Table 4.

Game Factors Associated With Pitching Violations ^a

	Violation Type
	Total	Maximum Pitch Count	Inadequate Rest	Same-Day Pitching
Game density
RR (95% CI)	1.84 (1.69-2.01)	0.54 (0.41-0.71)	1.37 (1.23-1.53)	2.86 (2.54-3.22)
P value	<.001	<.001	<.001	<.001
Consecutive games
RR (95% CI)	1.60 (1.53-1.68)	1.12 (0.99-1.27)	1.77 (1.67-1.87)	1.52 (1.43-1.62)
P value	<.001	.065	<.001	<.001
Rest days
RR (95% CI)	0.84 (0.81-0.86)	0.99 (0.96-1.03)	0.69 (0.66-0.72)	0.89 (0.87-0.92)
P value	<.001	.646	<.001	<.001
Runs scored
RR (95% CI)	0.98 (0.97-0.99)	1.00 (0.97-1.03)	0.98 (0.97-0.99)	0.99 (0.97-1.00)
P value	.001	.857	.002	.144
Opponent runs scored
RR (95% CI)	1.02 (1.01-1.03)	1.03 (1.00-1.06)	1.03 (1.02-1.05)	0.98 (0.96-1.00)
P value	.001	.029	<.001	.031

^a Bolded P values indicate statistical significance (P < .05). RR, rate ratio.