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MLBumpire2026-08-18
Washington Nationals at Texas Rangers
7.4 K/9 vs 8.5 league · -1.1 · 22 games
THE FINDING
Washington Nationals at Texas Rangers Home plate: Chad Fairchild. 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings behind the plate this season, across 22 games. League average is 8.5. That's 1.1 fewer strikeouts per nine than average — the 1st tightest zone of 84 umpires with a full sample.
STATS
zone
Tight zone
direction
tight
k9
7.4
leagueK9
8.5
delta
-1.1
games
22
rank
1
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