STARTERS: Integrating 95+ mph exit velocity rate
Jun 9 2020
This is the fifth in a series of articles that will help you incorporate Statcast metrics into the toolbox we use at BaseballHQ.com.
So far, we have covered the following Statcast metrics:
- Average exit velocity (pitchers)
- Average exit velocity (hitters)
- Barrel rate (pitchers)
- Barrel rate (hitters)
In our deep dive on average exit velocity, we found that there is a pretty strong correlation between a starting pitcher's average exit velocity and both his ERA and HR/9.
But what about the frequency at which a starting pitcher allows high levels of exit velocity? Here, we will see which of our stats and skills have a correlation with the rate at which a SP allows 95+ mph exit velocity.
Our method will be to identify the BaseballHQ.com...
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