Pitchers who were good at getting hitters to hit into a DP

[MyDogSparty]

Is there a statistic that measures this?

Which pitchers were the best at getting hitters to hit into a DP? For some reason I remember Dan Quisenberry and Greg Maddux as pitchers who were pretty good at getting a DP when they needed it. I just wonder if there is a stat the would prove this.


PS: Does anyone have any good articles on the value of a strikeout from a pitching standpoint? IE: Is it better to have a strikeout pitcher or one who gets batters out via a groundball or get them to hit into a DP, etc.

[Mariano_Rivera]

Is there a statistic that measures this?

Which pitchers were the best at getting hitters to hit into a DP? For some reason I remember Dan Quisenberry and Greg Maddux as pitchers who were pretty good at getting a DP when they needed it. I just wonder if there is a stat the would prove this.


PS: Does anyone have any good articles on the value of a strikeout from a pitching standpoint? IE: Is it better to have a strikeout pitcher or one who gets batters out via a groundball or get them to hit into a DP, etc.

It might be better to post this thread at the Statistics, Analysis and Sabermetric forums. They do show how many DP a pitcher has forced opponents to ground into.

I`ve been wondering about that for a little while no I highly suggest making another thread at the above mentioned forum

[Sockeye]

Greg Maddux is the best I've seen in this area.

[Williamsburg2599]

Lowe is/was pretty good at it too.

[ichiro262]

As of today, you'd be hard pressed to find someone who does it better than Roy Halladay.