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In 2019 and 2020, the average size of non-pitchers in MLB, weighted by games started, was 6 ft 0.9 in (1.85 m). Taller players who do not pitch have customarily been assigned to play first base because, according to traditional wisdom, they create larger targets and could stretch farther to receive throws from infielders.
A pitcher's size, stature, athleticism, and pitching style (and/or type of pitch thrown) can also play a role in how many pitches a pitcher can throw in a single game while maintaining effectiveness and without risking injury. Pitch count can also be used to gauge the effectiveness and efficiency of a pitcher.
Curve Ball: Baseball, Statistics, and the Role of Chance in the Game. New York: Copernicus Books, 2001. ISBN 0-387-98816-5. A book on new statistics for baseball. MLB Record Book by: MLB.com; Alan Schwarz, The Numbers Game: Baseball's Lifelong Fascination with Statistics (New York: St. Martin's, 2005). ISBN 0-312-32223-2.
On May 11, 2016, in a game against the Tigers, he tied the major league nine-inning single-game strikeout record with 20, making him the second player to achieve both a no-hitter and 20 strikeouts over nine innings; in the same game, he became the youngest-ever pitcher to defeat all 30 MLB teams during his career. Scherzer won the NL Cy Young ...
He is a five-time American League strikeout champion (2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, and 2018), and led all of major league baseball in three of those five seasons (2009, 2011, and 2012). [187] He has fanned over 3,400 batters in his career, one of only 11 pitchers in history to reach that total, and ranks 10th all-time in career strikeouts through ...
Timing violations by pitchers and batters fell from 2.03 per game during the first week of spring training to 1.03 per game during the fourth week. [31] For games played in the first week of the 2023 season, average game time was more than a half-hour shorter that in the 2021 season. Only four of the 2023 season's first 97 games were longer ...
The average time of a nine-inning game is 2 hours, 36 minutes through the first full month of the major league season, down 1 minute from 2023 in the second year of the pitch clock. Over ...
No-hitter; Ryan's seventh and final no-hitter, a Major League Baseball record. Kerry Wood: Chicago Cubs: Houston Astros: May 6, 1998: W 2–0: 105 1 0 20 Highest Game Score in a 9-inning game. Tied for the Major League Baseball record for most strikeouts in a 9-inning game. Curt Schilling: Arizona Diamondbacks: Milwaukee Brewers: April 7, 2002 ...