Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

The DU Lounge

Showing Original Post only (View all)

darkstar

(5,820 posts)
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 04:00 PM Apr 19

Hey baseball gurus, do they keep stats on windup vs stretch numbers? [View all]

I’ve often wondered this before, and really brought home today Cardinals vs Astros game. Astro’s pitcher was pitching perfect game through 5.2. A single broke that up, and with man on first he goes to stretch and gives up walk, single, walk, single etc and gives up 4, all with two outs.

Given how badly the wheels come off for him so quickly, I am wondering why we don’t see stats for wind vs stretch. We have them righty vs lefty, home/away, etc. Do teams track this and it’s just not a public number? I’ve had people tell me that it makes no difference to MLB pitchers, but it seems to me it must.

Can someone shed some light on this?

1 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Latest Discussions»The DU Lounge»Hey baseball gurus, do th...