Team and Player Shift Information

If you are looking for analysis here, sorry but there is none. What follows though is the information that might help others do their analysis. At the very least, you’ll have better information on shifted hitters and which teams which employ the shift the most.

Top 30 Players (Basically, any slow left-handed hitter)

Name	Bats	Shifts Hit Into
David Ortiz	L	75
Lucas Duda	L	63
Prince Fielder	L	57
Ryan Howard	L	55
Carlos Santana	B	53
Brian McCann	L	53
Brandon Moss	L	52
Mark Teixeira	B	51
Kyle Seager	L	50
Carlos Beltran	B	48
Anthony Rizzo	L	47
Mike Moustakas	L	47
Matt Kemp	R	47
Adam LaRoche	L	46
Adrian Gonzalez	L	45
Seth Smith	L	45
Matt Joyce	L	44
Edwin Encarnacion	R	43
Victor Martinez	B	42
Chris Davis	L	41
Stephen Drew	L	41
Freddie Freeman	L	41
Matt Adams	L	39
Logan Morrison	L	38
Pedro Alvarez	L	36
Oswaldo Arcia	L	34
Chase Headley	B	32
Carlos Gonzalez	L	31
Justin Morneau	L	31
Albert Pujols	R	31

Teams (Four NL teams in top half which is the same number as the AL East teams in the top eight.)

Team	Batted Balls Into Shift
Orioles	471
Rays	469
Brewers	426
Pirates	423
Astros	412
Red Sox	366
Cubs	348
Yankees	330
Athletics	307
Royals	275
Indians	252
Rangers	251
Mariners	232
Reds	226
Angels	217
Blue Jays	177
Mets	155
Diamondbacks	153
Tigers	146
Giants	138
Marlins	122
Rockies	119
Braves	108
Padres	89
White Sox	83
Cardinals	66
Twins	65
Dodgers	50
Phillies	48
Nationals	42