Reply to "First Pitch Strikes"

CADad5,000+ posts

BOF,
Those stats show that when a hitter puts the ball in play their batting average is a bit over .300 with some improvement when the hitter is ahead in the count. The reason the averages are lower with 2 strikes is the fact that you can't strike out on a pitch when you've got less than 2 strikes in the count. The reason they aren't quite as low with a 3-2 count is that you can't walk until you get a pitch with a 3 ball count.

What they do say is that you are better off getting ahead of the hitter and that there isn't a big penalty for throwing first pitch strikes in terms of batting average against.

11/29/0711:11 AM

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