Radical Baseball: Righty/Lefty batters 1950-2024 OPS >+ 1.000 (vs RHP) and (vs LHP) same year.

64 in those 75 seasons.

This link contains a lot of the data.

Plate Appearances (PA) requirement varies each year depending on the amount of pitching by righty and lefty pitchers as described in recent previous posts. Both batter splits must have OPS >= 1.000.


bats	Num
R	44
L	13
B	7

Among the 44 righty batters, more than 2 seasons:

Albert Pujols 5

Mark McGwire 4

Frank Thomas, Jeff Bagwell 3

Only 13 of 64 (20%) of these are by lefty batters, six times by Bonds.

Of the 7 switch hitting (Both); Mantle 5, Jones 2.

Max: bold. Min: red.

Sorted by player, year:

**Query8**
Player	bats	throws	theYear	rSplit	rPA	rOPS	rsOPS+	lSplit	lPA	lOPS	lsOPS+
Hank Aaron	R	R	1959	vs RHP	534	1.009	179	vs LHP	159	1.136	210
Hank Aaron	R	R	1971	vs RHP	402	1.094	216	vs LHP	171	1.044	204
Dick Allen	R	R	1972	vs RHP	437	1.003	201	vs LHP	172	1.077	216
Jeff Bagwell	R	R	1996	vs RHP	574	1.006	162	vs LHP	145	1.081	183
Jeff Bagwell	R	R	1999	vs RHP	563	1.029	164	vs LHP	166	1.099	182
Jeff Bagwell	R	R	2000	vs RHP	576	1.005	155	vs LHP	143	1.184	202
Jose Bautista	R	R	2011	vs RHP	502	1.025	184	vs LHP	153	1.156	217
Albert Belle	R	R	1996	vs RHP	528	1.005	159	vs LHP	187	1.114	186
Albert Belle	R	R	1998	vs RHP	556	1.053	175	vs LHP	150	1.059	175
Mookie Betts	R	R	2018	vs RHP	459	1.037	182	vs LHP	155	1.207	231
Barry Bonds	L	L	1993	vs RHP	414	1.197	224	vs LHP	260	1.042	178
Barry Bonds	L	L	1997	vs RHP	479	1.040	174	vs LHP	211	1.011	168
Barry Bonds	L	L	2001	vs RHP	475	1.437	273	vs LHP	189	1.239	220
Barry Bonds	L	L	2002	vs RHP	434	1.312	250	vs LHP	178	1.532	308
Barry Bonds	L	L	2003	vs RHP	389	1.267	236	vs LHP	161	1.300	237
Barry Bonds	L	L	2004	vs RHP	411	1.609	318	vs LHP	206	1.096	190
Miguel Cabrera	R	R	2010	vs RHP	482	1.054	186	vs LHP	166	1.001	175
Miguel Cabrera	R	R	2013	vs RHP	488	1.035	187	vs LHP	164	1.210	238
Jack Clark	R	R	1987	vs RHP	360	1.070	185	vs LHP	199	1.023	175
Nomar Garciaparra	R	R	2000	vs RHP	435	1.026	161	vs LHP	164	1.053	169
Jason Giambi	L	R	2001	vs RHP	438	1.198	214	vs LHP	233	1.027	169
Luis Gonzalez	L	R	2001	vs RHP	506	1.151	200	vs LHP	222	1.038	169
Vladimir Guerrero	R	R	2000	vs RHP	491	1.039	162	vs LHP	150	1.191	200
Todd Helton	L	L	2000	vs RHP	522	1.200	203	vs LHP	175	1.046	167
Todd Helton	L	L	2002	vs RHP	430	1.003	166	vs LHP	238	1.010	173
Todd Helton	L	L	2003	vs RHP	467	1.074	185	vs LHP	236	1.114	191
Richard Hidalgo	R	R	2000	vs RHP	510	1.033	160	vs LHP	134	1.009	156
Chipper Jones	B	R	1999	vs RHP	530	1.035	165	vs LHP	171	1.190	201
Chipper Jones	B	R	2001	vs RHP	545	1.006	164	vs LHP	132	1.141	196
Aaron Judge	R	R	2022	vs RHP	529	1.142	220	vs LHP	167	1.010	179
Aaron Judge	R	R	2024	vs RHP	520	1.132	214	vs LHP	184	1.240	246
Derrek Lee	R	R	2005	vs RHP	511	1.069	182	vs LHP	180	1.112	191
Mickey Mantle	B	R	1955	vs RHP	452	1.005	175	vs LHP	186	1.130	210
Mickey Mantle	B	R	1956	vs RHP	443	1.196	223	vs LHP	209	1.116	204
Mickey Mantle	B	R	1957	vs RHP	448	1.158	224	vs LHP	175	1.214	236
Mickey Mantle	B	R	1958	vs RHP	501	1.009	179	vs LHP	153	1.120	212
Mickey Mantle	B	R	1961	vs RHP	443	1.131	206	vs LHP	203	1.145	215
Edgar Martinez	R	R	1995	vs RHP	470	1.051	177	vs LHP	169	1.271	236
Edgar Martinez	R	R	1996	vs RHP	488	1.044	172	vs LHP	146	1.107	187
Willie Mays	R	R	1954	vs RHP	426	1.053	186	vs LHP	196	1.149	216
Willie Mays	R	R	1955	vs RHP	414	1.055	186	vs LHP	219	1.083	197
Mark McGwire	R	R	1996	vs RHP	417	1.167	200	vs LHP	131	1.296	233
Mark McGwire	R	R	1997	vs RHP	508	1.023	166	vs LHP	149	1.094	189
Mark McGwire	R	R	1998	vs RHP	498	1.268	231	vs LHP	183	1.090	187
Mark McGwire	R	R	1999	vs RHP	501	1.117	183	vs LHP	160	1.130	186
Stan Musial	L	L	1954	vs RHP	370	1.017	178	vs LHP	259	1.127	210
Mike Piazza	R	R	1997	vs RHP	484	1.069	179	vs LHP	149	1.071	184
Albert Pujols	R	R	2003	vs RHP	519	1.079	185	vs LHP	166	1.190	208
Albert Pujols	R	R	2004	vs RHP	548	1.038	169	vs LHP	144	1.207	212
Albert Pujols	R	R	2006	vs RHP	473	1.118	187	vs LHP	161	1.055	173
Albert Pujols	R	R	2008	vs RHP	446	1.063	182	vs LHP	195	1.233	226
Albert Pujols	R	R	2009	vs RHP	515	1.080	185	vs LHP	185	1.161	206
Manny Ramirez	R	R	1999	vs RHP	494	1.083	175	vs LHP	146	1.180	202
Manny Ramirez	R	R	2006	vs RHP	384	1.040	169	vs LHP	174	1.098	185
Frank Robinson	R	R	1961	vs RHP	410	1.019	175	vs LHP	225	1.005	177
Frank Robinson	R	R	1962	vs RHP	501	1.050	187	vs LHP	200	1.033	189
Alex Rodriguez	R	R	1996	vs RHP	510	1.023	164	vs LHP	167	1.113	186
Al Rosen	R	R	1953	vs RHP	391	1.057	182	vs LHP	297	1.004	178
Sammy Sosa	R	R	2000	vs RHP	551	1.034	160	vs LHP	154	1.058	170
Sammy Sosa	R	R	2001	vs RHP	574	1.115	189	vs LHP	137	1.451	275
Frank Thomas	R	R	1993	vs RHP	485	1.019	177	vs LHP	191	1.068	184
Frank Thomas	R	R	1996	vs RHP	491	1.008	162	vs LHP	158	1.343	246
Frank Thomas	R	R	2000	vs RHP	585	1.001	154	vs LHP	122	1.373	248
Larry Walker	L	R	2001	vs RHP	427	1.077	183	vs LHP	174	1.193	207

Among the 64: 22 led in a season in OPS and/or sOPS+ in either (vs RHP) or (vs LHP):

**Query8**
Player	bats	throws	theYear	rSplit	1OPSRHP	1sOPS+RHP	lSplit	1OPSLHP	1sOPS+LHP
Jose Bautista	R	R	2011	vs RHP	0	0	vs LHP	Yes	Yes
Mookie Betts	R	R	2018	vs RHP	0	0	vs LHP	Yes	Yes
Barry Bonds	L	L	1993	vs RHP	Yes	Yes	vs LHP	0	0
Barry Bonds	L	L	2001	vs RHP	Yes	Yes	vs LHP	0	0
Barry Bonds	L	L	2002	vs RHP	Yes	Yes	vs LHP	Yes	Yes
Barry Bonds	L	L	2003	vs RHP	Yes	Yes	vs LHP	Yes	Yes
Barry Bonds	L	L	2004	vs RHP	Yes	Yes	vs LHP	0	0
Miguel Cabrera	R	R	2013	vs RHP	0	0	vs LHP	Yes	Yes
Aaron Judge	R	R	2022	vs RHP	Yes	Yes	vs LHP	0	0
Aaron Judge	R	R	2024	vs RHP	Yes	Yes	vs LHP	Yes	Yes
Mickey Mantle	B	R	1956	vs RHP	Yes	Yes	vs LHP	Yes	Yes
Mickey Mantle	B	R	1957	vs RHP	0	0	vs LHP	0	Yes
Mickey Mantle	B	R	1961	vs RHP	0	0	vs LHP	Yes	Yes
Willie Mays	R	R	1954	vs RHP	0	0	vs LHP	Yes	Yes
Mark McGwire	R	R	1998	vs RHP	Yes	Yes	vs LHP	0	0
Mark McGwire	R	R	1999	vs RHP	Yes	Yes	vs LHP	0	0
Albert Pujols	R	R	2004	vs RHP	0	0	vs LHP	Yes	Yes
Albert Pujols	R	R	2008	vs RHP	0	0	vs LHP	Yes	Yes
Frank Robinson	R	R	1962	vs RHP	Yes	Yes	vs LHP	0	0
Sammy Sosa	R	R	2001	vs RHP	0	0	vs LHP	Yes	Yes
Frank Thomas	R	R	1996	vs RHP	0	0	vs LHP	Yes	Yes
Frank Thomas	R	R	2000	vs RHP	0	0	vs LHP	Yes	Yes

Among the 64, multiple times by 17 players:

Sorted by Number, Year1:

**Query11**
Num	Player	Bat	Throw	Year1	YearL	rOPSmax	rsOPS+max	lOPSmax	lsOPS+max
6	Barry Bonds	L	L	1993	2004	1.609	318	1.532	308
5	Mickey Mantle	B	R	1955	1961	1.196	224	1.214	236
5	Albert Pujols	R	R	2003	2009	1.118	187	1.233	226
4	Mark McGwire	R	R	1996	1999	1.268	231	1.296	233
3	Frank Thomas	R	R	1993	2000	1.019	177	1.373	248
3	Jeff Bagwell	R	R	1996	2000	1.029	164	1.184	202
3	Todd Helton	L	L	2000	2003	1.200	203	1.114	191
2	Willie Mays	R	R	1954	1955	1.055	186	1.149	216
2	Hank Aaron	R	R	1959	1971	1.094	216	1.136	210
2	Frank Robinson	R	R	1961	1962	1.050	187	1.033	189
2	Edgar Martinez	R	R	1995	1996	1.051	177	1.271	236
2	Albert Belle	R	R	1996	1998	1.053	175	1.114	186
2	Chipper Jones	B	R	1999	2001	1.035	165	1.190	201
2	Manny Ramirez	R	R	1999	2006	1.083	175	1.180	202
2	Sammy Sosa	R	R	2000	2001	1.115	189	1.451	275
2	Miguel Cabrera	R	R	2010	2013	1.054	187	1.21	238
2	Aaron Judge	R	R	2022	2024	1.142	220	1.24	246