Undoubtedly, the San Francisco Giants' starting rotation was a major contributing factor to the team's poor 65-97 record under first-year manager Tony Vitello . Only seven wins better than the Colorado Rockies' major-league worst 58-104 record.

Giants starting pitchers as a staff owned a 4.48 ERA which ranked 24th in the majors, as well as a 1.32 WHIP which placed them 20th overall. In terms of overall value, the team's starting pitchers were worth 9.4 fWAR, which ranked 20th as well.

Their starting rotation was about average in total hits allowed (16th), but they did shine by only allowing 1.05 home runs per 9 innings.

Keep in mind though that with the marine layer, Oracle Park greatly favours pitching and it can be tough to score runs. According to Statcast Park Factors, Oracle Park ranked 27th amongst major league ballparks and 28th in terms of home runs specifically.

In reality, the Giants only had two starting pitchers surpass the 155-inning mark. Logan Webb (160.2) and Landen Roupp (155).…