2012 xBABIP Spreadsheet by Eno Sarris November 15, 2012 Short and simple. Using slash 12’s batted-ball-based xBABIP, updated by Jeff Zimmerman, I pulled together the 2012 xBABIPs for all players with more than 300 PAs. I’ve posted them below, sorted from ‘luckiest’ to ‘least lucky,’ and the full document is also here on a google spreadsheet for your use. Enjoy! Name BABIP xBABIP xBABIP-BABIP Justin Ruggiano 0.401 0.3201 -0.0809 Tyler Colvin 0.364 0.3030 -0.0610 Torii Hunter 0.389 0.3305 -0.0585 Jayson Werth 0.356 0.3022 -0.0538 Miguel Montero 0.362 0.3088 -0.0532 Andrew McCutchen 0.375 0.3294 -0.0456 Joey Votto 0.404 0.3619 -0.0421 Matt Carpenter 0.346 0.3044 -0.0416 Jonny Gomes 0.348 0.3064 -0.0416 Melky Cabrera 0.379 0.3374 -0.0416 Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0.358 0.3191 -0.0389 Willie Bloomquist 0.362 0.3233 -0.0387 David Wright 0.347 0.3134 -0.0336 Austin Jackson 0.371 0.3386 -0.0324 Shin-Soo Choo 0.353 0.3213 -0.0317 Alex Gordon 0.356 0.3251 -0.0309 Mark Trumbo 0.316 0.2853 -0.0307 Andy Dirks 0.365 0.3344 -0.0306 Ian Desmond 0.332 0.3030 -0.0290 Chris Johnson 0.354 0.3250 -0.0290 Chase Headley 0.337 0.3083 -0.0287 Joe Mauer 0.364 0.3357 -0.0283 Howie Kendrick 0.347 0.3189 -0.0281 Ryan Braun 0.346 0.3180 -0.0280 Mike Trout 0.383 0.3559 -0.0271 Danny Espinosa 0.333 0.3060 -0.0270 Carlos Gonzalez 0.352 0.3256 -0.0264 Matt Holliday 0.337 0.3107 -0.0263 Adrian Gonzalez 0.334 0.3090 -0.0250 Chris Nelson 0.374 0.3499 -0.0241 Dexter Fowler 0.39 0.3661 -0.0239 Quintin Berry 0.348 0.3250 -0.0230 Jonathan Lucroy 0.338 0.3150 -0.0230 Todd Frazier 0.316 0.2940 -0.0220 Yoenis Cespedes 0.326 0.3044 -0.0216 Matt Kemp 0.354 0.3327 -0.0213 Brandon Belt 0.351 0.3299 -0.0211 Michael Bourn 0.349 0.3293 -0.0197 Bryan LaHair 0.358 0.3387 -0.0193 Nick Swisher 0.324 0.3054 -0.0186 David Murphy 0.333 0.3157 -0.0173 Miguel Cabrera 0.331 0.3146 -0.0164 Chris Denorfia 0.323 0.3068 -0.0162 Skip Schumaker 0.332 0.3159 -0.0161 Buster Posey 0.368 0.3527 -0.0153 Aramis Ramirez 0.31 0.2951 -0.0149 Justin Upton 0.327 0.3124 -0.0146 David Ortiz 0.316 0.3015 -0.0145 Carlos Ruiz 0.339 0.3248 -0.0142 Chris Davis 0.335 0.3217 -0.0133 Allen Craig 0.334 0.3221 -0.0119 David Freese 0.352 0.3402 -0.0118 Giancarlo Stanton 0.344 0.3326 -0.0114 Mike Moustakas 0.274 0.2628 -0.0112 Casper Wells 0.282 0.2740 -0.0080 Michael Morse 0.339 0.3310 -0.0080 Billy Butler 0.341 0.3335 -0.0075 Paul Goldschmidt 0.34 0.3327 -0.0073 Alfonso Soriano 0.303 0.2962 -0.0068 Jeff Keppinger 0.332 0.3256 -0.0064 Aaron Hill 0.317 0.3107 -0.0063 Alex Rios 0.323 0.3170 -0.0060 Cody Ross 0.317 0.3112 -0.0058 Carlos Gomez 0.296 0.2902 -0.0058 Adrian Beltre 0.319 0.3134 -0.0056 J.D. Martinez 0.29 0.2847 -0.0053 Jason Heyward 0.319 0.3137 -0.0053 Corey Hart 0.318 0.3132 -0.0048 Everth Cabrera 0.336 0.3313 -0.0047 Jon Jay 0.355 0.3507 -0.0043 Adam Lind 0.282 0.2778 -0.0042 Donovan Solano 0.357 0.3530 -0.0040 Mitch Moreland 0.306 0.3021 -0.0039 Alex Rodriguez 0.323 0.3196 -0.0034 Pablo Sandoval 0.301 0.2983 -0.0027 Paul Konerko 0.312 0.3100 -0.0020 Ryan Zimmerman 0.313 0.3115 -0.0015 Jordan Pacheco 0.344 0.3425 -0.0015 A.J. Ellis 0.329 0.3279 -0.0011 Jesus Guzman 0.297 0.2964 -0.0006 Angel Pagan 0.329 0.3286 -0.0004 Brennan Boesch 0.284 0.2839 -0.0001 Pedro Alvarez 0.308 0.3081 0.0001 Chris Heisey 0.328 0.3287 0.0007 Alex Avila 0.313 0.3145 0.0015 Cameron Maybin 0.293 0.2954 0.0024 Josh Hamilton 0.32 0.3231 0.0031 Ryan Doumit 0.306 0.3092 0.0032 Starlin Castro 0.315 0.3184 0.0034 Alejandro De Aza 0.339 0.3438 0.0048 Desmond Jennings 0.298 0.3029 0.0049 Jacoby Ellsbury 0.304 0.3093 0.0053 Sean Rodriguez 0.26 0.2656 0.0056 Adam LaRoche 0.298 0.3037 0.0057 J.P. Arencibia 0.281 0.2868 0.0058 Derek Jeter 0.347 0.3533 0.0063 Neil Walker 0.326 0.3324 0.0064 Kendrys Morales 0.315 0.3215 0.0065 Evan Longoria 0.313 0.3204 0.0074 Albert Pujols 0.282 0.2904 0.0084 Asdrubal Cabrera 0.303 0.3120 0.0090 Dan Uggla 0.283 0.2922 0.0092 Yonder Alonso 0.318 0.3272 0.0092 Chipper Jones 0.298 0.3077 0.0097 Andre Ethier 0.333 0.3428 0.0098 Alcides Escobar 0.344 0.3539 0.0099 Matt Joyce 0.281 0.2918 0.0108 Wilson Betemit 0.336 0.3470 0.0110 Nelson Cruz 0.301 0.3124 0.0114 Jack Hannahan 0.299 0.3108 0.0118 Michael Brantley 0.31 0.3219 0.0119 Justin Maxwell 0.292 0.3041 0.0121 Ryan Hanigan 0.302 0.3148 0.0128 Jose Altuve 0.321 0.3338 0.0128 Greg Dobbs 0.321 0.3339 0.0129 Martin Prado 0.322 0.3355 0.0135 Brandon Crawford 0.307 0.3206 0.0136 Daniel Nava 0.295 0.3089 0.0139 Kurt Suzuki 0.269 0.2831 0.0141 Josh Willingham 0.287 0.3013 0.0143 Marco Scutaro 0.319 0.3334 0.0144 Hunter Pence 0.29 0.3045 0.0145 David DeJesus 0.301 0.3157 0.0147 Prince Fielder 0.321 0.3360 0.0150 B.J. Upton 0.294 0.3093 0.0153 Gerardo Parra 0.323 0.3384 0.0154 Hanley Ramirez 0.29 0.3054 0.0154 Clint Barmes 0.28 0.2955 0.0155 Brett Lawrie 0.311 0.3267 0.0157 Garrett Jones 0.293 0.3089 0.0159 Elvis Andrus 0.332 0.3482 0.0162 Jason Kubel 0.296 0.3125 0.0165 Steve Lombardozzi 0.304 0.3208 0.0168 Shane Victorino 0.278 0.2951 0.0171 Delmon Young 0.299 0.3161 0.0171 Will Venable 0.32 0.3372 0.0172 Daniel Murphy 0.329 0.3466 0.0176 Kyle Seager 0.286 0.3037 0.0177 Jay Bruce 0.283 0.3009 0.0179 Dustin Pedroia 0.3 0.3183 0.0183 Yadier Molina 0.316 0.3345 0.0185 Brandon Phillips 0.298 0.3172 0.0192 Coco Crisp 0.28 0.2998 0.0198 Lucas Duda 0.301 0.3208 0.0198 Jordan Schafer 0.304 0.3241 0.0201 Scott Hairston 0.287 0.3075 0.0205 Wilin Rosario 0.289 0.3100 0.0210 Erick Aybar 0.316 0.3370 0.0210 Jose Tabata 0.287 0.3083 0.0213 Ian Kinsler 0.27 0.2913 0.0213 Maicer Izturis 0.289 0.3105 0.0215 Eric Chavez 0.3 0.3217 0.0217 Kelly Johnson 0.292 0.3141 0.0221 Jimmy Rollins 0.262 0.2842 0.0222 Bryce Harper 0.31 0.3324 0.0224 Denard Span 0.315 0.3380 0.0230 Carlos Beltran 0.291 0.3141 0.0231 Jarrod Dyson 0.318 0.3413 0.0233 Robinson Cano 0.326 0.3496 0.0236 Rickie Weeks 0.285 0.3091 0.0241 Omar Infante 0.291 0.3153 0.0243 Jeff Francoeur 0.272 0.2966 0.0246 Ben Revere 0.325 0.3501 0.0251 Ty Wigginton 0.275 0.3003 0.0253 Michael Saunders 0.297 0.3227 0.0257 Ryan Ludwick 0.299 0.3254 0.0264 Jose Reyes 0.298 0.3247 0.0267 Anthony Rizzo 0.31 0.3368 0.0268 Carlos Santana 0.278 0.3048 0.0268 Joaquin Arias 0.295 0.3219 0.0269 Luke Scott 0.259 0.2859 0.0269 Jamey Carroll 0.306 0.3330 0.0270 Gaby Sanchez 0.245 0.2725 0.0275 Mark Reynolds 0.282 0.3096 0.0276 Drew Stubbs 0.29 0.3176 0.0276 Rafael Furcal 0.289 0.3173 0.0283 Rajai Davis 0.314 0.3429 0.0289 Ryan Roberts 0.267 0.2959 0.0289 Alexi Casilla 0.283 0.3126 0.0296 Josh Thole 0.273 0.3027 0.0297 Nick Markakis 0.31 0.3398 0.0298 Mike Aviles 0.269 0.2988 0.0298 Ruben Tejada 0.339 0.3691 0.0301 Justin Morneau 0.294 0.3241 0.0301 Alexei Ramirez 0.29 0.3202 0.0302 Chris Young 0.263 0.2933 0.0303 Salvador Perez 0.299 0.3301 0.0311 Gregor Blanco 0.318 0.3492 0.0312 Casey McGehee 0.248 0.2795 0.0315 Ben Zobrist 0.296 0.3275 0.0315 Robert Andino 0.266 0.2982 0.0322 Scott Rolen 0.282 0.3148 0.0328 Adam Jones 0.313 0.3466 0.0336 Carlos Quentin 0.252 0.2859 0.0339 Josh Reddick 0.269 0.3029 0.0339 Luis Valbuena 0.26 0.2940 0.0340 Jhonny Peralta 0.275 0.3092 0.0342 J.J. Hardy 0.253 0.2877 0.0347 Norichika Aoki 0.304 0.3388 0.0348 Zack Cozart 0.282 0.3169 0.0349 Elliot Johnson 0.316 0.3512 0.0352 Matt Wieters 0.274 0.3092 0.0352 Ryan Theriot 0.308 0.3433 0.0353 Jed Lowrie 0.257 0.2927 0.0357 Brandon Inge 0.266 0.3021 0.0361 Justin Smoak 0.242 0.2782 0.0362 Juan Pierre 0.327 0.3632 0.0362 Jason Kipnis 0.291 0.3274 0.0364 Jesus Montero 0.292 0.3289 0.0369 Seth Smith 0.285 0.3219 0.0369 Carlos Lee 0.273 0.3099 0.0369 Mike Napoli 0.273 0.3101 0.0371 Edwin Encarnacion 0.266 0.3038 0.0378 A.J. Pierzynski 0.28 0.3178 0.0378 Dayan Viciedo 0.286 0.3245 0.0385 Nyjer Morgan 0.296 0.3349 0.0389 Miguel Olivo 0.266 0.3054 0.0394 Michael Young 0.299 0.3393 0.0403 Freddie Freeman 0.295 0.3365 0.0415 Juan Rivera 0.245 0.2868 0.0418 Alberto Callaspo 0.268 0.3104 0.0424 Andres Torres 0.293 0.3355 0.0425 Yunel Escobar 0.273 0.3158 0.0428 Gordon Beckham 0.254 0.2975 0.0435 Carlos Pena 0.264 0.3077 0.0437 Jemile Weeks 0.256 0.2999 0.0439 Dustin Ackley 0.265 0.3093 0.0443 Alexi Amarista 0.265 0.3097 0.0447 Kevin Youkilis 0.268 0.3129 0.0449 John Mayberry 0.296 0.3413 0.0453 Rod Barajas 0.224 0.2693 0.0453 Mark Ellis 0.296 0.3416 0.0456 John Buck 0.235 0.2807 0.0457 Casey Kotchman 0.233 0.2804 0.0474 Brendan Ryan 0.244 0.2919 0.0479 Michael Cuddyer 0.287 0.3351 0.0481 Placido Polanco 0.274 0.3221 0.0481 Jarrod Saltalamacchia 0.265 0.3138 0.0488 Logan Morrison 0.248 0.2969 0.0489 Dee Gordon 0.281 0.3306 0.0496 Tyler Greene 0.292 0.3422 0.0502 Chase Utley 0.261 0.3116 0.0506 Raul Ibanez 0.243 0.2946 0.0516 Trevor Plouffe 0.244 0.2957 0.0517 Mark Teixeira 0.25 0.3022 0.0522 Brian McCann 0.234 0.2866 0.0526 Colby Rasmus 0.259 0.3118 0.0528 James Loney 0.269 0.3220 0.0530 John Jaso 0.298 0.3515 0.0535 Logan Forsythe 0.316 0.3697 0.0537 Alex Presley 0.273 0.3271 0.0541 Eric Hosmer 0.255 0.3093 0.0543 Ichiro Suzuki 0.3 0.3543 0.0543 Daniel Descalso 0.279 0.3347 0.0557 Brian Dozier 0.267 0.3228 0.0558 Darwin Barney 0.273 0.3293 0.0563 Jose Bautista 0.215 0.2720 0.0570 Ike Davis 0.246 0.3036 0.0576 Curtis Granderson 0.26 0.3229 0.0629 Cliff Pennington 0.259 0.3233 0.0643 Stephen Drew 0.275 0.3439 0.0689 Brian Bogusevic 0.257 0.3304 0.0734 Adam Dunn 0.246 0.3222 0.0762 Geovany Soto 0.222 0.3074 0.0854 Russell Martin 0.222 0.3129 0.0909