RELIEVERS: Bullpen potpourri
May 23 2021
This week, a potpourri of looks at relievers. Let's start with a basic stat: K-BB%:
K-BB% Sv BS Hld IP xERA WHIP K% K-BB% HR/9 BPV $ =================== === === === ==== ==== ==== ==== ===== ==== === == A.Chapman (NYY) (L) 11 0 0 17 1.41 0.65 58 48 0.0 270 21 M.Barnes (BOS) 10 1 0 21 2.03 0.56 51 45 0.8 260 17 J.Karinchak (CLE) 5 1 5 19 2.25 0.52 51 41 0.5 219 15 L.Hendriks (CHW) 9 2 0 18 3.02 0.94 39 36 2.0 235 11 J.Hader (MIL) (L) 9 0 0 16 2.77 0.89 46 34 0.0 178 16
Here are your top relievers by K-BB%—all well known, closers and quasi-closers, elite skills sets across the board (except Liam Hendriks (RHP, CHW) and his HR/9). Even the...
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