STARTERS: Young building blocks
May 11 2014
There is a notion that young starting pitchers are more risky than their more experienced counterparts.
Let's take a look at the surface stats and skills posted by SP by age group so far this season:
Group ERA WHIP | Ctl Dom HR/9 GB% | H% S% hr/f | FAv SwK% | BPV
=============== ==== ==== | === === ==== === | === === ==== | ==== ==== | ===
Age 26 or under 3.82 1.30 | 3.0 7.7 0.9 47% | 31% 73% 10% | 92.0 9.1% | 82
Age 27 or above 3.85 1.29 | 2.8 7.4 1.0 45% | 30% 73% 10% | 90.8 8.7% | 82
*starting pitchers only
While sub-age 26 guys throw harder and generate a bit more strikeouts, their overall stats and skills have been comparable to older SP.
That said, keep in mind that young...
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