Mariano Rivera’s greatness comes from two things: His great command/control and his ability to induce groundballs.
Well, here’s how he’s been doing so far this year (September/October is through 9/16):
It’s terrifying yet also strangely awesome that his rate of giving up line drives is about equal to that of flyballs.
I broke each month down into pie charts by month as well, and since that gets graphically intense I invite you to join me after the jump to check them out.
9.2IP, 12H, 2HR, 3R, 0BB, 13K
11IP, 9H, 3HR, 3R, 1BB, 13K
11IP, 7H, 0HR, 5R, 2BB, 14K
11.2IP, 3H, 0HR, 0R, 2BB, 9K
11.1IP, 9H, 1HR, 1R, 4BB, 12K
59.2IP, 42H, 6HR, 12R, 11BB (1IBB), 64K
