[Splitting out from the MLB Game Thread]
MLB.com has a nice stat-heavy piece on the 2017 Dodgers so far. Among the findings:
ERA- is 4th best since 1920
27.4 percent hard-hit rate allowed, No. 1 in MLB
10.6 percent batting walk rate, highest in MLB, and
27.4 percent batting chase rate, second lowest in MLB
34.2 percent pitching chase rate, No. 1 in MLB
12.9 percent pitching popup rate, highest in MLB and
7.8 percent batting popup rate, second lowest in MLB
13.4 percent of batters faced third time through order, third-fewest in MLB
+44 Defensive Runs Above Average, No. 3 in MLB
+25 framing runs, No. 1 in MLB
and all of this is despite 34 disabled list trips, most in MLB
MLB.com has a nice stat-heavy piece on the 2017 Dodgers so far. Among the findings:
ERA- is 4th best since 1920
27.4 percent hard-hit rate allowed, No. 1 in MLB
10.6 percent batting walk rate, highest in MLB, and
27.4 percent batting chase rate, second lowest in MLB
34.2 percent pitching chase rate, No. 1 in MLB
12.9 percent pitching popup rate, highest in MLB and
7.8 percent batting popup rate, second lowest in MLB
13.4 percent of batters faced third time through order, third-fewest in MLB
+44 Defensive Runs Above Average, No. 3 in MLB
+25 framing runs, No. 1 in MLB
and all of this is despite 34 disabled list trips, most in MLB