We continue to go over Whiff% rates from last season, as we look at which pitchers had the most swings and misses from 2019.

Most Curveballs From 2019

Before we get into the Whiff% rates from 2019, let’s see which pitchers threw the most curves in 2019.

 

#	Team	Player	# of Curves Thrown
1	Rays	Charlie Morton	1172
2	Nationals	Stephen Strasburg	1037
3	Cardinals	Adam Wainwright	1025
4	Twins	Jose Berrios	904
5	Yankees	Domingo German	811

 

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Rays RHP Charlie Morton threw 1172 curves, over 100 more than Stephen Strasburg, who threw the second-most curves last year. With that number, it shouldn’t be all that surprising that Morton also led MLB last year in most swings and misses off the curve (207). And on top of that, Morton also had the most strikeouts last year off the curve, and it wasn’t even close.

One other interesting note on the most curves thrown last year: Red Sox RHP Matt Barnes, who threw the ninth-most curveballs last season, led all relievers with 664 curves.

Highest Whiff% From 2019

We’ll do two dives into Whiff% rates from last season, and we’ll start with pitchers who threw a minimum of 200 curveballs in 2019.

 

#	Team	Player	Whiff%
1	Rays	Blake Snell	54.9%
2	Marlins/Rays	Nick Anderson	54.2%
3	Giants	Tyler Beede	50.5%
4	Padres	Dinelson Lamet	48.3%
5	Astros	Framber Valdez	46.6%
6	Mets	Noah Syndergaard	46.1%
7	Braves	Touki Toussaint	45.8%
8	Brewers	Junior Guerra	45.0%
9	Yankees	Domingo German	44.9%
10	Rays	Tyler Glasnow	43.9%

 

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Former Cy Young winner Blake Snell, who missed time last year with a series of injuries, clocks in at the top spot. Right behind him was RHP Nick Anderson, who was acquired by the Rays in July. Giants RHP Tyler Beede, who will miss all of 2020 (should the season happen) after undergoing Tommy John surgery, clocks in at #3.

Now let’s take a look at Whiff% rates with a minimum of 400 curves thrown last year.

 

#	Team	Player	Whiff%
1	Rays	Blake Snell	54.9%
2	Marlins/Rays	Nick Anderson	54.2%
3	Astros	Framber Valdez	46.6%
4	Yankees	Domingo German	44.9%
5	Red Sox	Matt Barnes	41.2%
6	Angels	Andrew Heaney	40.9%
7	Cubs	Jon Lester	40.3%
8	Nationals	Stephen Strasburg	39.2%
9	Rangers/Phillies	Drew Smyly	38.9%
10	Rays	Charlie Morton	38.1%

 

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