STARTERS: H%, S%, hr/f anomalies 2016

When looking for mid-season SP buy-low or sell-high targets, one effective method is to target those with extreme hit (H%), strand (S%), and HR per flyball (hr/f) rates. In many cases, those extreme marks carry the best regression potential over the remainder of the season.

These starting pitchers have posted the most extreme H% so far in 2016:

  • Hit Rate (H%) Outliers, 2016 YTD*
    
    Name                League  ERA   WHIP  BPV  H%
    ==================  ======  ====  ====  ===  ===
    Perdomo, Luis           NL  6.08  1.73  110  40%
    Paxton, James           AL  4.56  1.63   99  40%
    McCullers, Lance        AL  3.61  1.64   93  39%
    Jimenez, Ubaldo         AL  7.03  1.95   19  39%
    Urias, Julio            NL  4.69  1.51  107  38%
    Ray, Robbie        ...

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