www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/2010-pitcher-hitting-winners-and-losers/
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In last season, Yovani Gallardo and Dan Haren tied for the lead with
a positive contribution of a half-win apiece. Neither Gallardo nor Haren
had success at the plate in the past and with Haren now with the American
League Angels, he can effectively go out on top aside from the brief
forays in interleague play.
Pitchers flailing at the plate are far more usual and the worst offenders
demonstrate that as Clayton Kershaw and Ubaldo Jimenez tied at -1.3 WAR
with the bat. Unlike the leaders, who we are probably safe off assuming
were flukes, these two deserve a reputation for lousy hitting. Kershaw
has a career .207 OPS and .098 wOBA while Jimenez is marginally better
at a .283 OPS and .138 wOBA. The Dodger pitchers were the league’s worst
hitting group, combining for almost five wins below replacement as a unit.
The terribleness of Jimenez and Kershaw illustrates how repeatedly being
useless at the plate can add up over the years for pitchers. From 1990 to
2010, Greg Maddux was worth -14.1 WAR with his bat. Of course, he pitched
for a very long time so a big part of that is the sheer number of plate
appearances –1,562– that he had. However, over a nearly similar amount
of trips, Tom Glavine was only at -8.5 WAR, a 5.5 win advantage for Glavine.
That’s not a lot since both pitched for 20+ season, but it is still about
a quarter win gap per season between the two and the spreads can be much
larger. Mike Hampton and Curt Schilling were about 10 wins apart in their
hitting over a similar number of chances. That is not a trivial amount.
YG和DH棒棒
CK和UJ慘慘
躲投塗塗塗
廿瘋狗哭哭
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In last season, Yovani Gallardo and Dan Haren tied for the lead with
a positive contribution of a half-win apiece. Neither Gallardo nor Haren
had success at the plate in the past and with Haren now with the American
League Angels, he can effectively go out on top aside from the brief
forays in interleague play.
Pitchers flailing at the plate are far more usual and the worst offenders
demonstrate that as Clayton Kershaw and Ubaldo Jimenez tied at -1.3 WAR
with the bat. Unlike the leaders, who we are probably safe off assuming
were flukes, these two deserve a reputation for lousy hitting. Kershaw
has a career .207 OPS and .098 wOBA while Jimenez is marginally better
at a .283 OPS and .138 wOBA. The Dodger pitchers were the league’s worst
hitting group, combining for almost five wins below replacement as a unit.
The terribleness of Jimenez and Kershaw illustrates how repeatedly being
useless at the plate can add up over the years for pitchers. From 1990 to
2010, Greg Maddux was worth -14.1 WAR with his bat. Of course, he pitched
for a very long time so a big part of that is the sheer number of plate
appearances –1,562– that he had. However, over a nearly similar amount
of trips, Tom Glavine was only at -8.5 WAR, a 5.5 win advantage for Glavine.
That’s not a lot since both pitched for 20+ season, but it is still about
a quarter win gap per season between the two and the spreads can be much
larger. Mike Hampton and Curt Schilling were about 10 wins apart in their
hitting over a similar number of chances. That is not a trivial amount.
YG和DH棒棒
CK和UJ慘慘
躲投塗塗塗
廿瘋狗哭哭
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