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July 13, 2007
Swing, Batter!
There’s no such thing as an empty .538 slugging percentage, but Victor Diaz sure gave it a try with his .259 OBP. Diaz walked once in 104 plate appearances and holds the following honors:
-- First on team in percentage of all pitches swung at (57%, next is Blalock at 52%)
-- First in percentage of strikes swung at (82%, tied with Blalock)
-- First in percentage of first pitches swung at (40%, tied with Blalock, no one else above 32%)
-- First in percentage of strikeouts swinging (91%, next closest are Young and Hairston at 83%)
-- Last in percentage of swings making contact (68%, tied with Sosa, no one else below 74%)
-- Last in percentage of counts reaching 3-0 (2%, next are several at 3%)
-- Last in percentage of counts reaching 3-1 (1%, next is Blalock at 6%)
Posted by Lucas at July 13, 2007 06:41 PM