STARTERS: One split away—BPV none on/runners on 2013

Let's continue our one-split-away series by looking at the skills of starting pitchers in two scenarios—with the bases empty and with runners on base.

We'll begin by setting some skill baselines in these two scenarios, an exercise that yields some noteworthy findings:

With Bases Empty*

Year  League  Ctl  Dom  hr/9  GB%  |  H%   hr/f  |  BPV
====  ======  ===  ===  ====  ===  |  ===  ====  |  ===
2010      AL  3.1  7.4   1.1  44%  |  31%   10%  |   71
2011      AL  3.0  7.5   1.1  44%  |  31%   10%  |   76
2012      AL  2.9  8.0   1.1  45%  |  31%   12%  |   90
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2010      NL  3.0  7.8   1.0  45%  |  32%   10%  |   84
2011      NL  2.9  7.8   1.0  45%  |  32%   10%  |   86
2012    ...

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