Over the past few days, we’ve been going over some of Whiff% rates pitchers and hitters had during the second half of 2019. We’ll continue that today, as we go over which pitchers had the highest Whiff% rates on curveballs during the second half of the 2019 season.
Whiff% Rates on Curveballs Post AS Break
In order to qualify for this list, batters must have swung at least 50 times at the pitch. If you’ve missed any of our previous Analytics articles, scroll down to the bottom of this article and check out our links to our other works.
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Highest Whiff% Rates on Curveballs
| # | Team | Player | Whiff% |
| 1 | Marlins/Rays | Nick Anderson | 53.5% |
| 2 | Giants | Tyler Beede | 52.9% |
| 3 | Padres | Dinelson Lamet | 49.1% |
| 4 | Astros | Framber Valdez | 46.8% |
| 5 | Twins | Randy Dobnak | 46.3% |
| 6 | Red Sox | Nathan Eovaldi | 45.0% |
| 7 | Yankees | Domingo German | 44.7% |
| 8 | Pirates | Joe Musgrove | 43.8% |
| 9 | Rangers/Phillies | Drew Smyly | 43.6% |
| 10 | Astros | Will Harris | 42.9% |
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Lowest Whiff% Rates on Curveballs
| # | Team | Player | Whiff% |
| 1 | Rockies | Peter Lambert | 8.0% |
| 2 | Tigers | Tyler Alexander | 16.0% |
| 3 | Angels | Dillon Peters | 17.1% |
| 4 | Blue Jays | Jacob Waguespack | 17.1% |
| 5 | Mariners | Marco Gonzales | 17.9% |
| 6 | Red Sox | Brian Johnson | 21.9% |
| 7 | Tigers | Jordan Zimmermann | 22.3% |
| 8 | Reds/Athletics | Tanner Roark | 22.4% |
| 9 | Indians | Adam Plutko | 22.4% |
| 10 | Reds | Tyler Mahle | 22.7% |
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