STARTERS: BPV by time through lineup, 2015

Looking at the skill splits of starting pitchers can be an effective way to identify skill flashes worth speculating on, especially in deep leagues.

Let's refresh our one-split-away series by looking at the skills of starting pitchers during the first, second, and third times they go through lineups.

Our prior research has shown that a SP's stats and skills erode the more times they go through lineups during a game:

  • Stats & skills by time through lineupMLB 2010-2012*
    
    Lineup  ERA   WHIP  |  Ctl  Dom  HR/9  GB%  |  H%   S%   |  BPV
    ======  ====  ====  |  ===  ===  ====  ===  |  ===  ===  |  ===
    1st     4.10  1.30  |  3.0  7.5   1.0  46%  |  30%  71%  |   79
    2nd     4.02  1.34  |  2.9  6.9   1.0  47%  |  31%  73%  |   71
    3rd     4.34 ...

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