2012 Fantasy Baseball: Leaders and Laggards Pitchers’ LOB % Leaders Edition

Jeremy Hellickson, SP, Tampa Bay Rays

Left on base percentage(A.K.A. strand rate) is one of the three luck stats. It teams with BABIP and HR:FB ratio to form a triumvirate of chance that helps us figure out what might be causing some of the results we’re seeing and where those numbers might be headed compared to a pitcher’s career average. 

Some guys get lucky and get outs when runners