A higher PA/SO means the player is less likely to strike out. Runs Runs allowed by a pitcher. Strikeouts = not bad for batters. A pitcher's innings total (or outs induced) doesn't come into play. Here is the list of K-BB% leaders from 2019. Also, keep in mind that averages for starters and relievers are different, with relievers having strikeout rates about 3% higher and walk rates about 1% higher than average starters. Who is the #10 prospect? While we could argue that an increase in swinging strike percentage would only raise his strikeout potential, its more likely that a pitcher who had hovered right around 12 percent for 2020 and 2021 would see a regression back down to that number from 12.7 percent in 2022. Strikeout and walks rates are extremely important for evaluating pitchers. You will notice that there are no dots in the top right quadrant of those plots. However, sometimes we can get lost in the noise of data and fail to give basic, logical statistics to their fair weight. Wagner has Hall of Fame credentials, and recent voting results indicate hell get to Cooperstown one day. ", Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Kansas City Royals. Split: Rate: Season: Division 2 Height: 5'7'' or taller Pitch velocity: 58+ MPH In 2021, Scherzer became the fifth pitcher to reach 100 career double-digit strikeout games. Walks per Strikeout: A batter with good command of the strike zone and who makes good, consistent contact will have more walks than strikeouts. Ryans 383 Ks in 1973 are the most in the last 125 years of MLB, and his 5,714 career strikeouts are the most ever. "I learned a lot from not having success and realizing when you do have success, how hard it is to maintain it and what you have to do to maintain it.