FACTS/FLUKES: Bumgarner, G. Polanco, Neris, Alfaro, Franco
Jun 8 2019
Bumgarner still has something left in the tank … A fractured left hand sidelined Madison Bumgarner (LHP, SF) for the first couple months of 2018, limiting him to just 130 IP. Though he finished with a 3.26 ERA, it came with a career-worst BPV. With a 4.05 ERA through 80 IP in 2019, is there reason for concern?
Year IP ERA xERA Ctl Dom Cmd FpK SwK Vel GB/LD/FB H%/S% hr/f BPV ==== === ==== ==== === ==== === === === ==== ======== ===== ==== === 2014 217 2.98 3.08 1.8 9.1 5.1 66% 12% 92.1 44/20/36 31/76 10% 137 2015 218 2.93 3.10 1.6 9.6 6.0 64% 13% 92.1 42/23/36 30/75 10% 150 2016 227 2.74 3.54 2.1 10.0 4.6 65% 12% 90.9 40/19/41 28/79 11% 140 2017 111 3.32 4.05 ...
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