It's one thing to build an 0-2 count. Which Mets pitchers were able to turn the most favorable count into strikeouts?
Look out for Scott Rice's slider when he is ahead 0-2 in the count! The left-hander finally found a spot in the major leagues last season for the Mets, and he proved the most effective on the team in getting a strikeout on 0-2 counts. The table below highlights the strikeout rate of Mets pitchers with at least 10 at-bats ending on the pitcher's most favorable count.
Keep in mind that these results are purely situations when an at-bat ended with the count before the final pitch being 0-2. The idea is to show which pitchers were most efficient in turning 0-2 counts into strikeouts.
| Rank | Results | Player | K % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 / 14 | Scott Rice | 71.4 |
| 2 | 9 / 13 | Josh Edgin | 69.2 |
| 3 | 43 / 71 | Matt Harvey | 60.6 |
| 4 | 10 / 18 | Bobby Parnell | 55.6 |
| 5 | 17 / 32 | Zack Wheeler | 53.1 |
| 6 | 20 / 38 | Carlos Torres | 52.6 |
| 7 | 8 / 16 | David Aardsma | 50.0 |
| 8 | 21 / 42 | Jeremy Hefner | 50.0 |
| 9 | 38 / 80 | Dillon Gee | 47.5 |
| 10 | 30 / 64 | Jon Niese | 46.9 |
| 11 | 13 / 28 | LaTroy Hawkins | 46.4 |
| 12 | 6 / 15 | Gonzalez Germen | 40.0 |
| 13 | 14 / 38 | Shaun Marcum | 36.8 |
| 14 | 5 / 14 | Jenrry Mejia | 35.7 |
| 15 | 4 / 12 | Greg Burke | 0.333 |
| 16 | 1 / 13 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | 0.077 |
Source: Baseball Savant
