Here are outliers whose pitch movement changed significantly in 2012:
Pitch Movement 2012 vs. 2011
*Min 40 IP 2011, 2012
Positive
| Name |
League |
2011 |
2012 |
Diff |
| Richard, Clayton |
NL |
11.4 |
13.9 |
2.4 |
| Hammel, Jason |
AL |
10.5 |
12.4 |
1.9 |
| Cook, Aaron |
AL |
7.5 |
9.3 |
1.8 |
| Cobb, Alex |
AL |
11 |
12.8 |
1.8 |
| Arrieta, Jake |
AL |
12.5 |
14.2 |
1.6 |
| Karstens, Jeff |
NL |
11.4 |
12.9 |
1.5 |
| Lester, Jon |
AL |
12.6 |
11.1 |
1.5 |
| Kershaw, Clayton |
NL |
10.5 |
11.9 |
1.3 |
| Lilly, Ted |
NL |
14 |
15.3 |
1.3 |
| Leake, Mike |
NL |
8.2 |
9.5 |
1.3 |
| Lewis, Colby |
AL |
11.2 |
12.5 |
1.3 |
| LeBlanc, Wade |
NL |
11.2 |
12.4 |
1.2 |
| Saunders, Joe |
FA |
13.6 |
14.7 |
1.1 |
| Hughes, Phil |
AL |
13.8 |
12.8 |
1 |
| Hamels, Cole |
NL |
12.9 |
13.9 |
1 |
| Sanchez, Jonathan |
FA |
12.9 |
13.8 |
1 |
Negative
| Name |
League |
2011 |
2012 |
Diff |
| Chatwood, Tyler |
NL |
13.8 |
9.3 |
-4.5 |
| Wood, Travis |
NL |
13.9 |
10.6 |
-3.3 |
| Cecil, Brett |
AL |
11 |
8.4 |
-2.6 |
| Zambrano, Carlos |
NL |
12 |
9.5 |
-2.4 |
| Britton, Zach |
AL |
14.1 |
12.1 |
-2 |
| Price, David |
AL |
16.5 |
14.5 |
-2 |
| Francis, Jeff |
NL |
13.4 |
11.5 |
-1.9 |
| Verlander, Justin |
AL |
15.6 |
13.7 |
-1.9 |
| Marcum, Shaun |
NL |
9.6 |
7.8 |
-1.8 |
| Zito, Barry |
NL |
12.9 |
11.2 |
-1.7 |
| Maholm, Paul |
NL |
11.4 |
9.7 |
-1.7 |
| Duensing, Brian |
AL |
14.5 |
12.9 |
-1.6 |
| Hernandez, Felix |
AL |
10 |
8.4 |
-1.6 |
| Harrison, Matt |
AL |
15.3 |
13.7 |
-1.6 |
| McDonald, James |
NL |
13.3 |
11.7 |
-1.6 |
| Niese, Jon |
NL |
12.4 |
10.9 |
-1.5 |
| Santana, Ervin |
AL |
9.2 |
7.7 |
-1.5 |
We did not find that an increase or decrease in pitch movement was correlated with a change in k/9 or bb/9.
SP whose pitch movement increased in 2012 posted an average 6.8 k/9 that season. Their average k/9 in 2011 was also 6.8.
Same goes for bb/9. Those with increased pitch movement in 2012 maintained the same bb/9 (2.7) as they had in 2011.
Guys whose pitch movement decreased in 2012 did not show significant deviations from the k/9 and bb/9 they posted in the prior season.
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