| # | Name | Team | W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anibal Sanchez | Tigers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 71.0 | 11.28 | 2.28 | 0.38 | .330 | 72.6 % | 43.1 % | 5.5 % | 2.79 | 1.86 | 2.42 | 3.1 |
| 2 | Adam Wainwright | Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 80.0 | 8.33 | 0.68 | 0.23 | .326 | 74.2 % | 49.8 % | 3.4 % | 2.48 | 1.87 | 2.60 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Max Scherzer | Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 76.1 | 10.73 | 2.12 | 0.71 | .253 | 64.4 % | 40.4 % | 8.3 % | 3.42 | 2.45 | 2.77 | 2.6 |
| 4 | Felix Hernandez | Mariners | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 83.1 | 9.40 | 1.73 | 0.54 | .306 | 77.8 % | 51.6 % | 8.5 % | 2.38 | 2.33 | 2.56 | 2.6 |
| 5 | Derek Holland | Rangers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 73.2 | 8.80 | 2.20 | 0.49 | .312 | 73.4 % | 45.4 % | 6.3 % | 2.81 | 2.55 | 3.08 | 2.6 |
| 6 | Matt Harvey | Mets | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 78.0 | 9.69 | 1.96 | 0.46 | .228 | 82.5 % | 44.0 % | 5.7 % | 1.85 | 2.27 | 2.88 | 2.5 |
| 7 | Clay Buchholz | Red Sox | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 72.2 | 9.04 | 3.34 | 0.25 | .263 | 84.7 % | 48.0 % | 3.7 % | 1.73 | 2.52 | 3.23 | 2.5 |
| 8 | Justin Verlander | Tigers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 66.0 | 11.18 | 3.14 | 0.41 | .368 | 71.4 % | 44.6 % | 5.4 % | 3.68 | 2.26 | 2.88 | 2.5 |
| 9 | Clayton Kershaw | Dodgers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 87.1 | 8.45 | 2.37 | 0.41 | .236 | 79.3 % | 43.4 % | 5.1 % | 1.85 | 2.57 | 3.26 | 2.3 |
| 10 | Doug Fister | Tigers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 68.2 | 8.13 | 1.44 | 0.26 | .338 | 70.5 % | 57.9 % | 4.8 % | 3.28 | 2.64 | 3.13 | 2.2 |
via Major League Leaderboards » 2013 » Pitchers » Dashboard | FanGraphs Baseball.
Four out of the top ten?!
Sports Illustrated started it. They put the Cardinals on the cover proclaiming them “MLB’s best rotation.” I’ll take that as an insult.
Check which team is #1:
| W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigers | 25 | 13 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 331.0 | 9.90 | 2.18 | 0.57 | .323 | 69.2 % | 48.4 % | 8.1 % | 3.62 | 2.55 | 2.84 | 11.2 |
| 2 | Rangers | 25 | 17 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 324.2 | 8.76 | 2.77 | 0.91 | .300 | 75.0 % | 45.7 % | 10.7 % | 3.52 | 3.45 | 3.48 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Cardinals | 30 | 10 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 338.0 | 7.83 | 2.32 | 0.45 | .285 | 77.0 % | 51.1 % | 6.0 % | 2.58 | 2.85 | 3.39 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Red Sox | 24 | 17 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 336.0 | 8.71 | 3.72 | 1.02 | .287 | 74.1 % | 48.3 % | 12.8 % | 3.72 | 3.91 | 3.70 | 6.3 |
| 5 | White Sox | 18 | 18 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 312.2 | 7.77 | 2.59 | 1.12 | .264 | 74.0 % | 42.2 % | 10.9 % | 3.63 | 3.94 | 3.96 | 5.8 |
| 6 | Yankees | 21 | 17 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 318.1 | 7.27 | 2.37 | 1.05 | .296 | 75.4 % | 43.0 % | 10.4 % | 3.79 | 3.88 | 3.97 | 5.6 |
| 7 | Reds | 22 | 11 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 344.2 | 7.60 | 2.32 | 0.91 | .282 | 77.2 % | 46.6 % | 10.7 % | 3.26 | 3.57 | 3.61 | 5.3 |
| 8 | Cubs | 16 | 23 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 327.0 | 7.84 | 3.03 | 0.85 | .263 | 70.5 % | 45.9 % | 9.9 % | 3.55 | 3.65 | 3.78 | 5.2 |
| 9 | Diamondbacks | 19 | 17 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 339.0 | 6.66 | 2.79 | 0.80 | .286 | 73.2 % | 47.4 % | 9.4 % | 3.74 | 3.80 | 3.99 | 4.9 |
| 10 | Rockies | 21 | 17 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 302.0 | 5.90 | 3.19 | 0.80 | .302 | 69.1 % | 49.1 % | 9.7 % | 4.29 | 4.04 | 4.19 | 4.7 |
via Major League Team Stats » 2013 » Starters » Dashboard | FanGraphs Baseball.
More like third best, muahahahahahahah.
NOTE: Detroit’s starting pitchers recorded 203 strikeouts in May, the third-highest total in a single month by a major league rotation since 1900.
via ESPN.
…………………………………………………. it’s not just for your entertainment ……………………..but for your mind to wrap around the humanity it takes to do it…………………..people!!…….yeah!……my write in for the all star ballot!
The Cardinals are now 9th and we are far and away #1