How To Be a Successful Pitcher

If you have been watching the MLB playoffs, you have witness some seriously dominating pitching performances.


If you want to know why the pitchers have been unable to be so successful, study the numbers below:


Roy Halladay (Phillies) - Game 1
104 pitches thrown
79 strikes76% strikes thrown
28 batters faced
25 first pitch strikes89% first pitch strike thrown

Cliff Lee (Rangers) - Game 1
104 pitches thrown
76 strikes73% strikes thrown
27 batters faced
21 first pitch strikes78% first pitch strike thrown
C.J. Wilson (Rangers) - Game 2
104 pitches throw
65 strikes63% strikes thrown
25 batters faced
16 first pitch strikes 64% first pitch strike thrown
Tim Lincicum (Giants) - Game 1
119 pitches thrown
75 strikes63% strikes thrown
30 batters faced
19 first pitch strikes64% first pitch strike thrown
Andy Pettite (Yankees) - Game 2
88 pitches thrown
58 strikes66% strikes thrown
26 batters faced
15 first pitch strikes 58% first pitch strike thrown
Five above starts combined:
69% strikes thrown
71% first pitch strike thrown
38.1 Innings pitched
3 earned run allowed
5 wins