Formula 40: BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play
Out of an excess of caution, I am going to give a definition of Batting Average on Balls in Play:
BABIP = (H – HR) / (BFP – SO – BB – HBP – HR)
Formula 41: BABIP+ v Team (Batting Average on Balls in Play better than team)
In the 20th century, it was the essentially universal practice of baseball fans to regard "giving up hits" as something the pitcher did. Hits allowed were a pitcher’s stat, a basic and important one. Since Voros’ convincing argument that Batting Average on Balls in Play against a pitcher is a random and therefore meaningless stat, modern analysis has swung toward the assumption that the pitcher plays no role in getting balls in play to become outs.
While there is no doubt that Voros’ position on this issue is much more accurate than the previous universal understanding, it is also clear that there is SOME connection between a pitcher’s performance and his BABIP. This system assigns 90% of the deviation in BABIP to the fielders, but reserves 10% of it for the pitchers.
The first step in that is comparing each player’s BABIP to his team’s. We multiply the Balls in Play against the Pitcher times the team BABIP, and then subtract the pitcher’s actual Hits In Play:
BABIP + vs. Team = (Team BABIP) * (BFP – SO – BB – HR – HBP) - (H – HR)
BUT NEVER LESS THAN ZERO.
If the result of this formula would be less than zero, it is zero.
Formula 42: Team BABIP+ (Team Total of BABIP+)
The Team BABIP+ is the sum total of the of the BABIP+ for the Individual Pitchers on the staff.
Formula 43: RS-Pit-BIP-P10 (Runs Saved by the pitcher on Balls in Play; 10th Pitcher’s Value.)
I will use Felipe Lira of the Detroit Tigers, 1996, to illustrate the process. Lira was +24 when you compare his individual BABIP to the team’s average. The batting average on balls in play against that dreadful, 109-loss team was .313. Lira had 631 Balls in Play while he was on the mound, so he could have expected to have 198 hits on balls in play. In fact, he had only 174, so he was 24 hits better than his team. This is the highest BABIP+ vs. Team number on any of the 15 teams in this study.
The total for all pitchers on the 1996 Detroit team is +57—actually, +56.999. These are the totals for the "positive" pitchers on that team:
|
Felipe Lira
|
24
|
|
Omar Olivares
|
12
|
|
Richie Lewis
|
11
|
|
Gregg Olson
|
4
|
|
Brian Moehler
|
3
|
|
Justin Thompson
|
2
|
|
Joey Eischen
|
0
|
Eischen is at 0.45, although it rounds to zero. Anyway, you divide of those numbers by 56.999:
|
|
BABIP +
|
Team Tot
|
Percentage
|
|
Felipe Lira
|
24
|
56.999
|
42%
|
|
Omar Olivares
|
12
|
56.999
|
21%
|
|
Richie Lewis
|
11
|
56.999
|
20%
|
|
Gregg Olson
|
4
|
56.999
|
8%
|
|
Brian Moehler
|
3
|
56.999
|
4%
|
|
Justin Thompson
|
2
|
56.999
|
4%
|
|
Joey Eischen
|
0
|
56.999
|
1%
|
So Lira gets 42% of the 10% of the Team’s Runs Saved by Range which are allocated for pitchers.
The 1996 Tigers have 81 Runs Saved by Defensive Range; actually, 80.7. Ten percent of that is 8.07, so the Tiger pitchers are credited with 8.07 Runs Saved by Range/BABIP. Felipe gets 42% of that, which is 3.37 Runs Saved.
|
|
BABIP +
|
Team Tot
|
Percentage
|
Team RS
|
Pitcher's Share
|
P10
|
|
Felipe Lira
|
24
|
56.999
|
42%
|
80.7
|
8.07
|
3.37
|
|
Omar Olivares
|
12
|
56.999
|
21%
|
80.7
|
8.07
|
1.73
|
|
Richie Lewis
|
11
|
56.999
|
20%
|
80.7
|
8.07
|
1.59
|
|
Gregg Olson
|
4
|
56.999
|
8%
|
80.7
|
8.07
|
0.62
|
|
Brian Moehler
|
3
|
56.999
|
4%
|
80.7
|
8.07
|
0.36
|
|
Justin Thompson
|
2
|
56.999
|
4%
|
80.7
|
8.07
|
0.34
|
|
Joey Eischen
|
0
|
56.999
|
1%
|
80.7
|
8.07
|
0.06
|
While Lira’s 24 BABIP+ vs. Team is the highest in the study, his 3.37 Runs Saved by BABIP are nowhere near the highest. They’re in 18th place. The highest two figures are 5.76, by Denny McLain in 1968, and 5.70, by Willie Hernandez in 1984—both of them MVPs, both for the Detroit Tigers. McLain was +13 vs. the Team, but the team BABIP was much, much higher, and consequently the Runs Saved by range for Detroit, 1968, was more than twice as high as the Runs Saved by range for Detroit, 1996.
Let’s see if I can put that in a formula:
RS-Pit-BIP-P10 = BABIP+ vs Team / (Team BABIP+) * Team-RS-Range * .10
Team-RS-Range was Formula 38. These are the top 25 pitchers on these 15 teams, in terms of Runs Saved:
|
Year
|
Player
|
P1
|
P2
|
P3
|
P4
|
P5
|
P6
|
P7
|
P8
|
P9
|
P 10
|
Total
|
|
1968
|
Denny McLain
|
45
|
27
|
21
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
3
|
2
|
6
|
119
|
|
2004
|
Randy Johnson
|
47
|
20
|
18
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
96
|
|
1960
|
Bob Friend
|
29
|
27
|
23
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
94
|
|
1960
|
Vern Law
|
19
|
26
|
18
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
88
|
|
2008
|
Cole Hamels
|
32
|
18
|
12
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
77
|
|
1984
|
Dan Petry
|
23
|
16
|
17
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
73
|
|
1976
|
Gary Nolan
|
18
|
25
|
13
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
71
|
|
1968
|
Earl Wilson
|
27
|
15
|
16
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
71
|
|
1992
|
Jack Morris
|
21
|
13
|
20
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
70
|
|
1968
|
Mickey Lolich
|
32
|
13
|
14
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
69
|
|
1984
|
Jack Morris
|
24
|
13
|
19
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
68
|
|
2016
|
Jon Lester
|
32
|
13
|
12
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
68
|
|
2016
|
Jake Arrieta
|
31
|
8
|
15
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
67
|
|
2016
|
Kyle Hendricks
|
27
|
13
|
14
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
67
|
|
1980
|
Floyd Bannister
|
25
|
15
|
14
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
67
|
|
1964
|
Jack Fisher
|
19
|
18
|
16
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
66
|
|
1976
|
Pat Zachry
|
23
|
9
|
20
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
65
|
|
2000
|
Andy Pettitte
|
20
|
11
|
17
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
65
|
|
1964
|
Al Jackson
|
18
|
16
|
17
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
64
|
|
1992
|
Jimmy Key
|
19
|
15
|
13
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
64
|
|
2000
|
Roger Clemens
|
30
|
8
|
12
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
63
|
|
2012
|
Lucas Harrell
|
23
|
9
|
17
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
63
|
|
1964
|
Tracy Stallard
|
19
|
13
|
17
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
62
|
|
2004
|
Brandon Webb
|
26
|
1
|
18
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
61
|
|
1984
|
Milt Wilcox
|
19
|
10
|
17
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
61
|
Willie Hernandez, 1984 MVP, is estimated to have saved "only" 51 runs, but of course Hernandez saved 51 Runs in 140 innings, whereas Denny McLain saved 119 Runs in 336 innings.
Wrapping Up the Pitchers
We are temporarily done with estimating the Runs Saved by pitchers; in our next article we will move on to evaluating the Runs Saved by Catchers. Before we move on, though, a few thoughts:
1) We’re at the end of this road, but there is never an end of the road in
sabermetrics, or any other science. After we run the numbers for the other positions, there will be a reconciliation process so that the numbers for every team add up to the actual successes of the team.
But that’s not the end of the road, either. After we do that, we have to place the Runs Saved in a competitive context. 60 Runs Saved pitching 120 innings is very different from 60 Runs Saved pitching 250 innings. That’s not the end of the road, either; 60 Runs Saved in 1968 is very different from 60 Runs Saved in the steroid era. Even that’s not the end of it; context is everything. Bob Veale in 1963 pitched 78 innings with a 1.04 ERA, didn’t make a ripple in the pond. Rollie Fingers in 1981 pitched 78 innings with a 1.04 ERA, won the Cy Young Award and the MVP Award.
This isn’t about evaluating pitchers, really; we have many good ways of evaluating pitchers, don’t need another one. There are many things you would have to do to these numbers to make them work as an evaluation system.
It’s not about that; it’s about opening up a new area of research. It’s about creating a new way to study issues in baseball which (a) allows you to get to a certain set of questions which you just cannot get to with the existing ways of looking at things, and (b) if properly refined, if worked over by additional researchers who see things that I have missed, can be just as accurate or more accurate than the existing analytical pathways.
2) Here is a chart of all of the pitchers on the fifteen teams who (a) pitched 150 innings, or (b) had ten saves, putting each player’s Runs Saved with his basic stat line for context:
|
Team
|
Year
|
Player
|
G
|
IP
|
SO
|
BB
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
ERA
|
Runs Saved
|
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Bob Friend
|
38
|
275.7
|
183
|
45
|
18
|
12
|
1
|
3.00
|
94
|
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Vern Law
|
35
|
271.7
|
120
|
40
|
20
|
9
|
0
|
3.08
|
88
|
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Harvey Haddix
|
29
|
172.3
|
101
|
38
|
11
|
10
|
1
|
3.97
|
56
|
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Vinegar B Mizell
|
23
|
155.7
|
71
|
46
|
13
|
5
|
0
|
3.12
|
48
|
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Roy Face
|
68
|
114.7
|
72
|
29
|
10
|
8
|
24
|
2.90
|
38
|
|
Team
|
Year
|
Player
|
G
|
IP
|
SO
|
BB
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
ERA
|
Runs Saved
|
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Jack Fisher
|
40
|
227.7
|
115
|
56
|
10
|
17
|
0
|
4.23
|
66
|
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Tracy Stallard
|
36
|
225.7
|
118
|
73
|
10
|
20
|
0
|
3.79
|
62
|
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Al Jackson
|
40
|
213.3
|
112
|
60
|
11
|
16
|
1
|
4.26
|
64
|
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Galen Cisco
|
36
|
191.7
|
78
|
54
|
6
|
19
|
0
|
3.62
|
57
|
|
Team
|
Year
|
Player
|
G
|
IP
|
SO
|
BB
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
ERA
|
Runs Saved
|
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
Denny McLain
|
41
|
336.0
|
280
|
63
|
31
|
6
|
0
|
1.96
|
119
|
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
Earl Wilson
|
34
|
224.3
|
168
|
65
|
13
|
12
|
0
|
2.85
|
71
|
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
Mickey Lolich
|
39
|
220.0
|
197
|
65
|
17
|
9
|
1
|
3.19
|
69
|
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
Joe Sparma
|
34
|
182.3
|
110
|
77
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
3.70
|
48
|
|
Team
|
Year
|
Player
|
G
|
IP
|
SO
|
BB
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
ERA
|
Runs Saved
|
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Pete Broberg
|
39
|
176.3
|
133
|
85
|
5
|
12
|
1
|
4.29
|
49
|
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Dick Bosman
|
29
|
173.3
|
105
|
48
|
8
|
10
|
0
|
3.63
|
58
|
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Rich Hand
|
30
|
170.7
|
109
|
103
|
10
|
14
|
0
|
3.32
|
48
|
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Mike Paul
|
49
|
161.7
|
108
|
52
|
8
|
9
|
1
|
2.17
|
54
|
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Bill Gogolewski
|
36
|
150.7
|
95
|
58
|
4
|
11
|
2
|
4.24
|
45
|
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Horacio Pina
|
60
|
76.0
|
60
|
43
|
2
|
7
|
15
|
3.20
|
22
|
|
Team
|
Year
|
Player
|
G
|
IP
|
SO
|
BB
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
ERA
|
Runs Saved
|
|
Reds
|
1976
|
Gary Nolan
|
34
|
239.3
|
113
|
27
|
15
|
9
|
0
|
3.46
|
71
|
|
Reds
|
1976
|
Pat Zachry
|
38
|
204.0
|
143
|
83
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
2.74
|
65
|
|
Reds
|
1976
|
Fred Norman
|
33
|
180.3
|
126
|
70
|
12
|
7
|
0
|
3.09
|
56
|
|
Reds
|
1976
|
Jack Billingham
|
34
|
177.0
|
76
|
62
|
12
|
10
|
1
|
4.32
|
49
|
|
Reds
|
1976
|
Rawly Eastwick
|
71
|
107.7
|
70
|
27
|
11
|
5
|
26
|
2.09
|
36
|
|
Team
|
Year
|
Player
|
G
|
IP
|
SO
|
BB
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
ERA
|
Runs Saved
|
|
Mariners
|
1980
|
Floyd Bannister
|
32
|
217.7
|
155
|
66
|
9
|
13
|
0
|
3.47
|
67
|
|
Mariners
|
1980
|
Glenn Abbott
|
31
|
215.0
|
78
|
49
|
12
|
12
|
0
|
4.10
|
60
|
|
Mariners
|
1980
|
Rick Honeycutt
|
30
|
203.3
|
79
|
60
|
10
|
17
|
0
|
3.94
|
55
|
|
Mariners
|
1980
|
Jim Beattie
|
33
|
187.3
|
67
|
98
|
5
|
15
|
0
|
4.85
|
41
|
|
Mariners
|
1980
|
Shane Rawley
|
59
|
113.7
|
68
|
63
|
7
|
7
|
13
|
3.33
|
34
|
|
Team
|
Year
|
Player
|
G
|
IP
|
SO
|
BB
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
ERA
|
Runs Saved
|
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Jack Morris
|
35
|
240.3
|
148
|
87
|
19
|
11
|
0
|
3.60
|
68
|
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Dan Petry
|
35
|
233.3
|
144
|
66
|
18
|
8
|
0
|
3.24
|
73
|
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Milt Wilcox
|
33
|
193.7
|
119
|
66
|
17
|
8
|
0
|
4.00
|
61
|
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Juan Berenguer
|
31
|
168.3
|
118
|
79
|
11
|
10
|
0
|
3.48
|
45
|
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
G. Hernandez
|
80
|
140.3
|
112
|
36
|
9
|
3
|
32
|
1.92
|
51
|
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Aurelio Lopez
|
71
|
137.7
|
94
|
52
|
10
|
1
|
14
|
2.94
|
40
|
|
Team
|
Year
|
Player
|
G
|
IP
|
SO
|
BB
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
ERA
|
Runs Saved
|
|
Orioles
|
1988
|
Jose Bautista
|
33
|
171.7
|
76
|
45
|
6
|
15
|
0
|
4.30
|
44
|
|
Orioles
|
1988
|
Jay Tibbs
|
30
|
158.7
|
82
|
63
|
4
|
15
|
0
|
5.39
|
41
|
|
Orioles
|
1988
|
Jeff Ballard
|
25
|
153.3
|
41
|
42
|
8
|
12
|
0
|
4.40
|
38
|
|
Orioles
|
1988
|
Tom Niedenfuer
|
52
|
59.0
|
40
|
19
|
3
|
4
|
18
|
3.51
|
16
|
|
Team
|
Year
|
Player
|
G
|
IP
|
SO
|
BB
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
ERA
|
Runs Saved
|
|
B Jays
|
1992
|
Jack Morris
|
34
|
240.7
|
132
|
80
|
21
|
6
|
0
|
4.04
|
70
|
|
B Jays
|
1992
|
Jimmy Key
|
33
|
216.7
|
117
|
59
|
13
|
13
|
0
|
3.53
|
64
|
|
B Jays
|
1992
|
Juan Guzman
|
28
|
180.7
|
165
|
72
|
16
|
5
|
0
|
2.64
|
60
|
|
B Jays
|
1992
|
Todd Stottlemyre
|
28
|
174.0
|
98
|
63
|
12
|
11
|
0
|
4.50
|
43
|
|
B Jays
|
1992
|
Duane Ward
|
79
|
101.3
|
103
|
39
|
7
|
4
|
12
|
1.95
|
34
|
|
B Jays
|
1992
|
Tom Henke
|
57
|
55.7
|
46
|
22
|
3
|
2
|
34
|
2.26
|
18
|
|
Team
|
Year
|
Player
|
G
|
IP
|
SO
|
BB
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
ERA
|
Runs Saved
|
|
Tigers
|
1996
|
Felipe Lira
|
32
|
194.7
|
113
|
66
|
6
|
14
|
0
|
5.22
|
52
|
|
Tigers
|
1996
|
Omar Olivares
|
25
|
160.0
|
81
|
75
|
7
|
11
|
0
|
4.89
|
41
|
|
Team
|
Year
|
Player
|
G
|
IP
|
SO
|
BB
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
ERA
|
Runs Saved
|
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
Andy Pettitte
|
32
|
204.7
|
125
|
80
|
19
|
9
|
0
|
4.35
|
65
|
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
Roger Clemens
|
32
|
204.3
|
188
|
84
|
13
|
8
|
0
|
3.70
|
63
|
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
O. Hernandez
|
29
|
195.7
|
141
|
51
|
12
|
13
|
0
|
4.51
|
56
|
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
David Cone
|
30
|
155.0
|
120
|
82
|
4
|
14
|
0
|
6.91
|
37
|
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
Mariano Rivera
|
66
|
75.7
|
58
|
25
|
7
|
4
|
36
|
2.85
|
26
|
|
Team
|
Year
|
Player
|
G
|
IP
|
SO
|
BB
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
ERA
|
Runs Saved
|
|
D'backs
|
2004
|
Randy Johnson
|
35
|
245.7
|
290
|
44
|
16
|
14
|
0
|
2.60
|
96
|
|
D'backs
|
2004
|
Brandon Webb
|
35
|
208.0
|
164
|
119
|
7
|
16
|
0
|
3.59
|
61
|
|
Team
|
Year
|
Player
|
G
|
IP
|
SO
|
BB
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
ERA
|
Runs Saved
|
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
Cole Hamels
|
33
|
227.3
|
196
|
53
|
14
|
10
|
0
|
3.09
|
77
|
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
Jamie Moyer
|
33
|
196.3
|
123
|
62
|
16
|
7
|
0
|
3.71
|
58
|
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
Brett Myers
|
30
|
190.0
|
163
|
65
|
10
|
13
|
0
|
4.55
|
57
|
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
Kyle Kendrick
|
31
|
155.7
|
68
|
57
|
11
|
9
|
0
|
5.49
|
35
|
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
Brad Lidge
|
72
|
69.3
|
92
|
35
|
2
|
0
|
41
|
1.95
|
26
|
|
Team
|
Year
|
Player
|
G
|
IP
|
SO
|
BB
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
ERA
|
Runs Saved
|
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Lucas Harrell
|
32
|
193.7
|
140
|
78
|
11
|
11
|
0
|
3.76
|
63
|
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Bud Norris
|
29
|
168.3
|
165
|
66
|
7
|
13
|
0
|
4.65
|
52
|
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Wilton Lopez
|
64
|
66.3
|
54
|
8
|
6
|
3
|
10
|
2.17
|
25
|
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Brett Myers
|
35
|
30.7
|
20
|
6
|
0
|
4
|
19
|
3.52
|
10
|
|
Team
|
Year
|
Player
|
G
|
IP
|
SO
|
BB
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
ERA
|
Runs Saved
|
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Jon Lester
|
32
|
202.7
|
197
|
52
|
19
|
5
|
0
|
2.44
|
68
|
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Jake Arrieta
|
31
|
197.3
|
190
|
76
|
18
|
8
|
0
|
3.10
|
67
|
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Kyle Hendricks
|
31
|
190.0
|
170
|
44
|
16
|
8
|
0
|
2.13
|
67
|
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
John Lackey
|
29
|
188.3
|
180
|
53
|
11
|
8
|
0
|
3.35
|
59
|
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Jason Hammel
|
30
|
166.7
|
144
|
53
|
15
|
10
|
0
|
3.83
|
49
|
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Hector Rondon
|
54
|
51.0
|
58
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
18
|
3.53
|
18
|
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Aroldis Chapman
|
28
|
26.7
|
46
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
16
|
1.01
|
11
|
3) And this chart (below) shows the Runs Saved Per Inning for all the pitchers on any of these teams who pitched at least 15 innings. If you study the data, you can see that an ERA of 3.00 equates to a Runs Saved per inning of about .345, an ERA of 4.00 equates to a Runs Saved per inning of about .295, and an ERA of 5.00 equates to a Runs Saved per inning of about .245.
|
City
|
Team
|
Year
|
Player
|
IP
|
ERA
|
Runs Saved
|
Runs Saved Per Inning
|
|
Chicago
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Carl Edwards
|
36.0
|
3.75
|
16
|
.435
|
|
Chicago
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Aroldis Chapman
|
26.7
|
1.01
|
11
|
.427
|
|
New York
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
Mike Stanton
|
68.0
|
4.10
|
27
|
.395
|
|
Arizona
|
Diamondbacks
|
2004
|
Randy Johnson
|
245.7
|
2.60
|
96
|
.391
|
|
Baltimore
|
Orioles
|
1988
|
Bob Milacki
|
25.0
|
0.72
|
10
|
.390
|
|
Chicago
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Rob Zastryzny
|
16.0
|
1.12
|
6
|
.389
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Wilton Lopez
|
66.3
|
2.17
|
25
|
.384
|
|
Philadelphia
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
Brad Lidge
|
69.3
|
1.95
|
26
|
.371
|
|
Chicago
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Pedro Strop
|
47.3
|
2.85
|
17
|
.367
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
G. Hernandez
|
140.3
|
1.92
|
51
|
.366
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
Don McMahon
|
35.7
|
2.02
|
13
|
.355
|
|
Chicago
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Justin Grimm
|
52.7
|
4.10
|
19
|
.355
|
|
Chicago
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Kyle Hendricks
|
190.0
|
2.13
|
67
|
.354
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Wesley Wright
|
52.3
|
3.27
|
19
|
.354
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
Denny McLain
|
336.0
|
1.96
|
119
|
.354
|
|
Chicago
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Hector Rondon
|
51.0
|
3.53
|
18
|
.353
|
|
New York
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
Mariano Rivera
|
75.7
|
2.85
|
26
|
.349
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Mickey Storey
|
30.3
|
3.86
|
11
|
.349
|
|
Toronto
|
Blue Jays
|
1992
|
Mike Timlin
|
43.7
|
4.12
|
15
|
.349
|
|
Chicago
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Jake Arrieta
|
197.3
|
3.10
|
67
|
.342
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Bob Friend
|
275.7
|
3.00
|
94
|
.340
|
|
Philadelphia
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
Cole Hamels
|
227.3
|
3.09
|
77
|
.340
|
|
Toronto
|
Blue Jays
|
1992
|
Duane Ward
|
101.3
|
1.95
|
34
|
.339
|
|
Cincinnati
|
Reds
|
1976
|
Rawly Eastwick
|
107.7
|
2.09
|
36
|
.337
|
|
Arizona
|
Diamondbacks
|
2004
|
Randy Choate
|
50.7
|
4.62
|
17
|
.335
|
|
New York
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Jerry Hinsley
|
15.3
|
8.22
|
5
|
.335
|
|
Chicago
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Jon Lester
|
202.7
|
2.44
|
68
|
.335
|
|
Texas
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Dick Bosman
|
173.3
|
3.63
|
58
|
.334
|
|
Chicago
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Travis Wood
|
61.0
|
2.95
|
20
|
.334
|
|
Toronto
|
Blue Jays
|
1992
|
Juan Guzman
|
180.7
|
2.64
|
60
|
.333
|
|
Texas
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Mike Paul
|
161.7
|
2.17
|
54
|
.333
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Roy Face
|
114.7
|
2.90
|
38
|
.332
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Hector Ambriz
|
19.3
|
4.19
|
6
|
.331
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Clem Labine
|
30.3
|
1.48
|
10
|
.330
|
|
Toronto
|
Blue Jays
|
1992
|
Tom Henke
|
55.7
|
2.26
|
18
|
.329
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Harvey Haddix
|
172.3
|
3.97
|
56
|
.326
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Xavier Cedeno
|
31.0
|
3.77
|
10
|
.326
|
|
Philadelphia
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
Chad Durbin
|
87.7
|
2.87
|
29
|
.326
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Lucas Harrell
|
193.7
|
3.76
|
63
|
.324
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Earl Francis
|
18.0
|
2.00
|
6
|
.323
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Vern Law
|
271.7
|
3.08
|
88
|
.322
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Wandy Rodriguez
|
130.7
|
3.79
|
42
|
.322
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1996
|
Mike Myers
|
64.7
|
5.01
|
21
|
.321
|
|
Philadelphia
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
Ryan Madson
|
82.7
|
3.05
|
27
|
.321
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Brett Myers
|
30.7
|
3.52
|
10
|
.320
|
|
Cincinnati
|
Reds
|
1976
|
Pat Zachry
|
204.0
|
2.74
|
65
|
.320
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Randy O'Neal
|
18.7
|
3.38
|
6
|
.320
|
|
Cincinnati
|
Reds
|
1976
|
Manny Sarmiento
|
43.7
|
2.06
|
14
|
.319
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
Pat Dobson
|
125.0
|
2.66
|
40
|
.318
|
|
New York
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
Andy Pettitte
|
204.7
|
4.35
|
65
|
.316
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
Earl Wilson
|
224.3
|
2.85
|
71
|
.316
|
|
New York
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Gary Kroll
|
21.7
|
4.15
|
7
|
.315
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Milt Wilcox
|
193.7
|
4.00
|
61
|
.314
|
|
Cincinnati
|
Reds
|
1976
|
Pedro Borbon
|
121.0
|
3.35
|
38
|
.313
|
|
New York
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
Jeff Nelson
|
69.7
|
2.45
|
22
|
.312
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
Mickey Lolich
|
220.0
|
3.19
|
69
|
.312
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Dan Petry
|
233.3
|
3.24
|
73
|
.312
|
|
Chicago
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
John Lackey
|
188.3
|
3.35
|
59
|
.312
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Joe Gibbon
|
80.3
|
4.03
|
25
|
.312
|
|
Toronto
|
Blue Jays
|
1992
|
Mark Eichhorn
|
31.0
|
4.35
|
10
|
.311
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
V. Mizell
|
155.7
|
3.12
|
48
|
.310
|
|
Cincinnati
|
Reds
|
1976
|
Fred Norman
|
180.3
|
3.09
|
56
|
.310
|
|
New York
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
Roger Clemens
|
204.3
|
3.70
|
63
|
.310
|
|
Seattle
|
Mariners
|
1980
|
Floyd Bannister
|
217.7
|
3.47
|
67
|
.309
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Bill Scherrer
|
19.0
|
1.89
|
6
|
.309
|
|
Texas
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Jim Shellenback
|
57.0
|
3.47
|
18
|
.309
|
|
Baltimore
|
Orioles
|
1988
|
Scott McGregor
|
17.3
|
8.83
|
5
|
.308
|
|
Philadelphia
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
J.C. Romero
|
59.0
|
2.75
|
18
|
.308
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Bud Norris
|
168.3
|
4.65
|
52
|
.308
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
John Hiller
|
128.0
|
2.39
|
39
|
.305
|
|
Philadelphia
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
Clay Condrey
|
69.0
|
3.26
|
21
|
.303
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Brandon Lyon
|
36.0
|
3.25
|
11
|
.303
|
|
Philadelphia
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
Brett Myers
|
190.0
|
4.55
|
57
|
.300
|
|
New York
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Tom Parsons
|
19.3
|
4.19
|
6
|
.300
|
|
New York
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Al Jackson
|
213.3
|
4.26
|
64
|
.300
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
John Wyatt
|
30.3
|
2.37
|
9
|
.300
|
|
Philadelphia
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
J.A. Happ
|
31.7
|
3.69
|
9
|
.298
|
|
Cincinnati
|
Reds
|
1976
|
Gary Nolan
|
239.3
|
3.46
|
71
|
.298
|
|
Seattle
|
Mariners
|
1980
|
Shane Rawley
|
113.7
|
3.33
|
34
|
.298
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Jordan Lyles
|
141.3
|
5.09
|
42
|
.297
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
J.A. Happ
|
104.3
|
4.83
|
31
|
.297
|
|
Texas
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Bill Gogolewski
|
150.7
|
4.24
|
45
|
.297
|
|
Arizona
|
Diamondbacks
|
2004
|
Elmer Dessens
|
85.3
|
4.75
|
25
|
.297
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Roger Mason
|
22.0
|
4.50
|
7
|
.296
|
|
New York
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Galen Cisco
|
191.7
|
3.62
|
57
|
.296
|
|
Cincinnati
|
Reds
|
1976
|
Will McEnaney
|
72.3
|
4.85
|
21
|
.296
|
|
Baltimore
|
Orioles
|
1988
|
Dave J. Schmidt
|
129.7
|
3.40
|
38
|
.295
|
|
Texas
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Horacio Pina
|
76.0
|
3.20
|
22
|
.295
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Dave Rozema
|
101.0
|
3.74
|
30
|
.295
|
|
Arizona
|
Diamondbacks
|
2004
|
Brandon Webb
|
208.0
|
3.59
|
61
|
.294
|
|
Philadelphia
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
Jamie Moyer
|
196.3
|
3.71
|
58
|
.293
|
|
Toronto
|
Blue Jays
|
1992
|
Jimmy Key
|
216.7
|
3.53
|
64
|
.293
|
|
Chicago
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Jason Hammel
|
166.7
|
3.83
|
49
|
.293
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
E. Del Rosario
|
19.0
|
9.00
|
6
|
.292
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Aurelio Lopez
|
137.7
|
2.94
|
40
|
.292
|
|
Arizona
|
Diamondbacks
|
2004
|
Mike Koplove
|
86.7
|
4.05
|
25
|
.292
|
|
New York
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Jack Fisher
|
227.7
|
4.23
|
66
|
.291
|
|
Toronto
|
Blue Jays
|
1992
|
Jack Morris
|
240.7
|
4.04
|
70
|
.291
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Doug Bair
|
93.7
|
3.75
|
27
|
.290
|
|
New York
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Tom Sturdivant
|
28.7
|
5.97
|
8
|
.289
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Fred Green
|
70.0
|
3.21
|
20
|
.289
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
David Carpenter
|
29.7
|
6.07
|
9
|
.289
|
|
Texas
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Steve Lawson
|
16.0
|
2.81
|
5
|
.289
|
|
Chicago
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Trevor Cahill
|
65.7
|
2.74
|
19
|
.287
|
|
Cincinnati
|
Reds
|
1976
|
Don Gullett
|
126.0
|
3.00
|
36
|
.286
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Fernando Abad
|
46.0
|
5.09
|
13
|
.285
|
|
New York
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
O. Hernandez
|
195.7
|
4.51
|
56
|
.285
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1996
|
Jose Lima
|
72.7
|
5.70
|
21
|
.285
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
Daryl Patterson
|
68.0
|
2.12
|
19
|
.284
|
|
New York
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
Todd Erdos
|
25.0
|
5.04
|
7
|
.283
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Jack Morris
|
240.3
|
3.60
|
68
|
.283
|
|
Arizona
|
Diamondbacks
|
2004
|
Brian Bruney
|
31.3
|
4.31
|
9
|
.281
|
|
New York
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Willard Hunter
|
49.0
|
4.41
|
14
|
.281
|
|
Texas
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Rich Hand
|
170.7
|
3.32
|
48
|
.281
|
|
Texas
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Paul Lindblad
|
99.7
|
2.62
|
28
|
.280
|
|
New York
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Dennis Ribant
|
57.7
|
5.15
|
16
|
.280
|
|
Seattle
|
Mariners
|
1980
|
Rob Dressler
|
149.3
|
3.98
|
42
|
.280
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Carl Willis
|
16.0
|
7.31
|
4
|
.279
|
|
Seattle
|
Mariners
|
1980
|
Dave Roberts
|
80.3
|
4.37
|
22
|
.279
|
|
Baltimore
|
Orioles
|
1988
|
Tom Niedenfuer
|
59.0
|
3.51
|
16
|
.279
|
|
Seattle
|
Mariners
|
1980
|
Glenn Abbott
|
215.0
|
4.10
|
60
|
.279
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
Fred Lasher
|
48.7
|
3.33
|
14
|
.278
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Edgar Gonzalez
|
25.0
|
5.04
|
7
|
.278
|
|
New York
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
Dwight Gooden
|
64.3
|
3.36
|
18
|
.277
|
|
Toronto
|
Blue Jays
|
1992
|
David Cone
|
53.0
|
2.55
|
15
|
.277
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1996
|
Joey Eischen
|
25.0
|
3.24
|
7
|
.276
|
|
Texas
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Pete Broberg
|
176.3
|
4.29
|
49
|
.276
|
|
New York
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Tracy Stallard
|
225.7
|
3.79
|
62
|
.276
|
|
Cincinnati
|
Reds
|
1976
|
Jack Billingham
|
177.0
|
4.32
|
49
|
.276
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1996
|
Justin Thompson
|
59.0
|
4.58
|
16
|
.272
|
|
New York
|
Mets
|
1964
|
D. Sutherland
|
26.7
|
7.76
|
7
|
.271
|
|
Baltimore
|
Orioles
|
1988
|
Mike Boddicker
|
147.0
|
3.86
|
40
|
.271
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Juan Berenguer
|
168.3
|
3.48
|
45
|
.270
|
|
Seattle
|
Mariners
|
1980
|
Rick Honeycutt
|
203.3
|
3.94
|
55
|
.270
|
|
Toronto
|
Blue Jays
|
1992
|
Dave Stieb
|
96.3
|
5.04
|
26
|
.269
|
|
Baltimore
|
Orioles
|
1988
|
Mike Morgan
|
71.3
|
5.43
|
19
|
.269
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
Jon Warden
|
37.3
|
3.62
|
10
|
.269
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1996
|
A.J. Sager
|
79.0
|
5.01
|
21
|
.268
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
Dennis Ribant
|
24.3
|
2.22
|
7
|
.268
|
|
Arizona
|
Diamondbacks
|
2004
|
Oscar Villarreal
|
18.0
|
7.00
|
5
|
.268
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Paul Giel
|
33.0
|
5.73
|
9
|
.267
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1996
|
Felipe Lira
|
194.7
|
5.22
|
52
|
.265
|
|
Texas
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Don Stanhouse
|
104.7
|
3.78
|
28
|
.264
|
|
Arizona
|
Diamondbacks
|
2004
|
Greg Aquino
|
35.3
|
3.06
|
9
|
.264
|
|
Chicago
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Spencer Patton
|
21.3
|
5.48
|
6
|
.264
|
|
Philadelphia
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
Tom Gordon
|
29.7
|
5.16
|
8
|
.263
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
Joe Sparma
|
182.3
|
3.70
|
48
|
.262
|
|
Philadelphia
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
Adam Eaton
|
107.0
|
5.80
|
28
|
.261
|
|
New York
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Bill Wakefield
|
119.7
|
3.61
|
31
|
.261
|
|
Philadelphia
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
Rudy Seanez
|
43.3
|
3.53
|
11
|
.261
|
|
Toronto
|
Blue Jays
|
1992
|
David Wells
|
120.0
|
5.40
|
31
|
.259
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1996
|
Omar Olivares
|
160.0
|
4.89
|
41
|
.259
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
F. Rodriguez
|
70.3
|
5.37
|
18
|
.259
|
|
Baltimore
|
Orioles
|
1988
|
Doug Sisk
|
94.3
|
3.72
|
24
|
.258
|
|
Toronto
|
Blue Jays
|
1992
|
Bob Macdonald
|
47.3
|
4.37
|
12
|
.257
|
|
Baltimore
|
Orioles
|
1988
|
Jay Tibbs
|
158.7
|
5.39
|
41
|
.257
|
|
New York
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Frank Lary
|
57.3
|
4.55
|
15
|
.255
|
|
Arizona
|
Diamondbacks
|
2004
|
Jose Valverde
|
29.7
|
4.25
|
8
|
.255
|
|
Baltimore
|
Orioles
|
1988
|
Jose Bautista
|
171.7
|
4.30
|
44
|
.254
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Rhiner Cruz
|
55.0
|
6.05
|
14
|
.253
|
|
Chicago
|
Cubs
|
2016
|
Mike Montgomery
|
38.3
|
2.82
|
10
|
.252
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Red Witt
|
30.0
|
4.20
|
8
|
.252
|
|
Baltimore
|
Orioles
|
1988
|
Mark Williamson
|
117.7
|
4.90
|
30
|
.251
|
|
Philadelphia
|
Phillies
|
2008
|
Joe Blanton
|
70.7
|
4.20
|
18
|
.251
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Bennie Daniels
|
40.3
|
7.81
|
10
|
.249
|
|
Baltimore
|
Orioles
|
1988
|
Jeff Ballard
|
153.3
|
4.40
|
38
|
.249
|
|
Texas
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Jim Panther
|
93.7
|
4.13
|
23
|
.249
|
|
Seattle
|
Mariners
|
1980
|
Mike Parrott
|
94.0
|
7.28
|
23
|
.247
|
|
New York
|
Mets
|
1964
|
Larry Bearnarth
|
78.0
|
4.15
|
19
|
.247
|
|
New York
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
Ramiro Mendoza
|
65.7
|
4.25
|
16
|
.246
|
|
Arizona
|
Diamondbacks
|
2004
|
B. Villafuerte
|
20.0
|
4.05
|
5
|
.246
|
|
Baltimore
|
Orioles
|
1988
|
Oswaldo Peraza
|
86.0
|
5.55
|
21
|
.245
|
|
Arizona
|
Diamondbacks
|
2004
|
Casey Fossum
|
142.0
|
6.65
|
35
|
.245
|
|
Toronto
|
Blue Jays
|
1992
|
Todd Stottlemyre
|
174.0
|
4.50
|
43
|
.245
|
|
New York
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
Jason Grimsley
|
96.3
|
5.04
|
23
|
.240
|
|
Texas
|
Rangers
|
1972
|
Casey Cox
|
65.3
|
4.41
|
16
|
.239
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1996
|
John Cummings
|
31.7
|
5.12
|
8
|
.238
|
|
New York
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
David Cone
|
155.0
|
6.91
|
37
|
.238
|
|
Seattle
|
Mariners
|
1980
|
Dave Heaverlo
|
78.7
|
3.89
|
19
|
.237
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pirates
|
1960
|
Tom Cheney
|
52.0
|
3.98
|
12
|
.237
|
|
New York
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
Denny Neagle
|
91.3
|
5.81
|
22
|
.236
|
|
Arizona
|
Diamondbacks
|
2004
|
Andrew Good
|
40.7
|
5.31
|
9
|
.233
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1984
|
Sid Monge
|
36.0
|
4.25
|
8
|
.233
|
|
Houston
|
Astros
|
2012
|
Dallas Keuchel
|
85.3
|
5.27
|
20
|
.232
|
|
Arizona
|
Diamondbacks
|
2004
|
Steve Sparks
|
120.7
|
6.04
|
28
|
.230
|
|
Cincinnati
|
Reds
|
1976
|
Santo Alcala
|
132.0
|
4.70
|
30
|
.230
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1968
|
Les Cain
|
24.0
|
3.00
|
5
|
.229
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1996
|
C.J. Nitkowski
|
45.7
|
8.08
|
10
|
.228
|
|
Detroit
|
Tigers
|
1996
|
Richie Lewis
|
90.3
|
4.18
|
21
|
.227
|
|
New York
|
Yankees
|
2000
|
Randy Choate
|
|