A Brief Comparison
by R.J. Anderson on Oct 30, 2009 10:00 AM EDT
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| Player | Pitches | SwStr% | Foul% | K% | uBB% | FB Velo | xFIP |
| Pitcher A | 2012 | 8.4 | 19.8 | 18.06 | 9.92 | 90.7 | 5.16 |
| Pitcher B | 516 | 7.8 | 30.8 | 18.97 | 6.9 | 92.5 | 5.06 |
Both of those are Scott Kazmir in 2009. A is his Rays season while B represents his Angels season. I'm not going to pretend to know what happened with his foul rate or velocity -- maybe Florida has a velocity tax I'm unaware of -- but for the most part, nothing changed. Fewer pitches were whiffed on, more were fouled off -- which raised his strike rate, but unintentionally so -- he struck out about a batter more per 100 faced, walked three less, and avoided the home run bug. The thing is, you can do this for just about any stretch for any player. Below are the numbers from Kazmir's last five Rays starts:
| Player | Pitches | SwStr% | Foul% | K% | uBB% | FB Velo |
| Pitcher C | 523 | 10.1 | N/A | 22.1 | 6.87 | 90.7 |
Those numbers are more comforting if I'm an Angels fan. Of course Kazmir promptly lost the strikeouts and whiffs while gaining velocity, which goes against expectations.
I guess what I'm saying is: Scott Kazmir is an odd bird.
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I don't think he gained velocity with the Angels vs. Post-Peterson rehab
I looked at same stadium comps for that period and he was within .5 MPH
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by FreeZorilla on Oct 30, 2009 10:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's not forget a couple of those Angels opponents
I think his ALE dominance was about to end—see LDS and LCS
by sternfan1 on Oct 30, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
See Cliff Lee
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by FreeZorilla on Oct 30, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's an arrogant punk
He’s got one more start i’d presume
by sternfan1 on Oct 30, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet he got completely shit-faced in NYC after that big win
You don’t need to know how to read to order a drink, apparently.
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by Andy Hellicksonstine on Oct 30, 2009 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couple things...
I remember watching the Rays play the Angels in Anaheim, and all of the Rays pitchers velocities were up. If it is the same gun they show on tv, it is certainly juiced compared to the Rays gun.
Secondly, although some in the media would have you believe Kaz was “dominant” with the Angels, his peripherals were awful. Low K rate, and an extreme flyball rate. His HR rate dropped immensely. Looks like he started to regress to where he should be in the playoffs.
Finally, just watch him pitch. When he pitches very good, he throws 6 innings. When he is pitching great, maybe 7 innings. He typically throw 5+ innings, and throws a ton of pitches in the process. His slider is garbage now. His fastball command has always been poor and inconsistent. Without a slider Kaz is, AT BEST, a #3. He has only thrown 200+ innings one time, and is a constant injury risk.
On the plus side for Kaz, the Angels do get better attendance then the Rays.
by td32 on Oct 30, 2009 11:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Trop gun is about a MPH slower, if the Angels gun is a MPH faster, then the net gain velocity is sub-1.
Not sure about his road starts obviously.
by R.J. Anderson on Oct 30, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why doesn't anyone just use pitch fx?
Here is ll of his time in LAA
9-2
Pitch Type Avg Speed Max Speed Count
FF (FourSeam Fastball) 92.72 95.2 56
FT (TwoSeam Fastball) 90.28 94 17
9-8
Pitch Type Avg Speed Max Speed Count
FF (FourSeam Fastball) 93.62 95.6 62
FT (TwoSeam Fastball) 86.42 92.1 6
9-13
Pitch Type Avg Speed Max Speed Count
FF (FourSeam Fastball) 92.29 94.3 68
FT (TwoSeam Fastball) 90.93 92.1 9
9-18
Pitch Type Avg Speed Max Speed Count
FF (FourSeam Fastball) 91.35 94.5 54
FT (TwoSeam Fastball) 89.94 91.6 20
9-23
Pitch Type Avg Speed Max Speed Count
FF (FourSeam Fastball) 93.77 95.8 73
FT (TwoSeam Fastball) 89.23 94.6 3
10-3
Pitch Type Avg Speed Max Speed Count
FF (FourSeam Fastball) 91.51 93.1 42
FT (TwoSeam Fastball) 91.20 92 4
Playoffs
10-11
Pitch Type Avg Speed Max Speed Count
FF (FourSeam Fastball) 92.24 94 59
FT (TwoSeam Fastball) 91.80 91.8 1
10-20
Pitch Type Avg Speed Max Speed Count
FF (FourSeam Fastball) 93.29 95.1 48
FT (TwoSeam Fastball) 91.07 94.1 7
10-25
Pitch Type Avg Speed Max Speed Count
FF (FourSeam Fastball) 92.79 94.3 20
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by laxtonto on Oct 30, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would've if I had his files.
Looks consistently around 92-93 though.
by R.J. Anderson on Oct 30, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you using
http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfx/
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Oct 30, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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