I am by no means anti-advanced stats, but I also wouldn't label myself as an analytics guy either. I like to think I'm a mix of old and new school, even if I tend to lean traditional, but I thought this was an excellent intro to a stat I've never followed too closely. A few more articles like this and you just might turn me into a real sabremetrician.
Love this article. Never explored this stat at all before. This may be my new favorite evaluation tool. Add this and average exit velocity against and I would bet the top of the list of those numbers put together is a who's who of elite pitchers.
Interesting that there are very few fastballs on that list, and the ones that are on it come from pitchers with excellent non-fastball pitches. I also wonder if there’s a correlation (or perhaps a negative correlation) between CSW and innings pitched.
Very well explained and a stat I saw often, but couldn't every puzzle out what it was from the name. Bubic seems a very interesting case. His changeup is supposedly deadly, and his fastball velocity is barely adequate. But it's that fastball that rates highest on CSW%.
Thank you! I’ll admit I’ve had trouble finding the right “middle ground” for the first handful of these. Scared to do something too basic or too advanced. Glad you enjoyed it!
The thing with Bubic’s fastball is he can throw it in the zone AND get whiffs, so it’ll look really strong in CSW%.
I am by no means anti-advanced stats, but I also wouldn't label myself as an analytics guy either. I like to think I'm a mix of old and new school, even if I tend to lean traditional, but I thought this was an excellent intro to a stat I've never followed too closely. A few more articles like this and you just might turn me into a real sabremetrician.
lol I’m here to convert the skeptics! Glad you enjoyed it!
Love this article. Never explored this stat at all before. This may be my new favorite evaluation tool. Add this and average exit velocity against and I would bet the top of the list of those numbers put together is a who's who of elite pitchers.
Worth looking into for sure!
Interesting that there are very few fastballs on that list, and the ones that are on it come from pitchers with excellent non-fastball pitches. I also wonder if there’s a correlation (or perhaps a negative correlation) between CSW and innings pitched.
Since most fastballs aren’t big whiff pitches I’m not surprised to mostly see sliders/changeups. I’d have to look into that second point though!
Very well explained and a stat I saw often, but couldn't every puzzle out what it was from the name. Bubic seems a very interesting case. His changeup is supposedly deadly, and his fastball velocity is barely adequate. But it's that fastball that rates highest on CSW%.
Thank you! I’ll admit I’ve had trouble finding the right “middle ground” for the first handful of these. Scared to do something too basic or too advanced. Glad you enjoyed it!
The thing with Bubic’s fastball is he can throw it in the zone AND get whiffs, so it’ll look really strong in CSW%.