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Line 1: A '''Control pitcher''' is a [[pitcher]] who by issuing a below average number of [[bases on balls]] exhibits good control of his pitches.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.glosiversity.com/subjects/view_term.php?term_id=19\|accessdate=2007-08-10\|title=Control Pitcher\|publisher=Glosiversity.com\|date=2005}}</ref> According to [[Curt Schilling]], "Control is the ability to throw strikes, and command is the ability to throw quality strikes."<ref name=ESPNRpg>{{cite web\|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=schwarz_alan&id=1974099\|accessdate=2007-08-10\|title=Radke precision guided\|author=Schwarz, Alan\|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures\|date=2007}}</ref> Statistics used to measure control include:<ref name=ESPNRpg/> * Walks per nine innings * Walks per 36 batters ~~faceds~~faced * Strikeouts/Walks

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