STARTERS: BPV none on/runners on, 2022
Jun 25 2022
Our research a decade ago showed that there are significant skill differences among pitchers when throwing with the bases empty compared to with runners on base.
This trend continues to hold true. Pitchers have produced a 100+ BPV in five straight seasons with the bases empty, while their skills when pitching with runners on base have been 30% lower.
We can visualize this impact by comparing the skills of pitchers in those two situations over the last 9+ seasons with the average overall skills posted by starting pitchers during the same period:
Let's take a look at some significant early none on/runners on splits so far in 2022 by focusing on those guys with the widest none on/runners on skills splits (min 20 IP none on/runners on):
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