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MLB statistics that might surprise you. Data is for the 2014 season via http://t.co/7R351rgq3n -- this account is not affiliated with FanGraphs or any website. A Pork & Beans Cannery Joined July 2013
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Baseball Splits @BaseballSplits

12 years ago

Tony Gwynn's .338 career average places him above all hitters since 1950, minimum 200 PA. That's a pool of 4,151 players. Ted Williams is #2

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12 years ago

Of the 888 hitters with 3,000+ PA since 1970, only Tony Gwynn and Don Mattingly had a K% under 6 and a wRC+ of 110 or better (Gwynn was 132)

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12 years ago

Tony Gwynn was the greatest contact hitter of his time. Since 1970, he owns the lowest K% (4.2) and 8th-best BABIP (.341), minimum 5,000 PA.

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13 years ago

Seth Smith has had an unusual season to date: 5th in MLB in home wRC+ (200) despite playing at Petco, where BABIP is .422 (vs. .218 on road)

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13 years ago

Investing in high-profile/seasoned international FA might be a good idea: Abreu leads MLB in ISO (.358) & Tanaka leads MLB in SIERA (2.45).

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13 years ago

Number of qualified hitters with a Slugging % of .500 or higher: 1998: 51 2001: 48 2004: 43 2007: 38 2010: 27 2013: 16

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13 years ago

Number of qualified pitchers with a K rate of 20% or higher: 2003: 16 2005: 17 2007: 24 2009: 31 2011: 34 2013: 40

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13 years ago

Jeff Keppinger has the highest Z-Contact% in #MLB among qualified/active hitters since 2002 (96.5%).

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13 years ago

Here's a Michael Brantley stat: He has the fourth-highest Z-Contact% since 2002, among active and qualified hitters. #Indians

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13 years ago

Pablo Sandoval has seen the fewest amount of strikes (lowest Zone%) among all qualified and active hitters since 2002. #SFGiants

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13 years ago

Daric Barton has the lowest O-Swing% among active (and qualified) hitters since 2002. #Athletics

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13 years ago

@MichaelSalfino Not sure if you've done much research on the subject, but BABIP can be useful when put into context (with LD%, GB/FB, IFFB%)

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13 years ago

@MichaelSalfino ...no, since BABIP doesn't factor in home runs, which can only come on a fly ball. What's your point?

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13 years ago

@MichaelSalfino Apples & Oranges. BABIP isn't typically used to judge performance, whereas batting average (traditionally/unfortunately) is.

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13 years ago

Of the bottom 20 qualified hitters (140 overall) in LD%, five had a BABIP above .300: H Pence, J Segura, B Moss, G Stanton, and E Longoria.

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13 years ago

Of the top 30 qualified hitters in LD%, only four had a BABIP below .300: Nate McLouth, Alberto Callaspo, Paul Konerko, and Nolan Arenado.

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13 years ago

While his .340 BABIP in '13 was identical to his career mark, Howie Kendrick's 27.4% LD (career: 20.2) & 15.7% HR/FB (career: 9.6) were high

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13 years ago

According to FanGraphs "Pitch Type" data, Josh Hamilton saw fastballs only 44.8% of the time, easily the lowest mark among qualified hitters

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13 years ago

Since '99 (Berkman's debut), players with BB% > 14, K% < 20, ISO > .225 & BABIP > .300: Berkman, Bagwell, C Jones, M Ramirez (min. 4,000 PA)

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13 years ago

Alongside Helton, Michael Young is one of the most consistent line drive hitters of the past 25 years. Career .300 AVG, .333 BABIP, 24.1 LD%

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