STARTERS: May BPV Leaders
Jun 3 2012
Let's continue our regular look back at the top skills posted by starting pitchers during the previous month.
Here were the most highly-skilled SP in May:
75+ BPV May 2012 Name League Ctl Dom HR/9 GB% H% S% BPV ==================== ====== === ==== ==== === === === === Scherzer, Max AL 2.0 12.9 2.0 35% 35% 76% 190 Greinke, Zack NL 1.8 9.9 0.3 58% 38% 75% 167 Gonzalez, Gio NL 3.7 12.7 0.3 51% 26% 76% 158 McDonald, James NL 2.1 10.0 0.0 50% 28% 81% 153 Verlander, Justin AL 1.6 9.6 0.4 40% 28% 71% 147 Shields, James AL 3.4 11.0 1.4 62% 36% 72% 147 Strasburg, Stephen NL 3.8 12.5 ...
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