Last week, I wrote about Ryan McMahon’s increased number of stolen bases this year. (TLDR: He says it’s a new part of his game he’s been working on — and some friendly competition with Connor Joe doesn’t hurt.) I appreciated the comments on that piece, which led me to to explore a different topic: the number of pitches he sees in a typical at-bat. That is, how patient is Ryan McMahon at the plate?
How patient are the Colorado Rockies as a team?
That’s an easy question to answer. The measure for this is Pit/PA, or “pitches per plate appearance” as tracked by Baseball Reference.