Fangraphs: Collateral Damage

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When looking at plate appearances that ended when the pitcher was ahead in the count, batters were hit once in every 90 plate appearances. In plate appearances that ended with the batter ahead in the count, batters were hit once in every 254 plate appearances. Batters were nearly three times as likely to be hit by the pitch when they were behind in the count.

This raises a question: what other outcomes are affected by the count? We know that batters don?t do as well in general when the pitcher?s ahead. Are there outcomes other than batting average and slugging percentage that are affected by pitcher?s count?

http://www.fangraphs.com/community/collateral-damage-of-the-strikeout-scourge/