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AZ Snake Pit · Oct 29, 2024

Who is the best defensive pitcher on the Diamondbacks?

Let’s look at statistics that cover the most important aspects of defense by pitchers. Three aspects follow:

Defensive Runs Saved (DRS). It is an aggregate of many aspects. Some of them are good plays/misplays, stolen bases, and bunts.

Controlling the Running Game. It includes preventing extra bases on hits and stolen bases.

Fielding. It includes fielding the ball-in-play and the range of the pitcher.

Defensive Runs Saved.

One broad statistic that measures each pitcher’s defense is Defensive Runs Saved (DRS). Although I’d like to know more about what it includes for pitchers, for pitchers it does include good plays/misplays that impact RE-24, stolen base runs saved, and bunt runs saved.

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