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Originally Posted by bly08
Was wondering if a pitcher, especially a reliever, who throws a breaking pitch as his main pitch will be less durable than ones who throw fastballs. On the other hand, do knuckleballers have longer careers and are less injury prone than most? I'm guessing this isn't a big factor either way.
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I've seen a few knuckleball pitchers over many seasons. The good ones tend to last into their 40's. Seems realistic to me but SSS!
I'm curious about you correlating durability to pitch type. Without checking I can't remember any data suggesting a connection. My impression based on no data is the opposite. I'd suggest that powerful FB pitchers are decidedly less durable. That could just be me reading headlines.
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