RELIEVERS: May BPV leaders (200+)

This week, the column looks at the BPV leaders from May. The only criteria to make this list is at least nine innings pitched in the month and then top of the BPV chart for the past 30 days.

First are seven closers who have 200+ BPVs in May and all but one have 200+ BPVs for the year-to-date:

Closers (L30)       Sv BS Hld  IP   ERA xERA WHIP K/BB HR BPV
=================== == == === ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== == ===
C.Kimbrel (CHC)      8  2  0   12  1.50 2.24 0.67 22/2  1 263 200
M.Barnes (BOS)       6  1  0   10  2.79 1.85 0.72 16/2  1 246 249
L.Hendriks (CHW)     9  0  0   12  0.00 2.41 0.86 19/2  0 240 250
R.Iglesias (LAA)     5  0  0   11  1.64 2.37 0.91 17/2  2 236 221
J.Hader (MIL) (L)    6  0  0   12  0.75 2.31 0.83 21/3  0 229...

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