王牌投手與三號投手

By Situation	AB	R	H	AVG
None On/Out	604	0	136	0.225
None On, 1/2 out	816	54	173	0.212
None On	1420	54	309	0.218
Runners On	858	166	190	0.221
Scoring Position	486	120	98	0.202
Scoring Posn, 2 out	213	117	33	0.155
Bases Loaded	18	4	2	0.111

By Situation	AB	R	H	AVG
None On/Out	492	0	112	0.228
None On, 1/2 out	667	56	172	0.258
None On	1159	56	284	0.245
Runners On	713	145	187	0.262
Scoring Position	399	103	97	0.243
Scoring Posn, 2 out	184	101	41	0.223
Bases Loaded	25	8	4	0.160

By Situation	AB	R	H	AVG
None On/Out	555	0	130	0.234
None On, 1/2 out	721	80	160	0.222
None On	1276	80	290	0.227
Runners On	885	201	226	0.255
Scoring Position	501	157	128	0.255
Scoring Posn, 2 out	240	152	55	0.229
Bases Loaded	46	18	13	0.283

取樣時間 2003~2005
表一：Pedro Martinez
表二：Curt Schilling
表三：Matt Clement

王牌投手就是愈重要的時刻投得愈好，一般般的投手剛好相反