The 2007 BABIPs for pitchers with 120+ outs (see: 40 innings):
Player | BABIP |
Camp | 0.4179 |
Seo | 0.3862 |
Howell | 0.3742 |
Stokes | 0.3591 |
Fossum | 0.3574 |
Jackson | 0.3411 |
Kazmir | 0.3333 |
Hammel | 0.3308 |
Sonny | 0.326 |
Glover | 0.3086 |
Shields | 0.2825 |
Reyes | 0.2432 |
Okay, and now the 2008 BABIPs for pitchers with 120 outs.
Player | BABIP |
Miller | 0.3162 |
Jackson | 0.3024 |
Sonny | 0.3022 |
Shields | 0.2871 |
Hammel | 0.2835 |
Garza | 0.2696 |
Kazmir | 0.2646 |
Howell | 0.2445 |
Balfour | 0.2174 |
Wheeler | 0.1899 |
Percival | 0.1681 |
Defense: it matters. It's undervalued. It's sexy.