From an email message sent last night (will add a reply when/if I get one):
from: Kenneth Matinale
to: bugs_3@sports-reference.com
date: Mar 6, 2022, 8:21 PM
subject: Jim Thome Career Home Runs | Baseball-Reference.com
About three years ago I scraped all the home runs from the Home Run Log for players with at least 493 career home runs. Recently, I've been getting counts of the location of their home runs.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=thomeji01&t=b
But the total I got for Thome for center field was 75. I have 40 HR for Thome with no location in the Play Description or in the Notes. You have 115 HR for Thome to Center. That's the discrepancy of 40. I just looked on your website at the Play Description for some of the 40 HR with no location. Your website does not show it either. So my data from a few years ago may match what you still have. A few examples:
Query2| Pitcher | theDate | theInn | Play Description |
|---|
| Kevin Tapani | Tuesday, July 21, 1992 | 4 | Home Run (Fly Ball); Thome Scores |
| Cris Carpenter | Wednesday, September 15, 1993 | 8 | Home Run (Line Drive) |
| Todd Van Poppel | Friday, May 27, 1994 | 3 | Home Run (Line Drive) |
| Scott Brow | Wednesday, June 15, 1994 | 13 | Home Run (Fly Ball) |
| Steve Sparks | Tuesday, May 23, 1995 | 2 | Home Run (Fly Ball) |
| Alex Fernandez | Tuesday, May 30, 1995 | 5 | Home Run (Fly Ball) |
Where did you get your number 115 for CF? I'm guessing that you have other such discrepancies.
Why don't you do what I did: make a separate field and put the location in there:
LF
LF-CF
CF
CF-RF
RF
Also, your info may not be accurate. See Roger Maris #61:
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This is a home run that many people have seen on youtube. It was not hit down the line.
Final point: Mike Schmidt has location for fewer than half his 548 HR:
Where Hit| 7 | 159 |
| 8 | 48 |
| 9 | 22 |
| 78 | 12 |
| 89 | 4 |
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I cannot vouch for whether the location (direction) of the home runs is correct but I think that the numbers below accurately represent the available data in baseball-reference.com, which now uses stathead.com for its ad hoc query function. Try the event finder there for the type of data below.
The following tables were derived from data which was at baseball-reference.com a few years ago. Pujols has been updated manually through 2021 and Cabrera added. I'm guessing that the percentages are accurate.
| | | | | | | | | |
| Player | B | LF | LF-CF | CF | CF-RF | RF | Tot | Car Tot | Dir% |
| Hank Aaron | R | 383 | 59 | 81 | 5 | 57 | 585 | 755 | 77.48% |
| Ernie Banks | R | 345 | 48 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 445 | 512 | 86.91% |
| Barry Bonds | L | 60 | 56 | 83 | 159 | 341 | 699 | 762 | 91.73% |
| Miguel Cabrera | R | 185 | 111 | 62 | 38 | 106 | 502 | 502 | 100.00% |
| Jimmie Foxx | R | 267 | 36 | 87 | 9 | 59 | 458 | 534 | 85.77% |
| Lou Gehrig | L | 28 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 309 | 407 | 493 | 82.56% |
| Ken Griffey | L | 61 | 39 | 40 | 120 | 327 | 587 | 630 | 93.17% |
| Reggie Jackson | L | 63 | 18 | 77 | 16 | 234 | 408 | 563 | 72.47% |
| Harmon Killebrew | R | 378 | 24 | 78 | 4 | 37 | 521 | 573 | 90.92% |
| Mickey Mantle | B | 111 | 26 | 63 | 48 | 266 | 514 | 536 | 95.90% |
| Eddie Mathews | L | 23 | 10 | 30 | 19 | 319 | 401 | 512 | 78.32% |
| Willie Mays | R | 373 | 64 | 81 | 14 | 94 | 626 | 660 | 94.85% |
| Willie McCovey | L | 34 | 16 | 57 | 24 | 356 | 487 | 521 | 93.47% |
| Fred McGriff | L | 48 | 42 | 48 | 74 | 197 | 409 | 493 | 82.96% |
| Mark McGwire | R | 254 | 140 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 497 | 583 | 85.25% |
| Eddie Murray | B | 94 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 185 | 368 | 504 | 73.02% |
| David Ortiz | L | 39 | 32 | 80 | 93 | 297 | 541 | 541 | 100.00% |
| Mel Ott | L | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 406 | 429 | 511 | 83.95% |
| Rafael Palmeiro | L | 26 | 17 | 20 | 108 | 366 | 537 | 569 | 94.38% |
| Albert Pujols | R | 339 | 157 | 98 | 37 | 48 | 679 | 679 | 100.00% |
| Manny Ramirez | R | 233 | 87 | 68 | 43 | 95 | 526 | 555 | 94.77% |
| Frank Robinson | R | 327 | 40 | 90 | 12 | 45 | 514 | 586 | 87.71% |
| Alex Rodriguez | R | 258 | 148 | 92 | 78 | 97 | 673 | 696 | 96.70% |
| Babe Ruth | L | 45 | 12 | 43 | 54 | 446 | 600 | 714 | 84.03% |
| Mike Schmidt | R | 159 | 12 | 48 | 4 | 23 | 246 | 548 | 44.89% |
| Gary Sheffield | R | 340 | 108 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 489 | 509 | 96.07% |
| Sammy Sosa | R | 239 | 108 | 57 | 48 | 90 | 542 | 609 | 89.00% |
| Frank Thomas | R | 230 | 126 | 41 | 30 | 25 | 452 | 521 | 86.76% |
| Jim Thome | L | 108 | 92 | 75 | 88 | 209 | 572 | 612 | 93.46% |
| Ted Williams | L | 25 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 302 | 399 | 521 | 76.58% |
| Player | B | LF | LF-CF | CF | CF-RF | RF | Tot | Car Tot | Dir% |
| Total | | 5,080 | 1,668 | 1,703 | 1,272 | 5,390 | 15,113 | Max | 100.00% |
| | 33.61% | 11.04% | 11.27% | 8.42% | 35.66% | | Min | 44.89% |
OpF: Opposite Field:
Lefty batters: LF plus LF-CF
Righty batters: CF-RF plus RF
Switch hitters: Mantle done individually in previous post referenced at the end; Murray not done.
| | % | % | % | % | % | | OpF | | |
| Player | B | LF | LF-CF | CF | CF-RF | RF | Last | | Year1 | YearL |
| Hank Aaron | R | 65.47% | 10.09% | 13.85% | 0.85% | 9.74% | Aaron | 10.60% | 1954 | 1976 |
| Ernie Banks | R | 77.53% | 10.79% | 8.99% | 0.45% | 2.25% | Banks | 2.70% | 1953 | 1971 |
| Barry Bonds | L | 8.58% | 8.01% | 11.87% | 22.75% | 48.78% | Bonds | 16.60% | 1986 | 2007 |
| Miguel Cabrera | R | 36.85% | 22.11% | 12.35% | 7.57% | 21.12% | Cabrera | 28.69% | 2003 | 2021 |
| Jimmie Foxx | R | 58.30% | 7.86% | 19.00% | 1.97% | 12.88% | Foxx | 14.85% | 1927 | 1945 |
| Lou Gehrig | L | 6.88% | 1.97% | 8.85% | 6.39% | 75.92% | Gehrig | 8.85% | 1923 | 1938 |
| Ken Griffey | L | 10.39% | 6.64% | 6.81% | 20.44% | 55.71% | Griffey | 17.04% | 1989 | 2009 |
| Reggie Jackson | L | 15.44% | 4.41% | 18.87% | 3.92% | 57.35% | Jackson | 19.85% | 1967 | 1987 |
| Harmon Killebrew | R | 72.55% | 4.61% | 14.97% | 0.77% | 7.10% | Killebrew | 7.87% | 1955 | 1975 |
| Mickey Mantle | B | 21.60% | 5.06% | 12.26% | 9.34% | 51.75% | Mantle | 17.87% | 1951 | 1968 |
| Eddie Mathews | L | 5.74% | 2.49% | 7.48% | 4.74% | 79.55% | Mathews | 8.23% | 1952 | 1968 |
| Willie Mays | R | 59.58% | 10.22% | 12.94% | 2.24% | 15.02% | Mays | 17.25% | 1951 | 1973 |
| Willie McCovey | L | 6.98% | 3.29% | 11.70% | 4.93% | 73.10% | McCovey | 10.27% | 1959 | 1980 |
| Fred McGriff | L | 11.74% | 10.27% | 11.74% | 18.09% | 48.17% | McGriff | 22.00% | 1987 | 2004 |
| Mark McGwire | R | 51.11% | 28.17% | 7.24% | 7.04% | 6.44% | McGwire | 13.48% | 1986 | 2001 |
| Eddie Murray | B | 25.54% | 6.52% | 7.88% | 9.78% | 50.27% | Murray | | 1977 | 1997 |
| David Ortiz | L | 7.21% | 5.91% | 14.79% | 17.19% | 54.90% | Ortiz | 13.12% | 1997 | 2016 |
| Mel Ott | L | 1.17% | 0.70% | 0.47% | 3.03% | 94.64% | Ott | 1.86% | 1927 | 1946 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | L | 4.84% | 3.17% | 3.72% | 20.11% | 68.16% | Palmeiro | 8.01% | 1986 | 2005 |
| Albert Pujols | R | 49.93% | 23.12% | 14.43% | 5.45% | 7.07% | Pujols | 12.52% | 2001 | 2021 |
| Manny Ramirez | R | 44.30% | 16.54% | 12.93% | 8.17% | 18.06% | Ramirez | 26.24% | 1993 | 2010 |
| Frank Robinson | R | 63.62% | 7.78% | 17.51% | 2.33% | 8.75% | Robinson | 11.09% | 1956 | 1976 |
| Alex Rodriguez | R | 38.34% | 21.99% | 13.67% | 11.59% | 14.41% | Rodriguez | 26.00% | 1995 | 2016 |
| Babe Ruth | L | 7.50% | 2.00% | 7.17% | 9.00% | 74.33% | Ruth | 9.50% | 1915 | 1935 |
| Mike Schmidt | R | 64.63% | 4.88% | 19.51% | 1.63% | 9.35% | Schmidt | 10.98% | 1972 | 1989 |
| Gary Sheffield | R | 69.53% | 22.09% | 4.09% | 1.84% | 2.45% | Sheffield | 4.29% | 1988 | 2009 |
| Sammy Sosa | R | 44.10% | 19.93% | 10.52% | 8.86% | 16.61% | Sosa | 25.46% | 1989 | 2007 |
| Frank Thomas | R | 50.88% | 27.88% | 9.07% | 6.64% | 5.53% | Thomas | 12.17% | 1990 | 2008 |
| Jim Thome | L | 18.88% | 16.08% | 13.11% | 15.38% | 36.54% | Thome | 34.97% | 1991 | 2012 |
| Ted Williams | L | 6.27% | 1.25% | 10.28% | 6.52% | 75.69% | Williams | 7.52% | 1939 | 1960 |
| Player | | LF | LF-CF | CF | CF-RF | RF | Last | OpF | Year1 | YearL |
| Max | | 77.53% | 28.17% | 19.51% | 22.75% | 94.64% | | 34.97% | | |
| Min | | 1.17% | 0.70% | 0.47% | 0.45% | 2.25% | | 1.86% | |
Mickey Mantle hit 18% of his home runs to the opposite field. 33% in World Series. Sunday, March 6, 2022
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