Ted Williams:
Year L%
1939 10.34%
1940 18.76%
1941 17.33%
1942 11.18%
1946 16.37%
1947 16.02%
1948 25.08%
1949 23.29%
1950 37.98%
1951 25.78%
1952 0.00%
1953 19.09%
1954 27.34%
1955 27.60%
1956 30.42%
1957 22.06%
1958 15.79%
1959 20.25%
1960 23.45%
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
Duke Snider's Brooklyn teammates protected him from southpaws.
Duke Snider circa 1953 By Bowman Gum [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons |
Percent plate appearances (PA) by lefty batters against lefty pitchers:
Snider 14.20%
Ted Williams 20.87%
Eddie Mathews 22.36%
Willie McCovey 24.23%
Carl Yastrzemski 24.41%
Todd Helton 28.91%
Wade Boggs 29.05%
Rod Carew 31.41%
Barry Bonds 32.90%
George Brett 33.27%
Tony Gwynn 37.93%
Duke Snider had a low percentage because he was the lone real lefty threat in a Brooklyn Dodger lineup with dominant righty power. See this post:
Monday, February 28, 2011
Duke Snider died at 84.
During his five consecutive 40 HR seasons (1953-1957) Snider hit these HR against lefty pitchers: 3, 2, 3, 1, 0. 1957: 40 homers, all against righty pitchers, probably a record. For perspective, all 1957 Dodgers against lefties: 294 AB / 8 HR = 36.75 AB per HR. The entire Dodger team hit only 8 homers against lefty pitchers. Snider was very well protected in a heavily right handed hitting lineup, which faced few lefties.
In 1957 Hall of Fame southpaw Warren Spahn won the MLB Cy Young award. He faced the Dodgers only once: Sunday, August 4, 1957 1:32PM, County Stadium. Spahn relieved in the ninth and faced two batters: Don Zimmer and Jim Gilliam, retiring both; Spahn was credited with a save.
... (1953-1957) Both Snider individually and all Dodgers faced less than 11% lefty pitchers
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Ted Williams: lefty batter v. lefty pitcher - percent of PA.
In a recent post I restricted my analysis of lefty batters to seasons 1950 through 2012 because play-by-play data is scarce before 1950. A friend sent me this link about research done on Ted Williams:
http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?16742-Ted-Williams-vs-Left-handed-Pitchers/page18&s=87e5efa91887134e9acb97ad6590a438
It has details on basic stats per season for Williams against lefty pitchers, although oddly not also against righty pitchers. Obviously, we could figure that out by subtracting from Williams totals.
I noticed a couple of things.
1. The researcher relies on OPS, not OPS+, thus enhancing Williams stats due to Williams playing his home games in a good hitting park. OPS Home 1.148, Road 1.082. tOPS+ Home 106, Road 94.
2. Williams seemed to have a very low percentage of plate appearances (PA) against lefty pitchers: 21%.
The researcher concludes that Williams hit very well against lefty pitchers.
BA OBP SLG OPS
.311 .436 .493 0.929 v. lefty pitchers
.323 .447 .513 0.960 v. lefty pitchers before 1958
.344 .482 .634 1.115 career
baseball-reference.com had a .298 batting average for Williams against lefty pitchers for 1950-1960.
Percent PA by lefty batters against lefty pitchers:
Snider 14.20%
Williams 20.87%
Mathews 22.36%
McCovey 24.23%
Yaztremski 24.41%
Helton 28.91%
Boggs 29.05%
Carew 31.41%
Bonds 32.90%
Brett 33.27%
Gwynn 37.93%
Williams home run (HR) rates (higher is better):
Williams HR/AB HR AB
home .0638 248 3,887
road .0715 273 3,819
LHP .0384 64 1,666
RHP .0757 457 6,040
total .0676 521 7,706
http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?16742-Ted-Williams-vs-Left-handed-Pitchers/page18&s=87e5efa91887134e9acb97ad6590a438
It has details on basic stats per season for Williams against lefty pitchers, although oddly not also against righty pitchers. Obviously, we could figure that out by subtracting from Williams totals.
I noticed a couple of things.
1. The researcher relies on OPS, not OPS+, thus enhancing Williams stats due to Williams playing his home games in a good hitting park. OPS Home 1.148, Road 1.082. tOPS+ Home 106, Road 94.
2. Williams seemed to have a very low percentage of plate appearances (PA) against lefty pitchers: 21%.
The researcher concludes that Williams hit very well against lefty pitchers.
BA OBP SLG OPS
.311 .436 .493 0.929 v. lefty pitchers
.323 .447 .513 0.960 v. lefty pitchers before 1958
.344 .482 .634 1.115 career
baseball-reference.com had a .298 batting average for Williams against lefty pitchers for 1950-1960.
Percent PA by lefty batters against lefty pitchers:
Snider 14.20%
Williams 20.87%
Mathews 22.36%
McCovey 24.23%
Yaztremski 24.41%
Helton 28.91%
Boggs 29.05%
Carew 31.41%
Bonds 32.90%
Brett 33.27%
Gwynn 37.93%
Williams home run (HR) rates (higher is better):
Williams HR/AB HR AB
home .0638 248 3,887
road .0715 273 3,819
LHP .0384 64 1,666
RHP .0757 457 6,040
total .0676 521 7,706
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Bats/Throws: percentages 1903-2012.
Clink link to view data and graphs. Abbreviations are for Bats/Throws. Plate appearances (PA) are simplified as at bats (AB) plus bases on balls (BB). Data for switch hitters not included. Data is from the Lahman database.
RR: Bats Right/ Throws Right example: Hank Aaron
RL: Bats Right/ Throws Left example: Ricky Henderson
RR RL
min 96.91% 0.34%
max 99.66% 3.09%
ave 98.59% 1.41%
Recent seasons RR RL:
2000 98.61% 1.39%
2001 99.02% 0.98%
2002 99.24% 0.76%
2003 99.38% 0.62%
2004 99.22% 0.78%
2005 98.69% 1.31%
2006 98.87% 1.13%
2007 99.14% 0.86%
2008 98.71% 1.29%
2009 98.60% 1.40%
2010 98.70% 1.30%
2011 98.64% 1.36%
2012 98.44% 1.56%
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LL: Bats Left/ Throws Left example: Babe Ruth
LR: Bats Left/ Throws Right example: Ty Cobb
LL LR
min 31.02% 43.11%
max 56.89% 68.98%
ave 42.44% 57.56%
Recent seasons: LL LR
2000 50.04% 49.96%
2001 48.33% 51.67%
2002 45.84% 54.16%
2003 47.04% 52.96%
2004 47.42% 52.58%
2005 46.85% 53.15%
2006 45.49% 54.51%
2007 43.93% 56.07%
2008 40.89% 59.11%
2009 44.93% 55.07%
2010 48.81% 51.19%
2011 46.39% 53.61%
2012 43.58% 56.42%
Hank Aaron 1960. See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons |
RL: Bats Right/ Throws Left example: Ricky Henderson
RR RL
min 96.91% 0.34%
max 99.66% 3.09%
ave 98.59% 1.41%
Recent seasons RR RL:
2000 98.61% 1.39%
2001 99.02% 0.98%
2002 99.24% 0.76%
2003 99.38% 0.62%
2004 99.22% 0.78%
2005 98.69% 1.31%
2006 98.87% 1.13%
2007 99.14% 0.86%
2008 98.71% 1.29%
2009 98.60% 1.40%
2010 98.70% 1.30%
2011 98.64% 1.36%
2012 98.44% 1.56%
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LL: Bats Left/ Throws Left example: Babe Ruth
LR: Bats Left/ Throws Right example: Ty Cobb
LL LR
min 31.02% 43.11%
max 56.89% 68.98%
ave 42.44% 57.56%
Recent seasons: LL LR
2000 50.04% 49.96%
2001 48.33% 51.67%
2002 45.84% 54.16%
2003 47.04% 52.96%
2004 47.42% 52.58%
2005 46.85% 53.15%
2006 45.49% 54.51%
2007 43.93% 56.07%
2008 40.89% 59.11%
2009 44.93% 55.07%
2010 48.81% 51.19%
2011 46.39% 53.61%
2012 43.58% 56.42%
Ichiro Suzuki: only lefty hitter with higher BA against lefty pitchers.
Ichiro Suzuki, at least since 1950, is the only lefty batter with a higher batting average (BA) against lefty pitchers than against righty pitchers. See previous post.
lefties 2,416 AB, 798 Hits: .330 OBP .368; SLG .418
righties 5,669 AB, 1,808 Hits: .319 BA OBP .364; SLG .419
Maybe it's bunting. Ichiro has 72 bunt hits. No.
21/798=.02631578947 2.6% of hits against lefty pitchers
(72-21)/1,808=.0282079646 2.8% of hits against righty pitchers
1903-2012 percent righty:
batters 63.5%
pitchers 73%
His BA home/road are almost dead even.
Ichiro By Dave Sizer (Opening Day - Mariners 2010) Wikimedia Commons |
righties 5,669 AB, 1,808 Hits: .319 BA OBP .364; SLG .419
Maybe it's bunting. Ichiro has 72 bunt hits. No.
21/798=.02631578947 2.6% of hits against lefty pitchers
(72-21)/1,808=.0282079646 2.8% of hits against righty pitchers
1903-2012 percent righty:
batters 63.5%
pitchers 73%
His BA home/road are almost dead even.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Lefty batters 1950-2012 batting average (BA)
As documented here previously, righty/lefty splits are reliable only back to about 1950 when a high percentage of the data is derived from play-by-play data rather than from box scores. With box scores a batter's stats are attributed to the handedness of the starting pitcher.
I've used some of the cool new functions at baseball-reference.com to try to get a cross section of the best left batters from 1950 through 2012 using Ted Williams as my minimum criteria since he has the least data for a great batter during those years and I wanted Williams included.
There are four swipes. Note the batters who cross the categories.
Tony Gwynn is second in both pitching splits; Rod Carew is the only other in both pitching top fives. Here are the top fives. Cruise down to see longer, more detailed lists.
1. Batters throw lefty:
Tony Gwynn
Stan Musial
Todd Helton
Don Mattingly
Matty Alou
2. Batters throw righty:
Ted Williams
Wade Boggs
Rod Carew
Joe Mauer
Ichiro Suzuki
3. Pitchers throw lefty:
Ichiro Suzuki R
Tony Gwynn L
Stan Musial L
Rod Carew R
Larry Walker R
4. Pitchers throw righty:
Ted Williams R
Tony Gwynn L
Wade Boggs R
Joe Mauer R
Rod Carew R
1. Batters throw lefty:
1950 to 2012, Bats LH, Throws LH, (requiring batting_avg>=0.3 and At least 3000 plate appearances), sorted by greatest Batting Average
2. Batters throw righty:
1950 to 2012, Bats LH, Throws RH, (requiring batting_avg>=0.3 and At least 3000 plate appearances), sorted by greatest Batting Average
3. Pitchers throw lefty:
1950 to 2012, vs LHP as LHB (within Platoon Splits), (requiring batting_avg≥.3 for entire season(s)/career and PA≥1000), sorted by greatest Batting Average for this split
4. Pitchers throw righty:
1950 to 2012, vs RHP as LHB (within Platoon Splits), (requiring batting_avg≥.3 for entire season(s)/career and PA≥2500), sorted by greatest Batting Average for this split
I've used some of the cool new functions at baseball-reference.com to try to get a cross section of the best left batters from 1950 through 2012 using Ted Williams as my minimum criteria since he has the least data for a great batter during those years and I wanted Williams included.
There are four swipes. Note the batters who cross the categories.
Tony Gwynn is second in both pitching splits; Rod Carew is the only other in both pitching top fives. Here are the top fives. Cruise down to see longer, more detailed lists.
1. Batters throw lefty:
Tony Gwynn
Stan Musial
Todd Helton
Don Mattingly
Matty Alou
2. Batters throw righty:
Ted Williams
Wade Boggs
Rod Carew
Joe Mauer
Ichiro Suzuki
3. Pitchers throw lefty:
Ichiro Suzuki R
Tony Gwynn L
Stan Musial L
Rod Carew R
Larry Walker R
4. Pitchers throw righty:
Ted Williams R
Tony Gwynn L
Wade Boggs R
Joe Mauer R
Rod Carew R
1. Batters throw lefty:
1950 to 2012, Bats LH, Throws LH, (requiring batting_avg>=0.3 and At least 3000 plate appearances), sorted by greatest Batting Average
Rk | Player | BA | PA | From | To | Age | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | OBP | SLG | OPS | Pos | Tm |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tony Gwynn | .338 | 10232 | 1982 | 2001 | 22-41 | 2440 | 9288 | 1383 | 3141 | 543 | 85 | 135 | 1138 | 790 | 203 | 434 | 24 | 45 | 85 | 259 | 319 | 125 | .388 | .459 | .847 | *98/7D | SDP |
2 | Stan Musial | .321 | 7964 | 1950 | 1963 | 29-42 | 1954 | 6839 | 1134 | 2198 | 423 | 69 | 329 | 1245 | 1034 | 127 | 497 | 32 | 7 | 53 | 161 | 34 | 31 | .410 | .548 | .958 | 3798/1 | STL |
3 | Todd Helton | .320 | 9011 | 1997 | 2012 | 23-38 | 2123 | 7565 | 1360 | 2420 | 570 | 36 | 354 | 1345 | 1295 | 184 | 1088 | 57 | 3 | 88 | 182 | 37 | 29 | .419 | .545 | .964 | *3/79D | COL |
4 | Don Mattingly | .307 | 7722 | 1982 | 1995 | 21-34 | 1785 | 7003 | 1007 | 2153 | 442 | 20 | 222 | 1099 | 588 | 136 | 444 | 21 | 13 | 96 | 191 | 14 | 9 | .358 | .471 | .830 | *3/D97584 | NYY |
5 | Matty Alou | .307 | 6220 | 1960 | 1974 | 21-35 | 1667 | 5789 | 780 | 1777 | 236 | 50 | 31 | 427 | 311 | 38 | 377 | 36 | 55 | 29 | 101 | 156 | 80 | .345 | .381 | .726 | *8973/1D | SFG-PIT-STL-TOT-SDP |
6 | Rusty Greer | .305 | 4420 | 1994 | 2002 | 25-33 | 1027 | 3829 | 643 | 1166 | 258 | 25 | 119 | 614 | 519 | 16 | 555 | 22 | 6 | 44 | 91 | 31 | 15 | .387 | .478 | .865 | *79/8D3 | TEX |
7 | Josh Hamilton | .304 | 3151 | 2007 | 2012 | 26-31 | 737 | 2825 | 471 | 858 | 173 | 19 | 161 | 553 | 263 | 46 | 620 | 24 | 1 | 38 | 47 | 43 | 13 | .363 | .549 | .913 | *87/9D | CIN-TEX |
8 | Hal Morris | .304 | 4443 | 1988 | 2000 | 23-35 | 1246 | 3998 | 535 | 1216 | 246 | 21 | 76 | 513 | 356 | 55 | 548 | 22 | 28 | 39 | 105 | 45 | 24 | .361 | .433 | .794 | *3/7D9 | NYY-CIN-KCR-TOT |
9 | Mark Grace | .303 | 9290 | 1988 | 2003 | 24-39 | 2245 | 8065 | 1179 | 2445 | 511 | 45 | 173 | 1146 | 1075 | 114 | 642 | 34 | 17 | 99 | 192 | 70 | 48 | .383 | .442 | .825 | *3/1D | CHC-ARI |
10 | Will Clark | .303 | 8283 | 1986 | 2000 | 22-36 | 1976 | 7173 | 1186 | 2176 | 440 | 47 | 284 | 1205 | 937 | 155 | 1190 | 59 | 13 | 101 | 100 | 67 | 48 | .384 | .497 | .880 | *3/D | SFG-TEX-BAL-TOT |
11 | Al Oliver | .303 | 9778 | 1968 | 1985 | 21-38 | 2368 | 9049 | 1189 | 2743 | 529 | 77 | 219 | 1326 | 535 | 119 | 756 | 82 | 17 | 95 | 254 | 84 | 64 | .344 | .451 | .795 | 837D/9 | PIT-TEX-MON-TOT |
12 | John Kruk | .300 | 4603 | 1986 | 1995 | 25-34 | 1200 | 3897 | 582 | 1170 | 199 | 34 | 100 | 592 | 649 | 83 | 701 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 92 | 58 | 31 | .397 | .446 | .842 | *379/D8 | SDP-TOT-PHI-CHW |
2. Batters throw righty:
1950 to 2012, Bats LH, Throws RH, (requiring batting_avg>=0.3 and At least 3000 plate appearances), sorted by greatest Batting Average
Rk | Player | BA | PA | From | To | Age | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | OBP | SLG | OPS | Pos | Tm |
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1 | Ted Williams | .335 | 4443 | 1950 | 1960 | 31-41 | 1108 | 3485 | 716 | 1166 | 211 | 15 | 256 | 801 | 920 | 86 | 333 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 98 | 8 | 4 | .474 | .624 | 1.098 | *7 | BOS |
2 | Wade Boggs | .328 | 10740 | 1982 | 1999 | 24-41 | 2440 | 9180 | 1513 | 3010 | 578 | 61 | 118 | 1014 | 1412 | 180 | 745 | 23 | 29 | 96 | 236 | 24 | 35 | .415 | .443 | .858 | *5D/317 | BOS-NYY-TBD |
3 | Rod Carew | .328 | 10550 | 1967 | 1985 | 21-39 | 2469 | 9315 | 1424 | 3053 | 445 | 112 | 92 | 1015 | 1018 | 144 | 1028 | 25 | 128 | 64 | 216 | 353 | 187 | .393 | .429 | .822 | 34/D657 | MIN-CAL |
4 | Joe Mauer | .323 | 4552 | 2004 | 2012 | 21-29 | 1065 | 3933 | 626 | 1270 | 247 | 20 | 94 | 587 | 555 | 96 | 475 | 17 | 4 | 43 | 130 | 43 | 15 | .405 | .468 | .873 | *2D/39 | MIN |
5 | Ichiro Suzuki | .322 | 8723 | 2001 | 2012 | 27-38 | 1911 | 8085 | 1204 | 2606 | 308 | 80 | 104 | 660 | 518 | 173 | 813 | 49 | 33 | 38 | 69 | 452 | 102 | .365 | .419 | .784 | *98/D7 | SEA-TOT |
6 | Joey Votto | .316 | 3064 | 2007 | 2012 | 23-28 | 728 | 2599 | 428 | 822 | 197 | 9 | 133 | 457 | 429 | 61 | 562 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 54 | 41 | 20 | .415 | .553 | .968 | *3/7 | CIN |
7 | Larry Walker | .313 | 8030 | 1989 | 2005 | 22-38 | 1988 | 6907 | 1355 | 2160 | 471 | 62 | 383 | 1311 | 913 | 117 | 1231 | 138 | 7 | 65 | 153 | 230 | 76 | .400 | .565 | .965 | *9/387D45 | MON-COL-TOT-STL |
8 | Robinson Cano | .308 | 5110 | 2005 | 2012 | 22-29 | 1214 | 4731 | 718 | 1459 | 334 | 28 | 177 | 715 | 285 | 49 | 604 | 48 | 10 | 36 | 153 | 31 | 27 | .351 | .503 | .854 | *4/D | NYY |
9 | Richie Ashburn | .308 | 8478 | 1950 | 1962 | 23-35 | 1918 | 7240 | 1160 | 2232 | 282 | 94 | 26 | 509 | 1080 | 25 | 511 | 41 | 99 | 18 | 75 | 193 | 92 | .400 | .384 | .784 | *8/794 | PHI-CHC-NYM |
10 | Ralph Garr | .306 | 5456 | 1968 | 1980 | 22-34 | 1317 | 5108 | 717 | 1562 | 212 | 64 | 75 | 408 | 246 | 46 | 445 | 19 | 62 | 21 | 72 | 172 | 83 | .339 | .416 | .755 | *79/8D | ATL-CHW-TOT-CAL |
11 | George Brett | .305 | 11625 | 1973 | 1993 | 20-40 | 2707 | 10349 | 1583 | 3154 | 665 | 137 | 317 | 1596 | 1096 | 229 | 908 | 33 | 26 | 120 | 235 | 201 | 97 | .369 | .487 | .857 | *5D3/796 | KCR |
12 | Tony Oliva | .304 | 6880 | 1962 | 1976 | 23-37 | 1676 | 6301 | 870 | 1917 | 329 | 48 | 220 | 947 | 448 | 131 | 645 | 59 | 14 | 57 | 139 | 86 | 55 | .353 | .476 | .830 | *9D/874 | MIN |
13 | Mike Greenwell | .303 | 5166 | 1985 | 1996 | 21-32 | 1269 | 4623 | 657 | 1400 | 275 | 38 | 130 | 726 | 460 | 79 | 364 | 39 | 3 | 41 | 136 | 80 | 43 | .368 | .463 | .831 | *7/D982 | BOS |
14 | Sean Casey | .302 | 5644 | 1997 | 2008 | 22-33 | 1405 | 5066 | 690 | 1531 | 322 | 12 | 130 | 735 | 477 | 69 | 577 | 62 | 0 | 39 | 156 | 18 | 8 | .367 | .447 | .814 | *3/D | CLE-CIN-TOT-DET-BOS |
3. Pitchers throw lefty:
1950 to 2012, vs LHP as LHB (within Platoon Splits), (requiring batting_avg≥.3 for entire season(s)/career and PA≥1000), sorted by greatest Batting Average for this split
Rk | I | Player | Split | From | To | G | BA | BAtot | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | BAtot | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ROE | BAbip |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ichiro Suzuki | vs LHP as LHB | 2001 | 2012 | 1051 | .330 | .322 | 2601 | 2416 | 798 | 94 | 23 | 24 | 193 | 91 | 33 | 137 | 228 | .330 | .322 | .368 | .418 | .786 | 1010 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 38 | .355 | |||
2 | Tony Gwynn | vs LHP as LHB | 1982 | 2001 | 1509 | .325 | .338 | 3523 | 3226 | 1048 | 153 | 24 | 51 | 404 | 71 | 43 | 238 | 167 | .325 | .338 | .371 | .435 | .806 | 1402 | 102 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 52 | .329 | |||
3 | I | Stan Musial | vs LHP as LHB | 1950 | 1963 | 887 | .311 | .321 | 2422 | 2132 | 662 | 119 | 19 | 84 | 371 | 8 | 7 | 253 | 196 | .311 | .321 | .384 | .502 | .887 | 1071 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 30 | .309 | ||
4 | Rod Carew | vs LHP as LHB | 1967 | 1985 | 1301 | .310 | .328 | 3314 | 2905 | 900 | 119 | 34 | 21 | 303 | 95 | 66 | 307 | 450 | .310 | .328 | .376 | .396 | .772 | 1150 | 64 | 13 | 68 | 21 | 15 | 57 | .358 | |||
5 | Larry Walker | vs LHP as LHB | 1989 | 2005 | 1171 | .306 | .313 | 2417 | 2109 | 645 | 137 | 20 | 90 | 426 | 62 | 28 | 219 | 392 | .306 | .313 | .385 | .518 | .903 | 1092 | 44 | 66 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 31 | .337 | |||
6 | I | Richie Ashburn | vs LHP as LHB | 1950 | 1962 | 797 | .300 | .308 | 2227 | 1906 | 572 | 59 | 22 | 7 | 121 | 42 | 20 | 274 | 204 | .300 | .308 | .392 | .365 | .757 | 696 | 26 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 34 | .333 | ||
7 | I | Ted Williams | vs LHP as LHB | 1950 | 1960 | 443 | .298 | .334 | 1083 | 878 | 262 | 48 | 2 | 35 | 154 | 3 | 0 | 193 | 120 | .298 | .334 | .428 | .477 | .905 | 419 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | .312 | ||
8 | I | Ralph Garr | vs LHP as LHB | 1970 | 1980 | 614 | .298 | .306 | 1640 | 1529 | 455 | 58 | 16 | 8 | 86 | 40 | 32 | 72 | 163 | .298 | .306 | .331 | .372 | .703 | 569 | 22 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 27 | .329 | ||
9 | Todd Helton | vs LHP as LHB | 1997 | 2012 | 1270 | .298 | .320 | 2605 | 2238 | 666 | 129 | 9 | 66 | 374 | 15 | 5 | 316 | 399 | .298 | .320 | .388 | .452 | .840 | 1011 | 70 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 25 | .334 | |||
10 | Wade Boggs | vs LHP as LHB | 1982 | 1999 | 1344 | .297 | .328 | 3120 | 2740 | 815 | 130 | 17 | 29 | 331 | 7 | 7 | 327 | 290 | .297 | .328 | .372 | .389 | .761 | 1066 | 77 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 38 | .321 | |||
11 | Mark Grace | vs LHP as LHB | 1988 | 2003 | 1296 | .296 | .303 | 2872 | 2551 | 755 | 151 | 13 | 48 | 365 | 18 | 3 | 268 | 264 | .296 | .303 | .363 | .422 | .785 | 1076 | 70 | 17 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 32 | .312 | |||
12 | Don Mattingly | vs LHP as LHB | 1982 | 1995 | 1127 | .296 | .307 | 2728 | 2480 | 734 | 164 | 6 | 67 | 429 | 7 | 2 | 189 | 181 | .296 | .307 | .344 | .448 | .792 | 1111 | 82 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 10 | 38 | .294 | |||
13 | Joe Mauer | vs LHP as LHB | 2004 | 2012 | 698 | .295 | .323 | 1564 | 1379 | 407 | 61 | 2 | 19 | 189 | 13 | 6 | 152 | 204 | .295 | .323 | .366 | .384 | .750 | 529 | 47 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 13 | .330 | |||
14 | Mike Greenwell | vs LHP as LHB | 1985 | 1996 | 699 | .293 | .303 | 1518 | 1398 | 410 | 68 | 9 | 31 | 204 | 21 | 5 | 79 | 114 | .293 | .303 | .338 | .421 | .760 | 589 | 46 | 24 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 20 | .299 | |||
15 | Rusty Greer | vs LHP as LHB | 1994 | 2002 | 561 | .293 | .305 | 1166 | 1017 | 298 | 59 | 8 | 27 | 160 | 4 | 2 | 117 | 154 | .293 | .305 | .369 | .446 | .815 | 454 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 19 | .319 | |||
16 | Sean Casey | vs LHP as LHB | 1997 | 2008 | 807 | .291 | .302 | 1529 | 1376 | 401 | 75 | 4 | 34 | 211 | 4 | 1 | 115 | 199 | .291 | .302 | .354 | .426 | .780 | 586 | 47 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 15 | .318 | |||
17 | Robinson Cano | vs LHP as LHB | 2005 | 2012 | 765 | .290 | .308 | 1662 | 1521 | 441 | 82 | 8 | 50 | 235 | 5 | 8 | 93 | 232 | .290 | .308 | .338 | .453 | .791 | 689 | 53 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 16 | .312 | |||
18 | Will Clark | vs LHP as LHB | 1986 | 2000 | 1182 | .289 | .303 | 2704 | 2413 | 698 | 141 | 17 | 64 | 412 | 31 | 15 | 210 | 410 | .289 | .303 | .349 | .441 | .791 | 1065 | 38 | 35 | 4 | 42 | 12 | 29 | .320 | |||
19 | I | Matty Alou | vs LHP as LHB | 1961 | 1974 | 582 | .283 | .307 | 1411 | 1301 | 368 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 93 | 29 | 19 | 83 | 113 | .283 | .307 | .329 | .335 | .664 | 436 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 22 | .307 | ||
20 | George Brett | vs LHP as LHB | 1973 | 1993 | 1557 | .280 | .305 | 3868 | 3513 | 983 | 190 | 35 | 88 | 504 | 39 | 26 | 275 | 359 | .280 | .305 | .331 | .429 | .760 | 1507 | 76 | 18 | 15 | 46 | 23 | 46 | .288 | |||
21 | Tony Oliva | vs LHP as LHB | 1962 | 1976 | 840 | .271 | .304 | 2066 | 1923 | 521 | 70 | 14 | 38 | 265 | 18 | 14 | 90 | 239 | .271 | .304 | .309 | .381 | .690 | 733 | 42 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 34 | .290 | |||
22 | John Kruk | vs LHP as LHB | 1986 | 1995 | 694 | .271 | .300 | 1443 | 1253 | 340 | 46 | 8 | 20 | 180 | 8 | 10 | 167 | 269 | .271 | .300 | .353 | .369 | .722 | 462 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 14 | .326 | |||
23 | Al Oliver | vs LHP as LHB | 1969 | 1985 | 1280 | .269 | .303 | 3053 | 2843 | 766 | 138 | 20 | 54 | 397 | 11 | 17 | 139 | 354 | .269 | .303 | .310 | .389 | .699 | 1106 | 82 | 37 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 48 | .290 | |||
24 | I | Billy Goodman | vs LHP as LHB | 1950 | 1962 | 412 | .258 | .300 | 1095 | 955 | 246 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 80 | 4 | 8 | 107 | 84 | .258 | .300 | .338 | .310 | .648 | 296 | 20 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .280 | ||
25 | Hal Morris | vs LHP as LHB | 1988 | 2000 | 564 | .252 | .304 | 1053 | 943 | 238 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 192 | .252 | .304 | .312 | .314 | .626 | 296 | 37 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 10 | .312 | |||
Rk | I | Player | Split | From | To | G | BA | BAtot | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | BAtot | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ROE | BAbip |
4. Pitchers throw righty:
1950 to 2012, vs RHP as LHB (within Platoon Splits), (requiring batting_avg≥.3 for entire season(s)/career and PA≥2500), sorted by greatest Batting Average for this split
Rk | I | Player | Split | From | To | G | BA | BAtot | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | BAtot | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ROE | BAbip |
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1 | I | Ted Williams | vs RHP as LHB | 1950 | 1960 | 933 | .347 | .335 | 3250 | 2520 | 875 | 157 | 13 | 216 | 627 | 5 | 6 | 704 | 208 | .347 | .335 | .489 | .677 | 1.166 | 1706 | 73 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 99 | 28 | .312 | ||
2 | Tony Gwynn | vs RHP as LHB | 1982 | 2001 | 2098 | .345 | .338 | 6709 | 6062 | 2093 | 390 | 61 | 84 | 734 | 248 | 82 | 552 | 267 | .345 | .338 | .397 | .471 | .868 | 2857 | 159 | 10 | 23 | 62 | 178 | 87 | .348 | |||
3 | Wade Boggs | vs RHP as LHB | 1982 | 1999 | 2203 | .341 | .328 | 7620 | 6440 | 2195 | 448 | 44 | 89 | 682 | 17 | 28 | 1085 | 455 | .341 | .328 | .433 | .466 | .898 | 2998 | 159 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 168 | 93 | .353 | |||
4 | Joe Mauer | vs RHP as LHB | 2004 | 2012 | 928 | .338 | .323 | 2988 | 2554 | 863 | 186 | 18 | 75 | 398 | 30 | 9 | 403 | 271 | .338 | .323 | .425 | .513 | .938 | 1310 | 83 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 85 | 20 | .353 | |||
5 | Rod Carew | vs RHP as LHB | 1967 | 1985 | 2112 | .336 | .328 | 7236 | 6410 | 2153 | 326 | 78 | 71 | 712 | 258 | 121 | 711 | 578 | .336 | .328 | .401 | .444 | .845 | 2848 | 153 | 12 | 60 | 43 | 129 | 102 | .359 | |||
6 | Todd Helton | vs RHP as LHB | 1997 | 2012 | 1935 | .329 | .320 | 6406 | 5327 | 1754 | 441 | 27 | 288 | 971 | 22 | 24 | 979 | 689 | .329 | .320 | .432 | .584 | 1.016 | 3113 | 112 | 30 | 0 | 67 | 168 | 57 | .332 | |||
7 | I | Stan Musial | vs RHP as LHB | 1950 | 1963 | 1399 | .324 | .321 | 4590 | 3903 | 1263 | 252 | 35 | 203 | 716 | 14 | 23 | 640 | 251 | .324 | .321 | .418 | .562 | .980 | 2194 | 109 | 15 | 0 | 32 | 177 | 43 | .305 | ||
8 | Hal Morris | vs RHP as LHB | 1988 | 2000 | 1127 | .320 | .304 | 3390 | 3055 | 978 | 199 | 20 | 73 | 413 | 41 | 20 | 279 | 356 | .320 | .304 | .376 | .470 | .846 | 1436 | 68 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 53 | 36 | .340 | |||
9 | Ichiro Suzuki | vs RHP as LHB | 2001 | 2012 | 1706 | .319 | .322 | 6122 | 5669 | 1808 | 214 | 57 | 80 | 467 | 361 | 69 | 381 | 585 | .319 | .322 | .364 | .419 | .783 | 2376 | 54 | 33 | 17 | 22 | 145 | 74 | .344 | |||
10 | Al Oliver | vs RHP as LHB | 1968 | 1985 | 2023 | .319 | .303 | 6725 | 6206 | 1977 | 391 | 57 | 165 | 929 | 73 | 47 | 396 | 402 | .319 | .303 | .360 | .480 | .840 | 2977 | 172 | 45 | 7 | 71 | 108 | 82 | .317 | |||
11 | Tony Oliva | vs RHP as LHB | 1962 | 1976 | 1453 | .319 | .304 | 4814 | 4378 | 1396 | 259 | 34 | 182 | 682 | 68 | 41 | 359 | 406 | .319 | .304 | .372 | .518 | .890 | 2269 | 98 | 35 | 3 | 39 | 119 | 52 | .317 | |||
12 | George Brett | vs RHP as LHB | 1973 | 1993 | 2302 | .318 | .305 | 7757 | 6836 | 2171 | 475 | 102 | 229 | 1092 | 162 | 71 | 821 | 548 | .318 | .305 | .388 | .517 | .906 | 3537 | 160 | 15 | 11 | 74 | 205 | 73 | .317 | |||
13 | Robinson Cano | vs RHP as LHB | 2005 | 2012 | 1102 | .317 | .308 | 3448 | 3210 | 1018 | 252 | 20 | 127 | 480 | 26 | 19 | 192 | 372 | .317 | .308 | .358 | .527 | .885 | 1691 | 100 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 46 | 31 | .326 | |||
14 | Larry Walker | vs RHP as LHB | 1989 | 2005 | 1765 | .316 | .313 | 5613 | 4798 | 1515 | 334 | 42 | 293 | 885 | 168 | 48 | 694 | 839 | .316 | .313 | .407 | .586 | .993 | 2812 | 109 | 72 | 5 | 44 | 115 | 41 | .329 | |||
15 | Roberto Alomar | vs RHP as LHB | 1988 | 2004 | 2138 | .314 | .300 | 7439 | 6463 | 2027 | 371 | 65 | 140 | 824 | 372 | 85 | 777 | 703 | .314 | .300 | .386 | .456 | .842 | 2948 | 153 | 29 | 91 | 79 | 47 | 85 | .331 | |||
16 | Don Mattingly | vs RHP as LHB | 1982 | 1995 | 1555 | .314 | .307 | 4994 | 4523 | 1419 | 278 | 14 | 155 | 670 | 7 | 7 | 399 | 263 | .314 | .307 | .366 | .484 | .850 | 2190 | 109 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 126 | 50 | .304 | |||
17 | John Kruk | vs RHP as LHB | 1986 | 1995 | 1028 | .314 | .300 | 3160 | 2644 | 830 | 153 | 26 | 80 | 412 | 50 | 21 | 482 | 432 | .314 | .300 | .416 | .482 | .899 | 1275 | 62 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 79 | 25 | .348 | |||
18 | I | Matty Alou | vs RHP as LHB | 1960 | 1974 | 1399 | .313 | .307 | 4708 | 4396 | 1375 | 185 | 41 | 28 | 324 | 122 | 58 | 221 | 255 | .313 | .307 | .348 | .393 | .740 | 1726 | 74 | 27 | 41 | 23 | 34 | 79 | .326 | ||
19 | Will Clark | vs RHP as LHB | 1986 | 2000 | 1727 | .311 | .303 | 5579 | 4760 | 1478 | 299 | 30 | 220 | 793 | 36 | 33 | 727 | 780 | .311 | .303 | .400 | .525 | .925 | 2497 | 62 | 24 | 9 | 59 | 143 | 49 | .329 | |||
20 | I | Ralph Garr | vs RHP as LHB | 1968 | 1980 | 1097 | .309 | .306 | 3783 | 3548 | 1097 | 148 | 48 | 66 | 320 | 130 | 51 | 173 | 278 | .309 | .306 | .342 | .434 | .776 | 1539 | 49 | 14 | 29 | 19 | 43 | 60 | .320 | ||
21 | Rusty Greer | vs RHP as LHB | 1994 | 2002 | 950 | .309 | .305 | 3254 | 2812 | 868 | 199 | 17 | 92 | 454 | 27 | 13 | 402 | 401 | .309 | .305 | .393 | .490 | .883 | 1377 | 75 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 37 | .330 | |||
22 | Mike Greenwell | vs RHP as LHB | 1985 | 1996 | 1120 | .307 | .303 | 3648 | 3225 | 990 | 207 | 29 | 99 | 522 | 59 | 38 | 381 | 250 | .307 | .303 | .380 | .481 | .861 | 1552 | 90 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 77 | 35 | .307 | |||
23 | I | Pete Rose | vs RHP as LHB | 1963 | 1986 | 3136 | .307 | .303 | 11471 | 10051 | 3083 | 566 | 104 | 119 | 937 | 131 | 112 | 1209 | 845 | .307 | .303 | .384 | .419 | .804 | 4214 | 151 | 94 | 31 | 60 | 112 | 137 | .324 | ||
24 | I | Richie Ashburn | vs RHP as LHB | 1950 | 1962 | 1562 | .306 | .308 | 5837 | 4975 | 1524 | 204 | 68 | 18 | 348 | 140 | 84 | 764 | 290 | .306 | .308 | .400 | .386 | .786 | 1918 | 45 | 23 | 60 | 15 | 32 | 75 | .322 | ||
25 | Mark Grace | vs RHP as LHB | 1988 | 2003 | 2006 | .306 | .303 | 6418 | 5514 | 1690 | 360 | 32 | 125 | 781 | 52 | 45 | 807 | 378 | .306 | .303 | .392 | .451 | .844 | 2489 | 122 | 17 | 8 | 72 | 109 | 64 | .308 | |||
Rk | I | Player | Split | From | To | G | BA | BAtot | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | BAtot | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ROE | BAbip |
26 | Sean Casey | vs RHP as LHB | 1997 | 2008 | 1297 | .306 | .302 | 4115 | 3690 | 1130 | 247 | 8 | 96 | 524 | 14 | 7 | 362 | 378 | .306 | .302 | .371 | .456 | .827 | 1681 | 109 | 36 | 0 | 27 | 67 | 40 | .319 | |||
27 | Victor Martinez | vs RHP as LHB | 2002 | 2011 | 1049 | .304 | .303 | 3239 | 2902 | 881 | 190 | 1 | 91 | 502 | 3 | 3 | 289 | 350 | .304 | .303 | .366 | .464 | .830 | 1346 | 83 | 17 | 0 | 31 | 37 | 30 | .317 | |||
28 | Chipper Jones | vs RHP as LHB | 1993 | 2012 | 2298 | .303 | .303 | 7686 | 6451 | 1956 | 402 | 26 | 361 | 1206 | 117 | 37 | 1144 | 1005 | .303 | .303 | .405 | .541 | .947 | 3493 | 164 | 13 | 2 | 76 | 143 | 70 | .309 |