2009 Pitchers and Stolen Bases Recap

by R.J. Anderson on Jan 28, 2010 10:01 PM EST

At some point during the season I touched on Jeff Niemann and his issues holding runners on. The bad news is that Niemann was poor at holding guys all year. The good news is that at least he's not Chris Young who once allowed 44 steals without a single caught stealing (2007) and repeated the perfecto this year as 20 guys successful stole on him without a catch.

Given Niemann's height and mechanics, this flaw isn't unexpected. Someone has to be the worst on a team though, and at this skill set, that's Niemann. I'm a little tired of reviewing 2009 statistics to be honest, but I did want to give this closure by providing the data. I don't see anything else worth nothing.

Name	IP	SB	CS	SBA	Success%	SBA/IP	SBA/9IP
Jeff Niemann	180.2	24	6	30	80	0.17	1.5
Joe Nelson	40.1	6	0	6	100	0.15	1.35
Wade Davis	36.1	4	1	5	80	0.14	1.25
*David Price	128.1	8	6	14	57.1	0.11	0.98
Grant Balfour	67.1	6	1	7	85.7	0.1	0.94
Lance Cormier	77.1	6	1	7	85.7	0.09	0.82
Dan Wheeler	57.2	5	0	5	100	0.09	0.79
*Randy Choate	36.1	2	1	3	66.7	0.08	0.75
*J.P. Howell	66.2	3	2	5	60	0.08	0.68
*Brian Shouse	28	2	0	2	100	0.07	0.64
*Scott Kazmir	111	3	1	4	75	0.04	0.32
Matt Garza	203	3	4	7	42.9	0.03	0.31
James Shields	219.2	5	2	7	71.4	0.03	0.29
Andy Sonnanstine	99.2	1	2	3	33.3	0.03	0.27

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So don't run on Garza or he'll hit'em up.

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by Tommy Rancel on Jan 28, 2010 10:05 PM EST via mobile reply actions

height and mechanics yes are issues for Niemann

but I think the art of holding runners is something one develops over time. Hammel had a problem holding runners . Both Davis and Price’s numbers holding runners aren’t very good but yeah the sample size is small. Niemann’s ovefrall progress with runners on base improved since the early 2009 struggles as the season went on. We’ll see if Jeff can improve on this flaw.

by rickrays on Jan 29, 2010 1:12 AM EST reply actions