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October 02, 2008
Ranger Pitcher Rate Lines and Hitter Counterparts
Once again, here’s a fun little game: turning every pitcher’s performance into a comparable batter. Below are the opposing batting lines for Ranger pitcher who pitched at least 10 innings and is still with the organization. The three hitters who most closely match that line are listed to the right.
Just in case you're curious, I determined comparability by ranking differences in average, on-base percentage, slugging, homer rate, walk rate, and strikeout rate between each Ranger pitcher and every hitter in baseball with at least 200 appearances.
| Player | Opposing AVG / OBP / SLG --OPS |
Opposing AVG+ / OBP+ / SLG+ -- OPS+ |
HR% - BB% - SO% |
Most Comparable Batters ('08 Stats Only) |
| F Francisco | .200 / .277 / .357 -- .634 |
75 / 81 / 81 -- 62 |
2.7% - 9.8% - 31.4% |
Jeff Mathis, Sean Rodriguez, Brandon Inge |
| W Littleton | .265 / .363 / .338 -- .701 |
99 / 106 / 77 -- 83 |
1.3% - 10.0% - 17.5% |
Julio Lugo, Jamey Carroll, Asdrubal Cabrera |
| B McCarthy | .244 / .312 / .427 -- .739 |
91 / 91 / 97 -- 88 |
3.2% - 8.6% - 10.8% |
Pedro Feliz, Willy Aybar, Joe Crede |
| J Wright | .283 / .362 / .377 -- .739 |
106 / 106 / 86 -- 92 |
1.3% - 9.2% - 15.8% |
Ryan Sweeney, Felipe Lopez, Nick Punto |
| W Madrigal | .263 / .327 / .423 -- .750 |
98 / 96 / 96 -- 92 |
2.6% - 9.1% - 14.3% |
Troy Tulowitski, Willy Aybar, Ben Francisco |
| K Loe | .288 / .328 / .440 -- .768 |
107 / 96 / 100 -- 96 |
2.2% - 6.0% - 14.9% |
Garrett Atkins, Ryan Zimmerman, Garrett Anderson |
| J Benoit | .233 / .362 / .407 -- .769 |
87 / 106 / 93 -- 99 |
2.9% - 16.7% - 20.6% |
Richie Weeks, Frank Thomas, Ken Griffey |
| V Padilla | .275 / .351 / .447 -- .798 |
103 / 103 / 102 -- 105 |
3.4% - 8.6% - 16.8% |
Torii Hunter, Ryan Church, Mike Lowell |
| S Feldman | .280 / .349 / .464 -- .813 |
104 / 102 / 105 -- 107 |
3.4% - 8.6% - 11.4% |
Mike Lowell, Torii Hunter, JJ Hardy |
| K Gabbard | .292 / .398 / .411 -- .809 |
109 / 116 / 93 -- 109 |
1.9% - 14.8% - 12.5% |
Russell Martin, Denard Span, Ray Durham |
| TEAM | .280 / .362 / .455 -- .817 |
104 / 106 / 103 -- 109 |
2.7% - 9.6% - 14.8% |
Derrek Lee, Raul Ibanez, Bobby Abreu |
| K Millwood | .312 / .361 / .462 -- .823 |
116 / 106 / 105 -- 111 |
2.3% - 6.4% - 16.3% |
David DeJesus, Orlando Hudson, Alex Rios |
| J Rupe | .284 / .382 / .437 -- .819 |
106 / 112 / 99 -- 111 |
2.0% - 11.7% - 13.5% |
Carlos Guillen, Ray Durham, Denard Span |
| C Wilson | .268 / .366 / .475 -- .841 |
100 / 107 / 108 -- 115 |
3.7% - 12.6% - 19.2% |
Josh Willingham, Troy Glaus, Grady Sizemore |
| E Hurley | .268 / .336 / .515 -- .851 |
100 / 98 / 117 -- 115 |
4.7% - 8.4% - 12.1% |
Hank Blalock, Mike Lowell, Rick Ankiel |
| M Harrison | .300 / .358 / .520 -- .878 |
112 / 105 / 118 -- 123 |
3.2% - 8.3% - 11.3% |
Vlad Guerrero, Brian McCann, Justin Morneau |
| D Nippert | .308 / .385 / .488 -- .873 |
115 / 113 / 111 -- 124 |
2.9% - 10.9% - 16.1% |
Bobby Abreu, Andrew Ethier, Justin Morneau |
| L Mendoza | .343 / .405 / .523 -- .928 |
128 / 118 / 119 -- 137 |
2.2% - 7.9% - 11.1% |
Ian Kinsler, Xavier Nady, Dustin Pedroia |
| J Jennings | .307 / .406 / .588 -- .994 |
115 / 119 / 134 -- 153 |
5.9% - 13.3% - 8.9% |
Carlos Quentin, Alex Rodriguez, Hanley Ramirez |
| D Mathis | .381 / .459 / .577 -- 1.036 |
142 / 134 / 131 -- 165 |
2.7% - 12.5% - 8.0% |
Chipper Jones, Albert Pujols, Milton Bradley |
| T Hunter | .404 / .443 / .702 -- 1.145 |
151 / 130 / 160 -- 190 |
6.5% - 4.8% - 14.5% |
Albert Pujols, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira |
Posted by Lucas at October 2, 2008 10:56 AM