Why do people act like a high lob% is a bad thing? Most of the best pitchers have high LOB% rates. Weird.
There are opinions and facts. This is a fact, just look at the list.
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Hector Santiago
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LAA
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[TD="align: center"]79
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]88.96%
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[TD="align: center"]2
[/TD]
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Zack Greinke
[/TD]
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LAD
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[TD="align: center"]77
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]88.30%
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[TD="align: center"]3
[/TD]
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Carlos Martinez
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STL
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[TD="align: center"]83
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]83.50%
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[TD="align: center"]4
[/TD]
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A.J. Burnett
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PIT
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]98
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]81.80%
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[TD="align: center"]5
[/TD]
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Dallas Keuchel
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HOU
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]83
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]81.21%
[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]6
[/TD]
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Max Scherzer
[/TD]
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WAS
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]62
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]80.94%
[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]7
[/TD]
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Miguel Gonzalez
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BAL
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]63
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]80.56%
[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]8
[/TD]
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Dan Haren
[/TD]
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MIA
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]63
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]80.36%
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[TD="align: center"]9
[/TD]
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Gerrit Cole
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PIT
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]84
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]80.31%
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[TD="align: center"]10
[/TD]
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Wei-Yin Chen
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BAL
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]63
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]80.15%
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[TD="align: center"]11
[/TD]
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Shelby Miller
[/TD]
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ATL
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]77
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]79.88%
[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]12
[/TD]
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Jacob deGrom
[/TD]
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NYM
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]68
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]79.81%
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[TD="align: center"]13
[/TD]
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Matt Harvey
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NYM
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]64
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]79.80%
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[TD="align: center"]14
[/TD]
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Nick Martinez
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TEX
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]92
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]79.58%
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[TD="align: center"]15
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Cole Hamels
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PHI
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]84
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]79.55%
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