Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Pitchers^a

	IL Group (n = 352)	CL Group (n = 367)	P
Age, y	10.7 ± 1.0	10.7 ± 0.9	.93
Height, cm	142.9 ± 8.5	142.9 ± 8.2	.93
Weight, kg	36.8 ± 8.1	36.6 ± 7.6	.86
Length of baseball experience, mo	37.4 ± 13.7	38.6 ± 13.9	.32
Concomitantly playing as catcher, n (%)	143 (40.6)	166 (45.2)	.23
Adherence to daily pitch count limit in practice (≤50 pitches), n (%)	252 (71.6)	242 (65.9)	.11
Adherence to weekly pitch count limit in practice (≤200 pitches), n (%)	309 (87.8)	324 (88.3)	.91
Pitch count per game	98.2 ± 19.5	52.5 ± 16.0	<.001

^aValues are reported as mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated. Bolded P value indicates a statistically significant difference between groups (P < .05). CL, pitch count limit; IL, inning limit.