Extreme First Pitch Swingers (and Takers)
The first pitch is a complicated moment in any at-bat. The strike rate on the pitch is rising as pitchers pump it in the zone to get their advantage. And yet the swing rate on the pitch is diving as hitters try to be more patient in an era in which on-base percentage is praised. There’s evidence that this new approach isn’t any worse than the old-school approach — but that’s for baseball as a whole.
There have to be batters that are taking or swinging too much on the first pitch of an at-bat. If you’re a selective hitter, it makes sense to take. You’ll get a lot of 1-0 counts, and you’ll have a great sense of what’s a hittable pitch. If you’re more of an aggressive hitter that reaches often, maybe it makes sense to swing more often at strike one. You’ll avoid more 0-1 counts, and you’ll put some nice pitches into play.
We talked about this a little with Pablo Sandoval, and I’ll take credit for the fact that he’s swung at almost two-thirds of his first pitches since that piece ran. He’s an aggressive guy without a great sense of the zone, he should be swinging at anything he likes from the first pitch onwards.
Can we find other hitters that might benefit from a change?
First, let’s look at the guys swinging at the first pitch the most in baseball this year. Most of them are free-swingers. Are there any disciplined guys at the top of this list seeing more strikeouts than they perhaps deserve? Let’s cull the top of the list and look at guys with a reach rate under 35% (yes, the top five in first-pitch swing rate are Carlos Gomez, Aramis Ramirez, Hector Sanchez, Junior Lake and J.P. Arencibia — woof).
| Player | FPSwing% | Reach% | BB% | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Arencibia | 47.5% | 30.0% | 5.1% | 22.0% |
| Brandon Belt | 43.9% | 33.4% | 5.8% | 27.3% |
| Matt Holliday | 43.6% | 31.3% | 12.2% | 14.6% |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | 43.1% | 30.7% | 3.9% | 13.7% |
| Mark Reynolds | 43.0% | 28.6% | 9.6% | 36.0% |
| Brandon Barnes | 42.5% | 33.8% | 8.0% | 20.7% |
| Miguel Cabrera | 42.0% | 33.2% | 5.6% | 18.8% |
| Freddie Freeman | 41.0% | 31.8% | 9.6% | 15.9% |
| Brandon Crawford | 40.7% | 28.5% | 11.8% | 21.3% |
| B.J. Upton | 40.7% | 28.1% | 10.0% | 30.7% |
| Yonder Alonso | 40.6% | 29.8% | 5.3% | 11.3% |
| Bryce Harper | 40.2% | 34.6% | 8.8% | 23.1% |
| Jhonny Peralta | 39.6% | 29.7% | 10.7% | 18.1% |
| Yasiel Puig | 38.3% | 30.1% | 10.1% | 20.8% |
| Marcell Ozuna | 38.3% | 32.7% | 6.0% | 22.8% |
| Chris Iannetta | 38.0% | 16.8% | 17.4% | 18.5% |
| Chris Davis | 37.8% | 30.5% | 13.3% | 27.6% |
| Yadier Molina | 37.3% | 33.1% | 3.5% | 12.7% |
| Domonic Brown | 37.0% | 35.0% | 7.8% | 17.0% |
| Mark Trumbo | 36.8% | 29.4% | 5.7% | 25.3% |
| Tyler Flowers | 36.4% | 33.5% | 6.8% | 32.5% |
| Brayan Pena | 36.1% | 30.5% | 5.4% | 13.5% |
| Travis d’Arnaud | 35.8% | 24.0% | 9.5% | 17.1% |
| Chris Carter | 35.6% | 29.8% | 10.6% | 32.6% |
| Dan Uggla | 35.4% | 23.8% | 5.3% | 27.4% |
| Eric Chavez | 35.2% | 29.9% | 11.1% | 25.9% |
| George Springer | 35.0% | 30.9% | 6.0% | 37.0% |
Brandon Belt is now swinging at 44% of the first pitches he sees, and that’s up 7% from last year. Despite his reach rate, he’s a disciplined hitter that usually gets walks. Perhaps his new approach isn’t actually serving him that well, as his walk rate is down almost half this year. I’ve got six weeks to talk to him as he recovers from a broken thumb, and hope to. On the other hand, Matt Holliday is also up about the same amount, but he hasn’t seen any erosion in his walk rate or explosion in his strikeout rate.
Yonder Alonso is 6% more aggressive than he was last year and it hasn’t helped him. He could perhaps watch a few pitches, he doesn’t reach that much or strike out that much, and his walk rate needs a little help. Travis d’Arnaud looks like he could swing less often at the first pitch, too. He has a good sense of the zone and he’s still swinging a lot more than the 27% league average.
Let’s look at guys that could perhaps swing more at the first pitch. The type would be a guy that doesn’t have a great sense of the zone and is likely to find himself in an 0-1 count if they keep taking pitches.
| Player | FPSwing% | Reach% | BB% | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Victorino | 9.5% | 37.2% | 6.3% | 20.6% |
| Mike Aviles | 14.8% | 36.0% | 4.6% | 12.6% |
| Gaby Sanchez | 17.4% | 34.4% | 7.2% | 23.2% |
| Victor Martinez | 17.9% | 34.0% | 8.7% | 4.3% |
| Jonathan Lucroy | 11.5% | 31.4% | 9.4% | 10.9% |
| Dee Gordon | 14.9% | 31.4% | 4.5% | 15.6% |
| David Murphy | 16.5% | 31.3% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| Sam Fuld | 12.4% | 30.5% | 6.7% | 19.1% |
| Mark Ellis | 15.9% | 30.1% | 7.8% | 21.9% |
| J.J. Hardy | 5.4% | 30.0% | 3.6% | 14.4% |
| Ben Revere | 9.7% | 29.6% | 2.2% | 11.9% |
| Lucas Duda | 17.4% | 29.6% | 10.0% | 26.4% |
| Aaron Hill | 16.9% | 29.5% | 7.2% | 19.3% |
| Yangervis Solarte | 17.3% | 28.2% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| Ian Kinsler | 17.1% | 28.0% | 4.0% | 7.3% |
| Will Middlebrooks | 17.9% | 27.9% | 10.3% | 25.0% |
| Ryan Sweeney | 11.3% | 27.8% | 6.5% | 17.7% |
| Chase Utley | 12.0% | 27.0% | 6.7% | 12.1% |
| Alex Rios | 10.8% | 26.2% | 6.3% | 15.8% |
| Michael Choice | 15.9% | 26.1% | 14.8% | 18.2% |
Shane Victorino has never swung at the first pitch much, but it’s down even further from the 12% he averaged last year. And yet he’s not a guy that walks a ton — his career walk rate is below-average — and now his strikeout rate is a career-worst. Maybe he needs to switch it up a bit.
The announcers were talking about Dee Gordon’s improvement on two-strike counts this weekend, but he’s up to batting .219 with two strikes and that’s about the best you can expect. Maybe he could swing at more first pitches to avoid two-strike counts later on. Gordon and Ben Revere are among the league leaders in zone percentage, meaning that pitchers aren’t afraid of them (for good reason). If pitchers are throwing it in the zone, don’t listen to coaches telling you that you need to be more patient and take the first pitch. It’ll be a strike, and you’ll be behind the eight ball.
Near the bottom of this list you’ll see Alex Rios. I talked to the player about this change in approach — he’s swung at fewer first pitches and fewer pitches in general since his career-worst year in 2011 — and he shows why it’s very hard to use these numbers in analysis. Yes, taking more pitches has led to more walks and perhaps more power for Rios. But it’s also led to more strikeouts, and it looks like, more 0-1 counts.
But if Pablo Sandoval can change — and then change back again — we can all change. If one of your struggling players shows up on one of these lists, watch his approach on the first pitch to see if he could use more aggression or passivity.
Here’s the full data from above, plus a column with change in first-swing approach from 2013 to 2014.
| Player | FPSwing% | Reach% | BB% | K% | 14FPS-13FPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Ludwick | 32.8% | 31.3% | 9.4% | 20.5% | -17.2% |
| Robbie Grossman | 10.9% | 18.9% | 12.7% | 30.9% | -16.7% |
| Carlos Ruiz | 12.2% | 21.8% | 14.6% | 13.0% | -16.3% |
| Derek Dietrich | 16.1% | 23.5% | 9.2% | 23.0% | -14.9% |
| Devin Mesoraco | 22.6% | 29.6% | 7.5% | 18.9% | -14.8% |
| Dioner Navarro | 14.0% | 25.9% | 5.0% | 7.5% | -14.7% |
| Juan Francisco | 21.7% | 27.3% | 12.0% | 34.9% | -14.3% |
| Marcus Semien | 10.3% | 24.0% | 8.4% | 29.2% | -13.6% |
| Jordan Pacheco | 12.9% | 22.8% | 6.5% | 17.7% | -13.4% |
| Scooter Gennett | 21.3% | 36.8% | 4.7% | 14.1% | -13.1% |
| Evan Gattis | 31.2% | 40.1% | 3.7% | 23.9% | -11.7% |
| Xander Bogaerts | 18.4% | 23.0% | 12.5% | 25.0% | -11.6% |
| Mike Aviles | 14.8% | 36.0% | 4.6% | 12.6% | -10.6% |
| Kevin Frandsen | 22.7% | 37.0% | 6.1% | 15.2% | -10.6% |
| Yasmani Grandal | 23.2% | 22.3% | 12.1% | 24.2% | -10.4% |
| Steve Lombardozzi | 24.7% | 32.6% | 0.0% | 17.8% | -9.9% |
| Adam Lind | 3.7% | 18.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | -9.6% |
| Joaquin Arias | 26.3% | 41.6% | 5.1% | 11.9% | -9.4% |
| Pablo Sandoval | 33.1% | 42.2% | 8.3% | 20.0% | -9.3% |
| Kurt Suzuki | 5.0% | 20.6% | 10.9% | 6.7% | -9.0% |
| Chris Colabello | 22.0% | 26.6% | 6.0% | 30.0% | -8.9% |
| Prince Fielder | 21.8% | 28.6% | 14.1% | 13.5% | -8.8% |
| Drew Stubbs | 16.9% | 20.0% | 7.2% | 25.3% | -8.7% |
| Will Middlebrooks | 17.9% | 27.9% | 10.3% | 25.0% | -8.5% |
| David Wright | 24.7% | 23.7% | 6.0% | 22.3% | -8.5% |
| David Murphy | 16.5% | 31.3% | 11.8% | 11.8% | -8.2% |
| Emilio Bonifacio | 24.3% | 29.5% | 6.9% | 20.0% | -7.7% |
| Delmon Young | 33.9% | 39.6% | 3.4% | 22.0% | -7.7% |
| Ike Davis | 27.5% | 18.6% | 15.5% | 17.5% | -7.5% |
| Yadier Molina | 37.3% | 33.1% | 3.5% | 12.7% | -7.5% |
| Scott Van Slyke | 22.2% | 22.1% | 16.7% | 27.8% | -7.4% |
| Ben Revere | 9.7% | 29.6% | 2.2% | 11.9% | -7.3% |
| Drew Butera | 32.7% | 22.1% | 7.8% | 29.4% | -7.3% |
| Mike Moustakas | 22.3% | 29.2% | 8.3% | 18.2% | -7.2% |
| Dee Gordon | 14.9% | 31.4% | 4.5% | 15.6% | -7.2% |
| Alexi Amarista | 18.6% | 36.7% | 10.4% | 19.8% | -7.1% |
| David Freese | 24.5% | 28.3% | 6.4% | 28.7% | -7.1% |
| Anthony Rizzo | 26.1% | 24.2% | 15.3% | 15.9% | -6.9% |
| Ryan Hanigan | 20.4% | 20.0% | 10.2% | 20.4% | -6.9% |
| Andrew Romine | 30.6% | 26.0% | 11.3% | 22.5% | -6.8% |
| Denard Span | 17.8% | 25.8% | 6.7% | 11.1% | -6.7% |
| Jose Lobaton | 32.9% | 28.7% | 8.4% | 22.9% | -6.7% |
| Kelly Johnson | 19.5% | 24.6% | 8.0% | 23.0% | -6.6% |
| Jimmy Rollins | 13.6% | 20.8% | 12.9% | 16.3% | -6.3% |
| Justin Smoak | 19.6% | 31.4% | 7.4% | 23.0% | -6.3% |
| Nick Swisher | 17.4% | 24.3% | 13.0% | 21.7% | -6.1% |
| Freddie Freeman | 41.0% | 31.8% | 9.6% | 15.9% | -6.1% |
| Yan Gomes | 21.2% | 32.0% | 5.1% | 24.6% | -6.1% |
| Andrew McCutchen | 28.4% | 23.6% | 17.2% | 16.6% | -6.0% |
| Chase Headley | 25.9% | 25.4% | 9.4% | 24.7% | -5.9% |
| Victor Martinez | 17.9% | 34.0% | 8.7% | 4.3% | -5.8% |
| Everth Cabrera | 22.7% | 29.4% | 3.7% | 23.9% | -5.7% |
| Sam Fuld | 12.4% | 30.5% | 6.7% | 19.1% | -5.6% |
| Tony Sanchez | 28.1% | 33.7% | 1.8% | 35.1% | -5.3% |
| Gerardo Parra | 24.1% | 30.3% | 5.2% | 14.4% | -5.2% |
| Dayan Viciedo | 24.8% | 33.0% | 8.5% | 21.1% | -5.1% |
| Howie Kendrick | 22.8% | 32.0% | 9.8% | 16.5% | -5.1% |
| Jay Bruce | 28.7% | 25.2% | 17.6% | 25.6% | -5.1% |
| Russell Martin | 24.7% | 29.1% | 11.0% | 17.8% | -5.0% |
| Lyle Overbay | 30.8% | 22.7% | 10.4% | 16.9% | -5.0% |
| Logan Forsythe | 9.5% | 23.3% | 5.4% | 17.6% | -5.0% |
| Jonny Gomes | 18.1% | 24.8% | 11.7% | 27.7% | -5.0% |
| Mike Napoli | 16.6% | 21.1% | 17.1% | 25.0% | -5.0% |
| Yasiel Puig | 38.3% | 30.1% | 10.1% | 20.8% | -5.0% |
| Nate McLouth | 14.3% | 24.6% | 15.6% | 20.3% | -4.9% |
| Aaron Hill | 16.9% | 29.5% | 7.2% | 19.3% | -4.9% |
| Jose Altuve | 32.0% | 30.9% | 8.1% | 7.6% | -4.8% |
| Tyler Flowers | 36.4% | 33.5% | 6.8% | 32.5% | -4.8% |
| Austin Jackson | 12.0% | 17.0% | 11.4% | 14.4% | -4.7% |
| Moises Sierra | 33.3% | 33.9% | 1.8% | 24.6% | -4.7% |
| Gordon Beckham | 21.9% | 28.1% | 4.2% | 12.5% | -4.7% |
| J.J. Hardy | 5.4% | 30.0% | 3.6% | 14.4% | -4.5% |
| Allen Craig | 17.8% | 25.4% | 6.6% | 19.1% | -4.5% |
| Adrian Beltre | 20.0% | 35.6% | 10.0% | 19.0% | -4.5% |
| Chris Young | 12.0% | 24.1% | 6.0% | 21.7% | -4.4% |
| Todd Frazier | 32.2% | 29.6% | 8.3% | 17.4% | -4.4% |
| Chris Owings | 22.3% | 36.0% | 6.6% | 19.0% | -4.4% |
| Matt Kemp | 20.3% | 30.8% | 9.4% | 28.9% | -4.3% |
| Hunter Pence | 27.5% | 31.5% | 10.7% | 13.7% | -4.3% |
| Martin Prado | 5.5% | 25.7% | 4.9% | 16.0% | -4.3% |
| L.J. Hoes | 21.7% | 24.8% | 10.0% | 21.7% | -4.3% |
| Logan Schafer | 28.3% | 31.5% | 5.8% | 21.2% | -4.2% |
| Curtis Granderson | 20.1% | 28.7% | 11.2% | 26.6% | -4.1% |
| Darwin Barney | 15.2% | 24.4% | 10.4% | 17.9% | -4.1% |
| Chris Denorfia | 21.4% | 28.4% | 5.1% | 12.8% | -4.0% |
| Torii Hunter | 26.6% | 34.9% | 3.2% | 13.7% | -3.9% |
| Donnie Murphy | 22.0% | 28.7% | 11.0% | 25.6% | -3.8% |
| James Loney | 21.9% | 26.1% | 9.2% | 9.2% | -3.8% |
| Matt Carpenter | 8.1% | 18.7% | 13.9% | 20.8% | -3.6% |
| Alberto Callaspo | 15.3% | 15.2% | 12.1% | 13.6% | -3.6% |
| Michael Cuddyer | 25.0% | 33.6% | 9.0% | 10.4% | -3.5% |
| Ryan Goins | 22.7% | 33.1% | 6.1% | 19.7% | -3.5% |
| Pedro Alvarez | 29.7% | 30.7% | 11.9% | 20.6% | -3.5% |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 20.9% | 23.2% | 9.3% | 16.7% | -3.1% |
| Brad Miller | 36.6% | 40.2% | 5.3% | 26.7% | -3.1% |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 31.0% | 41.0% | 4.8% | 20.5% | -3.0% |
| Salvador Perez | 21.3% | 39.0% | 7.7% | 11.3% | -3.0% |
| Brett Gardner | 16.3% | 19.9% | 7.4% | 25.2% | -2.8% |
| Travis Snider | 22.6% | 21.4% | 12.0% | 21.7% | -2.8% |
| Wil Myers | 29.9% | 29.2% | 8.3% | 22.9% | -2.8% |
| Ryan Howard | 31.1% | 34.2% | 8.6% | 28.3% | -2.7% |
| Jayson Werth | 17.1% | 24.5% | 10.2% | 16.6% | -2.7% |
| Gaby Sanchez | 17.4% | 34.4% | 7.2% | 23.2% | -2.7% |
| Alex Rios | 10.8% | 26.2% | 6.3% | 15.8% | -2.6% |
| Mark Teixeira | 20.4% | 25.7% | 13.8% | 20.2% | -2.5% |
| Jason Kubel | 20.2% | 23.2% | 9.3% | 34.1% | -2.5% |
| Jose Bautista | 15.7% | 22.2% | 19.8% | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| Shane Victorino | 9.5% | 37.2% | 6.3% | 20.6% | -2.5% |
| Daniel Nava | 14.9% | 25.0% | 8.0% | 22.7% | -2.5% |
| Juan Lagares | 20.0% | 35.7% | 5.0% | 22.8% | -2.4% |
| Tony Campana | 23.5% | 23.9% | 0.0% | 17.6% | -2.4% |
| Brian Dozier | 8.0% | 24.8% | 16.0% | 19.4% | -2.3% |
| Shin-Soo Choo | 22.7% | 14.8% | 16.9% | 21.8% | -2.3% |
| Alcides Escobar | 26.4% | 34.8% | 7.1% | 14.3% | -2.3% |
| DJ LeMahieu | 32.0% | 28.0% | 10.0% | 16.2% | -2.2% |
| Jonathan Lucroy | 11.5% | 31.4% | 9.4% | 10.9% | -2.1% |
| David Ortiz | 25.7% | 25.3% | 13.6% | 15.6% | -2.0% |
| Corey Dickerson | 30.0% | 34.9% | 4.9% | 21.3% | -1.9% |
| Elvis Andrus | 18.7% | 22.4% | 8.5% | 11.6% | -1.9% |
| Kolten Wong | 24.0% | 26.6% | 6.6% | 11.8% | -1.8% |
| Ben Zobrist | 25.3% | 25.3% | 13.5% | 11.8% | -1.8% |
| Dexter Fowler | 33.3% | 24.4% | 10.9% | 20.4% | -1.7% |
| Jason Heyward | 21.4% | 25.8% | 11.3% | 20.8% | -1.7% |
| Brandon Phillips | 32.0% | 41.1% | 4.0% | 20.7% | -1.6% |
| Robinson Chirinos | 28.4% | 28.5% | 4.9% | 24.7% | -1.6% |
| Ryan Braun | 33.7% | 35.3% | 7.2% | 18.6% | -1.4% |
| Marc Krauss | 15.7% | 16.4% | 14.8% | 27.3% | -1.4% |
| Alfonso Soriano | 31.2% | 37.0% | 3.6% | 24.6% | -1.4% |
| Matt Joyce | 23.6% | 15.1% | 14.7% | 17.1% | -1.3% |
| Omar Infante | 20.0% | 22.9% | 7.5% | 8.2% | -1.3% |
| Alex Avila | 33.0% | 18.9% | 14.3% | 33.0% | -1.2% |
| Colby Rasmus | 28.6% | 33.5% | 5.0% | 32.9% | -1.2% |
| Eduardo Escobar | 20.6% | 38.9% | 4.4% | 19.1% | -1.2% |
| Rajai Davis | 29.4% | 30.7% | 4.6% | 17.4% | -1.2% |
| Seth Smith | 18.3% | 23.4% | 12.0% | 16.8% | -1.2% |
| Miguel Cabrera | 42.0% | 33.2% | 5.6% | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| Desmond Jennings | 21.6% | 21.5% | 11.1% | 20.9% | -1.0% |
| Yoenis Cespedes | 25.7% | 31.4% | 11.3% | 17.7% | -1.0% |
| Eric Hosmer | 25.6% | 35.4% | 6.1% | 13.4% | -0.9% |
| Aaron Hicks | 22.2% | 18.4% | 17.2% | 27.3% | -0.8% |
| Michael Saunders | 29.5% | 20.9% | 8.6% | 19.4% | -0.7% |
| Nick Markakis | 18.2% | 27.9% | 8.8% | 9.4% | -0.7% |
| Carlos Beltran | 27.4% | 30.9% | 6.6% | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | 34.6% | 32.4% | 7.8% | 16.9% | -0.5% |
| Troy Tulowitzki | 27.9% | 27.8% | 16.8% | 12.3% | -0.5% |
| Welington Castillo | 22.7% | 27.8% | 5.0% | 28.6% | -0.5% |
| Cody Asche | 28.4% | 27.0% | 12.6% | 23.3% | -0.4% |
| Dustin Pedroia | 10.1% | 21.5% | 10.1% | 10.7% | -0.3% |
| Chase Utley | 12.0% | 27.0% | 6.7% | 12.1% | -0.3% |
| Melky Cabrera | 21.8% | 32.7% | 4.1% | 15.9% | -0.3% |
| Brandon Moss | 37.4% | 37.1% | 8.5% | 19.0% | -0.2% |
| Ryan Raburn | 24.3% | 24.5% | 6.7% | 22.7% | -0.2% |
| Daric Barton | 23.8% | 21.3% | 7.9% | 22.2% | -0.2% |
| Daniel Murphy | 26.6% | 25.7% | 7.6% | 12.0% | -0.1% |
| Marlon Byrd | 39.5% | 41.8% | 6.1% | 28.4% | -0.1% |
| Michael Morse | 40.2% | 35.9% | 6.1% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Matt Wieters | 28.6% | 35.2% | 5.4% | 17.0% | 0.0% |
| Trevor Plouffe | 23.4% | 21.0% | 10.8% | 24.7% | 0.0% |
| Bryce Harper | 40.2% | 34.6% | 8.8% | 23.1% | 0.0% |
| Jean Segura | 24.6% | 38.1% | 2.2% | 14.9% | 0.0% |
| B.J. Upton | 40.7% | 28.1% | 10.0% | 30.7% | 0.0% |
| Chris Davis | 37.8% | 30.5% | 13.3% | 27.6% | 0.1% |
| Kole Calhoun | 23.4% | 25.9% | 6.3% | 18.8% | 0.1% |
| Michael Choice | 15.9% | 26.1% | 14.8% | 18.2% | 0.1% |
| Mike Trout | 12.8% | 25.5% | 11.5% | 27.9% | 0.2% |
| Chris Iannetta | 38.0% | 16.8% | 17.4% | 18.5% | 0.3% |
| Jed Lowrie | 29.6% | 23.2% | 12.4% | 10.1% | 0.3% |
| Carlos Santana | 17.0% | 17.6% | 20.0% | 19.4% | 0.5% |
| Ichiro Suzuki | 24.1% | 30.1% | 5.2% | 17.2% | 0.5% |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 40.2% | 43.1% | 3.6% | 17.1% | 0.6% |
| Lucas Duda | 17.4% | 29.6% | 10.0% | 26.4% | 0.7% |
| David DeJesus | 14.4% | 23.8% | 11.5% | 10.6% | 0.8% |
| Jedd Gyorko | 33.6% | 29.5% | 6.1% | 25.9% | 0.9% |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 22.7% | 24.3% | 7.2% | 20.0% | 1.0% |
| Jordy Mercer | 18.7% | 34.6% | 3.7% | 15.7% | 1.0% |
| Cliff Pennington | 28.3% | 21.8% | 13.2% | 17.0% | 1.0% |
| Danny Espinosa | 42.4% | 36.5% | 3.4% | 30.3% | 1.1% |
| Chris Heisey | 34.2% | 29.4% | 5.1% | 19.0% | 1.1% |
| Ian Desmond | 39.4% | 36.0% | 7.1% | 27.1% | 1.2% |
| Adam LaRoche | 25.8% | 21.2% | 15.0% | 18.8% | 1.2% |
| Joey Votto | 30.9% | 18.1% | 18.0% | 17.4% | 1.3% |
| Robinson Cano | 35.7% | 37.7% | 8.1% | 12.5% | 1.3% |
| Carlos Gomez | 53.8% | 36.4% | 8.7% | 26.0% | 1.3% |
| Tim Federowicz | 28.0% | 35.5% | 6.0% | 22.0% | 1.4% |
| Domonic Brown | 37.0% | 35.0% | 7.8% | 17.0% | 1.4% |
| Mark Trumbo | 36.8% | 29.4% | 5.7% | 25.3% | 1.4% |
| Ryan Sweeney | 11.3% | 27.8% | 6.5% | 17.7% | 1.4% |
| Eric Young | 28.8% | 29.2% | 10.3% | 23.8% | 1.5% |
| Dan Uggla | 35.4% | 23.8% | 5.3% | 27.4% | 1.6% |
| Luis Valbuena | 18.3% | 19.1% | 17.1% | 24.8% | 1.6% |
| Craig Gentry | 23.7% | 17.1% | 9.2% | 21.1% | 1.7% |
| Carl Crawford | 29.7% | 35.8% | 3.6% | 11.7% | 1.7% |
| Zack Cozart | 28.8% | 33.3% | 3.2% | 15.2% | 1.7% |
| Justin Turner | 29.4% | 26.2% | 8.8% | 23.5% | 1.7% |
| Hanley Ramirez | 42.3% | 35.6% | 9.6% | 16.9% | 1.7% |
| Starling Marte | 27.3% | 32.6% | 6.9% | 28.1% | 1.8% |
| Albert Pujols | 20.9% | 29.3% | 8.6% | 9.9% | 1.8% |
| Yunel Escobar | 31.9% | 21.7% | 8.3% | 12.5% | 2.0% |
| Miguel Montero | 34.4% | 25.2% | 12.1% | 10.8% | 2.0% |
| Abraham Almonte | 30.1% | 19.9% | 5.3% | 35.4% | 2.0% |
| Josh Donaldson | 28.8% | 25.4% | 10.1% | 20.2% | 2.1% |
| Adam Eaton | 19.5% | 29.6% | 9.7% | 14.2% | 2.2% |
| Jarrod Dyson | 27.3% | 13.2% | 5.5% | 16.4% | 2.3% |
| Adam Jones | 41.7% | 37.9% | 2.7% | 21.3% | 2.3% |
| Charlie Blackmon | 24.1% | 35.9% | 4.4% | 8.9% | 2.3% |
| Juan Uribe | 39.0% | 38.7% | 4.9% | 19.0% | 2.4% |
| Nick Punto | 25.7% | 21.9% | 9.5% | 24.3% | 2.4% |
| Andre Ethier | 31.6% | 31.5% | 8.5% | 21.2% | 2.4% |
| Chris Johnson | 34.8% | 42.2% | 3.0% | 24.4% | 2.4% |
| Nolan Arenado | 34.7% | 39.0% | 4.7% | 12.4% | 2.4% |
| Ryan Flaherty | 31.7% | 34.8% | 7.3% | 19.5% | 2.4% |
| Khris Davis | 31.9% | 35.3% | 1.4% | 28.3% | 2.5% |
| Alexei Ramirez | 37.7% | 38.1% | 4.3% | 13.0% | 2.5% |
| Sean Rodriguez | 34.5% | 27.1% | 5.5% | 29.1% | 2.6% |
| Neil Walker | 30.9% | 31.5% | 6.8% | 11.1% | 2.6% |
| Derek Norris | 23.3% | 17.6% | 13.3% | 11.1% | 2.8% |
| Jesus Guzman | 33.8% | 22.8% | 5.4% | 29.7% | 2.8% |
| Brian McCann | 22.0% | 34.4% | 4.1% | 13.0% | 2.9% |
| Adam Dunn | 27.3% | 16.6% | 17.1% | 28.7% | 2.9% |
| Anthony Rendon | 20.1% | 25.8% | 5.0% | 17.5% | 3.0% |
| Erick Aybar | 33.6% | 36.6% | 3.4% | 8.7% | 3.0% |
| Christian Yelich | 23.5% | 23.3% | 9.3% | 22.4% | 3.0% |
| Dustin Ackley | 18.8% | 21.8% | 9.3% | 17.8% | 3.3% |
| A.J. Pollock | 19.3% | 29.7% | 7.6% | 20.3% | 3.4% |
| David Lough | 27.8% | 30.3% | 4.2% | 18.3% | 3.4% |
| Jose Reyes | 25.0% | 27.5% | 9.0% | 11.0% | 3.4% |
| Mark Ellis | 15.9% | 30.1% | 7.8% | 21.9% | 3.4% |
| Edwin Encarnacion | 26.5% | 23.0% | 10.8% | 17.5% | 3.4% |
| Ian Kinsler | 17.1% | 28.0% | 4.0% | 7.3% | 3.4% |
| Norichika Aoki | 29.1% | 23.3% | 7.0% | 13.3% | 3.6% |
| Jonathan Schoop | 30.4% | 43.2% | 1.8% | 28.6% | 3.7% |
| Nate Schierholtz | 32.8% | 33.9% | 6.5% | 24.2% | 3.7% |
| Eric Sogard | 23.4% | 26.2% | 10.6% | 9.6% | 3.8% |
| John Jaso | 20.2% | 19.5% | 12.8% | 24.5% | 3.8% |
| Nelson Cruz | 32.9% | 34.0% | 8.8% | 23.8% | 3.9% |
| Marcell Ozuna | 38.3% | 32.7% | 6.0% | 22.8% | 3.9% |
| Matt Adams | 19.5% | 40.3% | 2.7% | 22.4% | 4.1% |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 23.5% | 33.2% | 13.1% | 26.2% | 4.3% |
| Leonys Martin | 31.6% | 36.3% | 5.8% | 21.9% | 4.3% |
| Collin Cowgill | 24.1% | 26.6% | 10.8% | 24.1% | 4.3% |
| Jonathan Villar | 31.3% | 27.2% | 6.3% | 28.9% | 4.4% |
| Coco Crisp | 27.2% | 23.7% | 13.2% | 15.8% | 4.5% |
| Andrelton Simmons | 32.3% | 28.3% | 3.9% | 7.1% | 4.5% |
| Starlin Castro | 25.7% | 30.7% | 5.9% | 13.8% | 4.5% |
| Michael Brantley | 22.6% | 23.1% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 4.6% |
| Adeiny Hechavarria | 34.2% | 36.8% | 5.9% | 17.1% | 4.7% |
| Will Venable | 32.4% | 33.7% | 7.1% | 27.0% | 4.8% |
| Brett Lawrie | 33.1% | 34.4% | 5.5% | 17.3% | 4.8% |
| Justin Upton | 34.5% | 26.3% | 10.5% | 32.9% | 4.8% |
| Jose Tabata | 24.2% | 31.5% | 3.2% | 16.8% | 4.9% |
| Pedro Florimon | 28.4% | 19.2% | 9.5% | 24.3% | 4.9% |
| Raul Ibanez | 23.3% | 32.4% | 12.9% | 27.6% | 4.9% |
| Kyle Seager | 27.3% | 24.8% | 10.1% | 20.1% | 4.9% |
| Angel Pagan | 22.5% | 29.1% | 7.2% | 13.2% | 5.1% |
| Jeff Baker | 30.0% | 23.8% | 7.1% | 15.7% | 5.3% |
| Jhonny Peralta | 39.6% | 29.7% | 10.7% | 18.1% | 5.4% |
| Wilin Rosario | 44.2% | 40.7% | 5.3% | 13.7% | 5.5% |
| Billy Butler | 24.7% | 31.4% | 7.5% | 20.5% | 5.6% |
| Hank Conger | 26.8% | 27.6% | 5.4% | 23.2% | 5.6% |
| Travis d’Arnaud | 35.8% | 24.0% | 9.5% | 17.1% | 5.8% |
| Josh Wilson | 35.1% | 45.3% | 2.8% | 19.4% | 5.9% |
| Matt Holliday | 43.6% | 31.3% | 12.2% | 14.6% | 5.9% |
| Jon Jay | 30.1% | 33.3% | 6.5% | 15.1% | 6.0% |
| Adrian Gonzalez | 35.0% | 36.4% | 9.8% | 18.9% | 6.1% |
| Jason Castro | 31.1% | 25.2% | 7.5% | 32.1% | 6.4% |
| Brandon Belt | 43.9% | 33.4% | 5.8% | 27.3% | 6.5% |
| Yonder Alonso | 40.6% | 29.8% | 5.3% | 11.3% | 6.6% |
| Garrett Jones | 34.3% | 31.1% | 9.0% | 29.7% | 7.3% |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 31.5% | 29.7% | 14.2% | 28.3% | 7.3% |
| Cody Ross | 29.7% | 30.1% | 1.6% | 28.1% | 7.4% |
| Conor Gillaspie | 30.2% | 33.3% | 9.3% | 19.8% | 7.6% |
| Matt Dominguez | 29.2% | 33.8% | 7.6% | 18.1% | 7.6% |
| Buster Posey | 26.1% | 25.8% | 13.2% | 10.4% | 7.6% |
| Joe Mauer | 15.5% | 23.9% | 14.7% | 21.0% | 7.7% |
| Derek Jeter | 32.6% | 25.1% | 7.8% | 17.8% | 7.9% |
| Josh Reddick | 32.0% | 28.5% | 7.4% | 23.8% | 8.1% |
| Josmil Pinto | 17.9% | 25.3% | 15.5% | 21.6% | 8.3% |
| Chris Carter | 35.6% | 29.8% | 10.6% | 32.6% | 8.3% |
| Alex Gordon | 28.4% | 29.0% | 7.1% | 14.8% | 8.7% |
| Carlos Gonzalez | 39.5% | 36.6% | 6.3% | 18.4% | 8.7% |
| Alejandro De Aza | 29.5% | 31.4% | 6.2% | 24.0% | 8.9% |
| J.B. Shuck | 24.1% | 35.4% | 2.4% | 10.7% | 9.3% |
| Jackie Bradley Jr | 28.9% | 21.2% | 12.5% | 28.1% | 9.5% |
| Justin Morneau | 46.0% | 41.2% | 4.0% | 12.1% | 9.6% |
| Mark Reynolds | 43.0% | 28.6% | 9.6% | 36.0% | 9.6% |
| Mike Zunino | 45.0% | 43.1% | 2.7% | 29.7% | 9.7% |
| Alex Presley | 26.8% | 30.9% | 3.1% | 15.5% | 9.9% |
| Michael Bourn | 31.7% | 33.8% | 3.7% | 26.8% | 10.8% |
| Brandon Crawford | 40.7% | 28.5% | 11.8% | 21.3% | 10.9% |
| Mitch Moreland | 25.8% | 27.8% | 5.4% | 24.7% | 10.9% |
| Jason Kipnis | 23.9% | 25.1% | 15.0% | 14.2% | 11.0% |
| Peter Bourjos | 38.7% | 35.1% | 6.7% | 30.7% | 11.1% |
| Eric Chavez | 35.2% | 29.9% | 11.1% | 25.9% | 11.5% |
| Brandon Barnes | 42.5% | 33.8% | 8.0% | 20.7% | 12.3% |
| Junior Lake | 49.0% | 38.2% | 4.1% | 42.9% | 12.5% |
| J.P. Arencibia | 47.5% | 30.0% | 5.1% | 22.0% | 13.7% |
| Evan Longoria | 32.5% | 27.1% | 7.3% | 20.0% | 13.8% |
| Billy Hamilton | 32.4% | 26.1% | 4.5% | 17.3% | 14.3% |
| Nick Castellanos | 42.1% | 38.2% | 3.5% | 21.9% | 14.3% |
| Lorenzo Cain | 29.4% | 29.5% | 4.3% | 17.4% | 14.7% |
| Ruben Tejada | 32.0% | 25.0% | 15.2% | 20.0% | 15.3% |
| Brian Roberts | 33.9% | 25.3% | 10.2% | 17.8% | 16.3% |
| Aramis Ramirez | 51.5% | 38.1% | 5.1% | 12.5% | 17.4% |
| Brayan Pena | 36.1% | 30.5% | 5.4% | 13.5% | 17.6% |
| Hector Sanchez | 49.2% | 48.3% | 3.3% | 36.1% | 23.5% |
| Yangervis Solarte | 17.3% | 28.2% | 11.8% | 11.8% | #N/A |
| Nyjer Morgan | 19.2% | 18.4% | 13.5% | 11.5% | #N/A |
| Grady Sizemore | 20.4% | 26.7% | 9.3% | 18.5% | #N/A |
| Tony Gwynn | 20.6% | 21.4% | 12.7% | 17.5% | #N/A |
| Mike Olt | 21.9% | 23.1% | 7.4% | 33.7% | #N/A |
| Ryan Kalish | 25.6% | 21.3% | 7.3% | 20.7% | #N/A |
| Casey McGehee | 25.9% | 22.4% | 10.5% | 18.5% | #N/A |
| Ian Stewart | 30.1% | 34.4% | 4.2% | 43.1% | #N/A |
| Brandon Hicks | 31.0% | 25.2% | 13.2% | 32.5% | #N/A |
| Corey Hart | 31.6% | 33.1% | 6.7% | 17.9% | #N/A |
| Stefen Romero | 33.8% | 36.7% | 1.4% | 25.7% | #N/A |
| George Springer | 35.0% | 30.9% | 6.0% | 37.0% | #N/A |
| Jose Abreu | 38.3% | 39.3% | 5.9% | 24.9% | #N/A |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | 43.1% | 30.7% | 3.9% | 13.7% | #N/A |
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Interesting data. What’s up with all the #N/A values in the 14FPS-13FPS column of the last table?
I’ll take a look at it.
fixed!
It got unfixed somehow 🙁
No, it’s fixed now. There were more N/As before. Now it’s just those that didn’t play last year.