Often we look at a pitcher's ground ball percentage relative to his fly ball or air ball percentages to look at the dominant tendency his batted balls take. However, not all percentages are of equal importance and that is especially true for low strike out pitchers. By looking at strikeouts in addition to balls in play, we can get a better feel for a pitcher's true batted ball tendency.
For instance, both Adam Wainwright and Carl Pavano both had a ground ball percentage (GB%) just above 51%. However, in 30 less innings last season, Pavano induced 376 ground balls as compared to Wainwright's 319. The difference can be attributed to Wainwright ability to strike batters out.
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