STARTERS: Young building blocks

There is a notion that young starting pitchers are more risky than their more experienced counterparts.

Let's take a look at the surface stats and skills posted by SP by age group so far this season:

Group            ERA   WHIP | Ctl  Dom  HR/9  GB% |  H%   S%  hr/f | FAv   SwK% | BPV
===============  ====  ==== | ===  ===  ====  === | ===  ===  ==== | ====  ==== | ===
Age 26 or under  3.82  1.30 | 3.0  7.7   0.9  47% | 31%  73%   10% | 92.0  9.1% |  82     
Age 27 or above  3.85  1.29 | 2.8  7.4   1.0  45% | 30%  73%   10% | 90.8  8.7% |  82
*starting pitchers only

While sub-age 26 guys throw harder and generate a bit more strikeouts, their overall stats and skills have been comparable to older SP.

That said, keep in mind that young...

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