Factor 12 Leaders: Week 11

By Josh Robbins
Updated: June 23, 2012

The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers on 60ft6in.com.

NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 18: R.A. Dickey #43 of the New York Mets waves to the crowd after pitching a complete game one hitter against the Baltimore Orioles at CitiField on June 18, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. R.A. Dickey pitches a second consecutive one hitter, striking out career-high 13 batters, as the Mets defeated the Orioles 4-0. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

(1) R.A. Dickey flutters into the number one spot this week after twirling his second consecutive one-hitter. The knuckleball specialist has not allowed an earned run over his last 42 innings pitched. The 37 year-old leads MLB with a 31.172 Factor12 Rating.

(2) Justin Verlander has regained his 2011 AL Cy Young award form and trails the top spot by a mere .102 points. The Detroit Tigers ace leads MLB with 108.67 IP.

(3) Gio Gonzalez drops one position this week following a solid outing against the Tampa Bay Rays. The left-hander has allowed only 1 HR this season in 84.67 IP.

(4) Matt Cain followed up his perfect game with a mediocre performance against the Anaheim Angels. Despite the sub par outing, the right-hander has recorded a victory in his last eight starts.

(5) Stephen Strasburg continues to amaze the baseball world following his latest gem on Wednesday night. The Washington Nationals right-hander leads all MLB pitchers with 110 strikeouts.

		PITCHERS	AGE	IP	F12 Rating
1	SP	R.A. Dickey	37	99.00	31.172
2	SP	Justin Verlander	29	108.67	31.070
3	SP	Gio Gonzalez*	26	84.67	31.031
4	SP	Matt Cain	27	100.00	30.729
5	SP	Stephen Strasburg	23	84.00	30.622
6	SP	James McDonald	27	90.33	30.214
7	SP	Zack Greinke	28	87.00	30.053
8	SP	Chris Sale*	23	80.33	29.831
9	SP	Jake Peavy	31	98.67	29.484
10	SP	Clayton Kershaw*	24	102.33	29.409
11	SP	Jered Weaver	29	75.00	28.992
12	SP	Cole Hamels*	28	97.00	28.905