They were hitting a lot of ground balls, I had a high strike percentage, so that's what I'm looking for".
Among Chicago starting pitchers in the World Series, Hendricks has the lowest swing-strike percentage (10).
Fangraphs' swing-strike percentage metric calculates how many swings and misses a pitcher accounts and divides that figure by total pitches.
He has the highest swing-strike percentage, or the number of swings and misses divided by total pitches, among Cleveland starters this season (12.6).
His career-low swing-strike percentage (8.4), or the number of swings and misses divided by total pitches, encapsulates the notion that he's locking in on desirable pitches this season and spraying them across the field.
His 16.4% swinging-strike percentage is the highest in the league.
His 5.1 walks per nine innings pitched for the season, 51.5% first-pitch-strike percentage, and 14 sacrifice flies allowed, were all the worst in the majors.
That year, he led all qualifying MLB starting pitchers in limiting hits per innings pitched (6.61 H/9), and his career swinging-strike percentage is among the best in the majors.
When we use the late 1960s as a benchmark, the downward trajectory is striking: the percentage of undergraduates majoring in fields like English or philosophy has fallen by more than half since 1970.
"Everyone remembers his metronomic kicking, his exceptional percentage strike rate and the image that everyone will always have of him is that right-footed drop kick to win the World Cup".
