Three starts ago, Shane Bieber allowed 12 hits to the White Sox, the most he has ever surrendered in a major-league outing. Bieber’s annual strikeout rate 2018: 24.3 percent 2019: 30.2 percent 2020: 41.1 percent 2021: 33.1 percent 2022: 25.0 percent 2023: 16.8 percent Strikeouts aren’t everything. Bieber's pitch usage by year Year Fastball Slider Curveball Cutter 2018 57.4 22.7 …
