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couldn't it mean he sucks at pitching from the stretch?
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it could, but a lot of data doesn't support this. I'm not sure if I should post this or not, but I think it's free content:
- Johnson struck out 20.6% of batters with the bases empty, and 19.8% with someone on base. Not much difference there.
- He yielded an unintentional walk to 7.1% of batters with the bases empty, and 9.9% with the bases occupied. That difference is a little more substantial, but it’s also a natural adaptation that a lot of veteran pitchers like Tom Glavine make: there’s more incentive to challenge a hitter when there’s nobody on base, leading to comparatively lower walk rates.
he did allow a lot of HR's with guys on base, but he was actually better at getting ground balls.
so, yeah it's possible that he sucks out of the stretch, but not much data supports this as much as the theory that he was just unlucky.
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