RELIEVERS: First half BPV leaders 2017

This week, we run down the April/May/June BPV leaders among relief pitchers. There are many with a BPV over 150 (which is elite); this column just takes the top 12, all of whom has a BPV over 200(!) half-way through 2017. We start first with the list:

YTD                Sv Hd   ERA  xERA WHIP   DOM  CMD HR/9   G/F   BPV
=================  == ==  ====  ==== ====  ==== ==== ==== ======= ===
Kimbrel (BOS)      21  1  33.7  1.54 0.48  16.3 12.2  0.3  43/39  278
P.Maton (SD)        1  1   7.3  1.77 0.68  13.5  --   --   44/25  265
K.Jansen (LA)      17  1  32.7  2.17 0.55  14.3 52.0  0.3  30/53  258
Doolittle (OAK) (L) 3  7  14.7  2.09 0.48  13.5 22.0  1.2  45/45  249
Kahnle (CHW)        0  7  31.3  2.11 0.96  15.2  7.6  0.6  40/34 ...

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