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Originally Posted by NoOne
common sense... slider and curveball are better with a higher gb% for sure.. anything that is more effective at the bottom of the zone. maybe the pitches more effective at top are better with a flyball %? that's typically what you are trying to induce or a whiff with a high fastball.
the worst hit in baseball is a 'flyball'... worst slash results, but flyballs easily turn into HR in many contexts, i assume. does any pitch favor a pop-out and not have a high hr/9? maybe a KB? maybe multiple max+ (250) pitches too?
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Yeah, that's basically right, in fact most pitchers are learning to pitch up these days due to the expanded strike zone up there and the fact that hitters can lift anything that's low these days.
Four seams and knuckleballs have about the same PU% but have the highest ISO of all pitches.
Data found here. There are certain players that are able to maintain above average PU% over longer periods of time, like Chapman and Tim Wakefield.
I would love to see something where a player's pitch mix plays into the calculation of their groundball percentage.