters First Pitches
| P | Strk# | Zone# | Strk% | Swng# | Miss# | ClStk# | Foul# | Chas# | InPl# | H | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander (Reg & Post) | 954 | 615 | 480 | 64.5% | 302 | 81 | 313 | 111 | 86 | 110 | 37 | .346 |
| Sonny Gray (Reg & Post) | 290 | 172 | 159 | 59.3% | 57 | 10 | 115 | 22 | 8 | 25 | 8 | .320 |
Created by BaseballAnalytics.org on 10/10/2013