Hard/Soft Hit Balls

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2013-2015 Away (minimum 400 Plate Appears, 288 qualify)

Percentage of hard hit balls

2. M. Cabrera 43.4%
8. J.D. Martinez 39.1%
37. C. Granderson 36.5%
54. P. Fielder 35.2%
69. V. Martinez 34.7%
70. J. Peralta 34.4%
71. N. Castellanos 34.3%
86. Y. Cespedes 33.7%
88. A. Avila 33.6%
102. Del. Young 32.8%
108. Av. Garcia 32.6%
130. M. Joyce 31.4%

Median = 30.8%

152. A. Jackson 30.7%
195. T. Hunter 28.3%
196. I. Kinsler 28.2%

247. C. Maybin 25.1%
257. A. Gose 23.7%
261. O. Infante 23.0%
262. R. Davis 22.8%
269. B. Pena 22.0%
285. J. Iglesias 18.3%


**J. McCann 21.3%

By Position

C = 17. 29.4%
1B = 2. 37.5%
2B = 25. 24.4%
SS = 28. 22.4%
3B = 12. 32.1%
LF = 21. 28.6%
CF = 18. 27.5%
RF = 2. 36.2%
DH = 3. 36.5%

Percentage of soft hit balls

4. A. Avila 9.7%
13. M. Cabrera 10.6%
17. N. Castellanos 11.3%
22. A. Jackson 11.6%
30. V. Martinez 12.6%
48. C. Granderson 13.4%
61. J.D. Martinez 13.9%
113. J. Peralta 15.7%
125. P. Fielder 15.9%
138. T. Hunter 16.1%

Median = 16.4%

156. Del. Young 16.6%
159. I. Kinsler 16.6%
184. Av. Garcia 17.3%
198. A. Gose 17.8%

202. Y. Cespedes 18.1%
213. B. Pena 18.6%
224. O. Infante 18.9%
229. M. Joyce 19.2%
268. C. Maybin 21.5%
278. R. Davis 23.2%
285. J. Iglesias 25.8%

**J. McCann 20.7%

By position

C = 2. 14.1%
1B = 9. 14.8%
2B = 15. 16.9%
SS = 27. 21.9%
3B = 5. 13.7%
LF = 24. 18.8%
CF = 12. 17.3%
RF = 4. 15.0%
DH = 2. 11.4%


Based on this data and the current team, DET has weak hitting C, SS and CF. Possibly even LF if Maybin plays there a lot (Collins limited sample does not look good) and 2B if Kinsler regresses. It also offers hope for the likes of Castellanos. The percentages are there, if not the results.

 

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Now for the pitchers:


2013-2015 Away (minimum 50 innings, 403 qualify)

Percentage of Hard Hit Balls

20. J. Johnson 23.1%
29. C. Furbush 23.9%
51. A. Miller 25.5%
55. J. Nathan 25.6%
60. J. Verlander 25.7%
63. A. Alburquerque 25.8%
76. F. Rodney 26.2%
81. C. Fien 26.3%
104. P. Coke 26.9%
123. J. Grilli 27.3%
136. A. Sanchez 27.7%
154. A. Wilson 28.1%
161. J. Frasor 28.3%
166. D. Fister 28.4%
195. R. Porcello 29.0%
196. J. Benoit 29.1%

Median = 29.2%

207. S. Greene 29.2%
223. J. Soria 29.6%
228. M. Scherzer 29.8%
233. J. Zimmermann 29.8%
234. D. Price 29.8%
259. A. Simon 30.5%
277. R. Ray 30.9%
278. D. Smyly 30.9%

327. E. Jackson 32.0%
354. B. Badenhop 33.3%
385. F. Rodriquez 35.5%
386. T. Gorzelanny 35.5%
390. J. Turner 35.8%
394. J. Chamberlain 36.2%


Percentage of soft hit balls

32. J. Grilli 21.9%
36. D. Smyly 21.7%
61. A. Miller 20.7%
66. C. Fien 20.4%
79. J. Benoit 20.0%
94. C. Furbush 19.7%
97. F. Rodriguez 19.6%
101. J. Soria 19.6%
117. R. Ray 19.1%
122. J. Verlander 19.0%
123. J. Zimmermann 19.0%
127. M. Scherzer 18.9%
140. J. Johnson 18.7%
158. R. Porcello 18.2%
161. P. Coke 18.1%
166. J. Chamberlain 18.1%
170. A. Sanchez 18.0%

Median = 17.5%

204. J. Frasor 17.5%
215 S. Greene 17.4%
226. D. Fister 17.2%
228. A. Simon 17.2%
250. D. Price 16.6%
276. A. Wilson 16.2%
288. A. Alburquerque 16.0%

307. J. Nathan 15.7%
354. T. Gorzelanny 14.5%
355. J. Turner 14.4%
356. F. Rodney 14.3%
391. B. Badenhop 12.5%
397. E. Jackson 11.9%