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Counting Defense
Extending Defensive Efficiency Rating to
the Player Level
Brian L. Cartwright
SABR Analytics Conference
Phoenix, Arizona March 15, 2012
Update
• This is an update of what was presented at the SABR
Analytics Conference, reflecting questions and
comments made to me afterwards, and in order to
include more of my own narrative inline, allowing this to
be a stand alone document.
• Most current defensive metrics are a plus/minus of runs
or plays made, out of a black box
• Can we start analysis with a new set of factual, counted
statistics?
• Batting and pitching have plate appearances, at bats,
hits, walks, strikeouts, etc, while fielding still only has put
outs, assists, errors and double plays – no hits are
assigned by fielder.
• For most of baseball history, fielders were not thought to
be responsible for hits, but now we believe they might be
as likely as pitchers
Defense Efficiency Ratio
• Bill James created DER as a team statistic
• Percent of balls in play made into outs
• DER = 1 – (((H-HR)+ROE)/BIP)
• Calculate each player’s DER by assigning each batted
ball to it’s responsible fielder
• The fielder who retrieves the ball is not always the one
most responsible for making it into an out
• This concept predates Zone Rating and is different in
that there is no attempt to classify batted balls into zones
by degree of difficulty. In defining team DER James
stated that all batted balls in play are potential hits or
outs (except for those so high off a wall to make them
uncatchable).
• After hits are assigned to fielders, the sum of each
individual fielder, plus the uncatchable balls, will equal
the team totals
Examples of enhanced play by play
• “Alex Presley singles on a ground ball to right fielder
Endy Chavez, by second baseman Robert Andino”
• “Nolan Reimold doubles to left fielder Alex Presley, on a
fly ball to centerfielder Andrew McCutchen”
• The following score sheet shows a variety of hits marked
for batted ball type and responsible fielder
Infielder’s tasks
• Catch balls in air
• Keep groundballs in infield (range)
• Get outs on infield grounders (hands)
• Start and pivot double plays
• DER is percent of all ground balls where batter is out
Defensive Records - Infield
Troy Tulowitzki
Year Pos GS Inn
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DER
2007
6 156 1312.0 | 12 -0.1 | 12 .702
2008
6 99 849.3 | 2 10.3 | 3 .742
2009
6 150 1228.3 | 2 14.3 | 4 .741
2010
6 123 1016.0 | 5 11.7 | 10 .731
2011
6 143 1115.3 | 4 11.9 | 4 .749
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Range
15 .797
9 .815
11 .816
15 .814
17 .812
| Hands | GB
| 12 .881 | 672
| 3 .910 | 370
| 4 .911 | 510
| 7 .901 | 422
| 2 .922 | 441
LD PU GBH IFH ROE RFE RTE RCE
30 101 136 54 10
4
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0
19 66 69 20
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2
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31 75 94 29
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2
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25 72 79 24 11
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3
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24 89 83 24
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Derek Jeter
Year Pos GS Inn
| FRAA
2005
6 157 1364.3 | 21 -3.2
2006
6 150 1217.0 | 26 -9.5
2007
6 157 1206.7 | 26 -6.8
2008
6 152 1183.3 | 26 -7.1
2009
6 148 1154.3 | 11 3.7
2010
6 152 1191.3 | 11 6.7
2011
6 125 1007.0 | 23 -2.3
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DER
19 .718
22 .693
26 .659
26 .672
14 .710
24 .700
28 .673
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Range
28 .790
29 .766
30 .751
28 .755
25 .791
24 .800
27 .791
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Hands
2 .909
6 .904
15 .877
10 .893
7 .900
18 .878
25 .851
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GB
571
478
499
421
393
411
365
LD
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36
33
35
24
25
21
PU
93
80
56
88
63
49
30
GBH IFH ROE RFE RTE RCE
120 30 11
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6
0
112 20 15
8
7
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124 30 16 11
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0
103 28
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3
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82 26
6
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3
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82 34
7
2
4
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76 34
9
4
5
0
Outfielder’s tasks
• Catch balls in air (DER)
• prevent batters from stretching into extra bases on hits
• prevent base runners from advancing
Defensive Records - Outfield
Carl Crawford
Year Pos GS Inn
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FRAA
2005
7 142 1222.3 | 2 9.9
2006
7 144 1163.3 | 19 -1.4
2007
7 137 1176.3 | 12 3.0
2008
7 103 917.3 | 2 9.5
2009
7 150 1268.0 | 2 10.3
2010
7 145 1232.7 | 7 3.3
2011
7 127 1055.0 | 10 4.4
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DER
12 .566
9 .546
11 .553
1 .647
10 .576
3 .603
18 .558
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Air
597
520
514
365
556
494
414
H
259
237
230
131
237
196
183
DO
92
76
73
49
78
67
70
TR IHR ROE | GBH GDO GTR GHR
3
0
0 | 105 19
0
0
6
0
1 | 119 35
0
0
3
0
0 | 107 15
0
0
1
0
2 | 47
6
0
0
4
0
1 | 63 13
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0
7
0
0 | 64
8
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2
0
0 | 74 11
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Raul Ibanez
Year Pos GS Inn
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FRAA
2005
7 54 462.3 | 18 -1.6
2006
7 158 1308.3 | 26 -7.6
2007
7 134 941.3 | 27 -8.1
2008
7 153 1269.0 | 29 -16.2
2009
7 128 1071.3 | 10
3.1
2010
7 146 1240.3 | 22 -3.9
2011
7 132 1201.0 | 24 -1.4
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DER
.551
21 .523
28 .482
23 .510
27 .508
21 .517
26 .533
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Air
196
555
398
563
421
393
390
H DO
89 27
266 112
206 85
276 117
207 65
190 72
183 65
TR IHR ROE | GBH GDO GTR GHR
3
0
1 | 45
7
0
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2
0
1 | 125 19
0
0
3
0
0 | 89 18
0
0
2
0
0 | 89 23
1
0
4
0
0 | 75 14
0
0
0
0
0 | 111 21
0
0
6
0
1 | 104 17
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0
Means, deviations and regressions
1B
2B
3B
SS
GB
292
544
446
593
AirB
LF 589
CF 694
RF 593
Inf
239
434
375
480
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DER
.761
.725
.727
.708
SD
.059
.047
.052
.044
|Range
| .819
| .797
| .840
| .810
| DER
SD YrReg
| .535 .057 0.59
| .609 .043 1.12
| .565 .054 0.88
SD YrReg |Hands
SD YrReg
.052 1.03 | .929 .039 1.25
.041 0.83 | .911 .032 1.44
.040 0.84 | .866 .045 0.87
.035 0.93 | .874 .035 1.98
• Range at premium positions (SS, CF) take longer to correlate, but
for all positions 140-165 games
• Infield hits and reached on errors take about 250 games, but for 3B
defending infield hits is a skill
• Preventing infield hits is a different skill than preventing ground balls
from reaching outfield, so those type of hits should not be mixed
Rule of 100
• Typically 100 points separate the best and worst DER at each
position, meaning that for only 10% of batted balls is the outcome
determined by the fielder
• So at most only 50 to 60 plays a year separate the best and worst
fielders
First Base
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2005-2011
Name
Rank DER
GB GBH IFH ROE
Pujols, Albert
1 .801 2085 306 67 42
Kotchman, Casey
2 .793 1084 177 36 11
Overbay, Lyle
3 .792 1641 273 38 30
Youkilis, Kevin
4 .792 902 149 30
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Teixeira, Mark
5 .789 1824 306 53 26
Gonzalez, Adrian
6 .786 1703 270 62 32
Johnson, Nick
7 .781 760 119 27 20
Barton, Daric
8 .781 701 111 25 18
Helton, Todd
9 .780 1615 296 39 21
Morales, Kendrys
10 .777 501 91 11 10
Howard, Ryan
11 .769 1613 265 48 59
Lee, Derrek
12 .766 1387 235 48 41
Morneau, Justin
13 .765 1278 256 27 18
Berkman, Lance
14 .763 1267 234 43 24
Casey, Sean
15 .762 614 122 14 10
LaRoche, Adam
16 .760 1549 295 45 31
Votto, Joey
17 .760 1070 175 44 38
Konerko, Paul
18 .758 1393 273 38 26
Loney, James
19 .755 1150 214 41 26
Huff, Aubrey
20 .752 565 116 16
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Pena, Carlos
21 .752 1209 217 49 34
Delgado, Carlos
22 .750 998 193 30 27
Sanchez, Gaby
23 .749 508 105 14
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Jackson, Conor
24 .746 618 113 23 21
Millar, Kevin
25 .742 858 166 36 20
Sexson, Richie
26 .736 850 191 21 13
Fielder, Prince
27 .732 1447 265 70 53
Cabrera, Miguel
28 .730 965 202 35 23
Garko, Ryan
29 .719 580 121 23 19
Butler, Billy
30 .718 522 111 18 18
2011
Name
Rank DER
Gonzalez, Adrian
1 .820
Pujols, Albert
2 .792
Helton, Todd
3 .790
Sanchez, Gaby
4 .784
Kotchman, Casey
5 .778
Barton, Daric
6 .778
Votto, Joey
7 .778
Lee, Carlos
8 .774
Trumbo, Mark
9 .773
Konerko, Paul
10 .771
Smoak, Justin
11 .762
Huff, Aubrey
12 .761
Wallace, Brett
13 .760
Lind, Adam
14 .758
Moreland, Mitch
15 .755
Freeman, Freddie
16 .754
Lee, Derrek
17 .751
Allen, Brandon
18 .750
Howard, Ryan
19 .749
Fielder, Prince
20 .749
Loney, James
21 .745
LaPorta, Matt
22 .744
Santana, Carlos
23 .738
Teixeira, Mark
24 .737
Jackson, Conor
25 .737
Hosmer, Eric
26 .735
Pena, Carlos
27 .734
Morse, Michael
28 .731
Cabrera, Miguel
29 .725
Overbay, Lyle
30 .716
GB GBH IFH ROE
263 37
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276 42 12
4
232 40
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277 50
7
3
225 41
7
2
131 15 10
4
292 44 11 10
127 21
6
2
278 45
9
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167 32
5
1
157 25
6
6
181 34
5
4
166 32
5
3
175 30
8
4
143 25
8
2
248 50
7
4
176 32
4
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89 15
4
3
255 49
8
7
243 41 11
9
219 43 11
2
199 36
8
7
131 28
4
2
267 54
7
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91 18
5
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205 45
8
2
228 42 11
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156 29
6
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245 54
5
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166 41
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2005-2011
Name
Rank
Matsui, Kazuo
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Hill, Aaron
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Ellis, Mark
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Pedroia, Dustin
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Grudzielanek, Mark 5
Carroll, Jamey
6
Utley, Chase
7
Kinsler, Ian
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Kendrick, Howard
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Kennedy, Adam
10
Lopez, Jose
11
Phillips, Brandon 12
Infante, Omar
13
Johnson, Kelly
14
Cano, Robinson
15
Polanco, Placido
16
Sanchez, Freddy
17
Roberts, Brian
18
Miles, Aaron
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Hudson, Orlando
20
Biggio, Craig
21
Belliard, Ronnie
22
Castillo, Luis
23
Giles, Marcus
24
Uggla, Dan
25
Durham, Ray
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Beckham, Gordon
27
Iguchi, Tadahito
28
Weeks, Rickie
29
Kent, Jeff
30
DER
.765
.763
.756
.756
.756
.753
.751
.750
.748
.739
.737
.735
.735
.733
.733
.733
.730
.725
.725
.723
.722
.716
.714
.711
.705
.697
.696
.691
.689
.687
GB
1375
2560
2745
2080
1508
1411
2967
2586
1754
1672
2114
2619
1219
2016
3423
2016
1634
2640
1352
2933
1100
1526
2075
1425
2909
1329
976
1487
2221
1457
2011
GBH
245
436
504
407
284
271
536
449
326
325
409
501
253
408
707
440
329
547
272
586
225
321
446
298
612
308
226
350
439
362
IFH ROE
52 26
134 36
142 23
79 21
68 16
61 17
151 51
140 58
92 24
83 29
104 44
163 30
50 20
90 40
152 56
86 13
102 11
142 37
74 26
192 35
56 25
82 30
119 28
90 24
187 59
70 25
58 13
89 21
178 74
61 33
Name
Rank
Hill, Aaron
1
Keppinger, Jeff
2
Ellis, Mark
3
Kendrick, Howard
4
Utley, Chase
5
Infante, Omar
6
Ackley, Dustin
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Cabrera, Orlando
8
Phillips, Brandon
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Pedroia, Dustin
10
Zobrist, Ben
11
Espinosa, Danny
12
Kinsler, Ian
13
Casilla, Alexi
14
Schumaker, Skip
15
Santiago, Ramon
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Cano, Robinson
17
Walker, Neil
18
Barney, Darwin
19
Getz, Chris
21
Weeks, Rickie
20
Beckham, Gordon
22
Carroll, Jamey
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Uggla, Dan
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Weeks, Jemile
25
Hudson, Orlando
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Johnson, Kelly
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Miles, Aaron
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Andino, Robert
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Turner, Justin
30
DER
.774
.773
.772
.768
.761
.759
.758
.756
.756
.755
.754
.746
.745
.744
.743
.733
.730
.725
.722
.719
.716
.716
.709
.707
.707
.704
.704
.700
.696
.692
GB
408
230
398
353
310
528
257
291
443
460
367
526
441
208
207
211
507
511
415
369
323
528
210
510
323
338
404
186
299
247
GBH IFH ROE
72 14
6
39
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5
68 21
2
65 12
5
51 21
2
102 17
8
50
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51 13
7
82 23
3
95 14
4
64 20
6
91 33 10
79 26
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44
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40 13
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103 28
6
101 36
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81 27
8
76 23
5
62 22
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118 27
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47 11
3
104 37
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66 19 10
68 32
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91 23
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44 12
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73 14
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55 14
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Name
Rank
Crede, Joe
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Longoria, Evan
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Hannahan, Jack
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Rolen, Scott
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Blake, Casey
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Ensberg, Morgan
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Feliz, Pedro
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Lowell, Mike
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Chavez, Eric
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Inge, Brandon
10
LaRoche, Andy
11
Beltre, Adrian
12
Zimmerman, Ryan
13
Kouzmanoff, Kevin 14
Sandoval, Pablo
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Atkins, Garrett
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Mora, Melvin
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Figgins, Chone
18
Jones, Chipper
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Glaus, Troy
20
McGehee, Casey
21
Wright, David
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Rodriguez, Alex
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Bautista, Jose
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Ramirez, Aramis
25
Blalock, Hank
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Reynolds, Mark
27
Teahen, Mark
28
Cabrera, Miguel
29
Encarnacion, Edwin 30
DER
.772
.768
.765
.760
.760
.757
.751
.749
.747
.746
.744
.742
.741
.741
.738
.738
.737
.732
.732
.731
.728
.712
.707
.704
.702
.700
.696
.688
.684
.683
GB
1382
1336
920
1931
1432
947
1940
1593
1154
2604
878
2543
2137
1497
856
1440
2035
1272
1744
1470
864
2698
2203
1028
2069
944
1467
1150
857
1602
2011
GBH
187
136
126
298
215
124
297
268
204
432
124
385
308
207
135
237
309
179
299
254
141
428
421
169
364
195
228
233
172
280
IFH ROE
86 42
127 47
68 22
110 56
85 44
77 29
123 62
88 44
64 24
149 80
69 32
184 87
169 77
139 42
60 29
83 57
161 65
109 53
110 59
98 44
51 43
239 109
156 68
91 44
170 83
61 27
142 76
76 50
60 39
133 94
Name
Rank
Lawrie, Brett
1
Callaspo, Alberto
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Beltre, Adrian
3
Sandoval, Pablo
4
Hannahan, Jack
5
Polanco, Placido
6
Youkilis, Kevin
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Rolen, Scott
8
Zimmerman, Ryan
9
Figgins, Chone
10
Longoria, Evan
11
Rodriguez, Alex
12
Betemit, Wilson
13
Roberts, Ryan
14
McGehee, Casey
15
Jones, Chipper
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Moustakas, Mike
17
Headley, Chase
18
Inge, Brandon
19
Alvarez, Pedro
20
Descalso, Daniel
21
Morel, Brent
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Sizemore, Scott
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Valencia, Danny
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Wright, David
25
Dobbs, Greg
26
Ramirez, Aramis
27
Kouzmanoff, Kevin 28
Reynolds, Mark
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Johnson, Chris
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DER
.812
.791
.783
.773
.769
.764
.750
.747
.747
.743
.741
.734
.729
.729
.729
.727
.725
.725
.723
.716
.714
.701
.691
.690
.688
.682
.675
.656
.651
.632
GB GBH IFH ROE
144 11 11
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328 39 18 12
253 29 16 10
263 37 16
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302 40 25
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346 53 23
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225 34 15
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161 27 10
4
272 43 16 10
184 19 17 11
303 32 34 12
185 28 16
5
210 35 14
8
272 40 23 11
335 51 18 22
230 40 20
3
241 37 19 10
233 33 22
9
260 44 19
9
208 33 17
9
256 42 15 16
288 45 33
8
195 32 20
8
378 71 31 15
262 45 21 16
216 40 17 12
317 53 34 16
169 26 24
8
261 45 28 18
237 49 28 10
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2005-2011
Name
Rank
Vizquel, Omar
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Everett, Adam
2
Ryan, Brendan
3
Gonzalez, Alex
4
Wilson, Jack
5
Greene, Khalil
6
Ramirez, Alexei
7
Furcal, Rafael
8
Tulowitzki, Troy
9
Escobar, Yunel
10
Izturis, Cesar
11
Scutaro, Marco
12
Hardy, J.J.
13
Cedeno, Ronny
14
Rollins, Jimmy
15
Uribe, Juan
16
Bartlett, Jason
17
Reyes, Jose
18
Drew, Stephen
19
Renteria, Edgar
20
Cabrera, Orlando
21
Aybar, Erick
22
Young, Michael
23
Lugo, Julio
24
Tejada, Miguel
25
Theriot, Ryan
26
Jeter, Derek
27
Peralta, Jhonny
28
Ramirez, Hanley
29
Betancourt, Yuniesky 30
DER
.753
.747
.738
.731
.731
.729
.728
.728
.727
.724
.723
.722
.721
.719
.718
.716
.713
.711
.710
.702
.699
.699
.699
.698
.693
.690
.690
.690
.688
.684
GB
1731
1771
1588
2534
2637
1772
1637
2934
2497
2099
2090
2049
2667
1833
3368
1896
2843
3067
2327
2667
2967
1813
2247
1680
2984
1704
3139
2968
2658
3188
2011
GBH
293
281
274
471
471
314
309
503
481
402
396
375
523
336
608
353
514
623
467
497
551
334
471
318
587
346
700
627
545
725
IFH ROE
113 22
132 36
109 33
160 51
189 50
133 33
96 40
209 87
158 43
128 50
135 48
144 50
172 49
128 51
286 56
141 44
218 83
181 81
161 46
233 66
276 65
162 49
155 50
122 67
254 74
137 45
202 71
222 72
196 88
178 104
Name
Rank
Ramirez, Alexei
1
Janish, Paul
2
Cedeno, Ronny
3
Tulowitzki, Troy
4
Hardy, J.J.
5
Ryan, Brendan
6
Barmes, Clint
7
Gonzalez, Alex
8
Andrus, Elvis
9
Escobar, Yunel
10
Escobar, Alcides
11
Bartlett, Jason
12
Pennington, Cliff
13
Drew, Stephen
14
Desmond, Ian
15
Peralta, Jhonny
16
Rollins, Jimmy
17
Aybar, Erick
18
Furcal, Rafael
19
Betancourt, Yuniesky 20
Reyes, Jose
21
Renteria, Edgar
22
Scutaro, Marco
23
Brignac, Reid
24
Cabrera, Asdrubal
25
Castro, Starlin
26
Nishioka, Tsuyoshi
27
Jeter, Derek
28
Ramirez, Hanley
29
Theriot, Ryan
30
DER
.754
.753
.752
.749
.745
.743
.742
.741
.727
.725
.724
.722
.721
.717
.716
.715
.711
.709
.707
.704
.703
.703
.699
.696
.685
.675
.675
.673
.668
.663
GB GBH IFH ROE
520 87 27 14
334 55 17 10
463 73 33
9
441 83 24
4
459 82 32
3
449 66 38 11
412 74 25
8
533 98 30 10
491 77 33 24
411 79 25
9
555 105 36 12
461 82 34 12
455 80 30 17
278 55 18
7
553 92 47 18
487 99 34
6
495 94 41
8
487 84 49
9
310 59 20 12
496 102 27 18
462 91 32 14
255 61
9
6
329 60 29 10
266 47 29
5
465 93 43 11
582 99 69 21
228 41 24
9
365 76 34
9
252 52 21 11
339 73 28 13
Left field
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Name
Byrnes, Eric
Podsednik, Scott
Parra, Gerardo
Crawford, Carl
Payton, Jay
DeJesus, David
Harris, Willie
Langerhans, Ryan
Stewart, Shannon
Diaz, Matt
Anderson, Garret
Pierre, Juan
Rivera, Juan
Soriano, Alfonso
Johnson, Reed
Murphy, David
Matsui, Hideki
Holliday, Matt
Michaels, Jason
Braun, Ryan
Gonzalez, Luis
Young, Delmon
Willingham, Josh
Ibanez, Raul
Bay, Jason
Lewis, Fred
Lee, Carlos
Dunn, Adam
Burrell, Pat
Ramirez, Manny
2005-2011
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
DER
.590
.580
.576
.573
.565
.564
.560
.559
.558
.556
.553
.552
.550
.547
.547
.546
.541
.531
.528
.527
.521
.520
.515
.513
.512
.505
.504
.499
.496
.485
AirB
1047
1766
906
3460
1086
969
913
911
1118
957
1560
1521
1188
2174
900
1080
1120
3140
961
2031
1456
1716
1903
2916
3350
978
2609
1879
1679
1842
2011
AirH ROE
426
3
732
9
384
0
1473
4
470
2
420
3
397
5
399
3
492
2
422
3
696
2
677
4
533
2
975 10
406
2
488
2
508
6
1467
7
454
0
960
0
695
3
821
3
918
5
1417
3
1628
7
481
3
1290
5
935
6
840
6
943
6
Name
Gardner, Brett
Fuld, Sam
Young, Delmon
Parra, Gerardo
Gordon, Alex
Tabata, Jose
Wells, Vernon
Gwynn, Tony Jr.
Ross, Cody
Murphy, David
Ludwick, Ryan
Prado, Martin
Hamilton, Josh
Pie, Felix
Brantley, Michael
Bay, Jason
Patterson, Corey
Crawford, Carl
Pierre, Juan
Reimold, Nolan
Holliday, Matt
Braun, Ryan
Lee, Carlos
Morrison, Logan
Willingham, Josh
Ibanez, Raul
Heisey, Chris
Gonzalez, Carlos
Soriano, Alfonso
Presley, Alex
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
DER AirB AirH ROE
.641 446 160
0
.637 248
91
1
.597 355 143
0
.596 455 184
0
.589 521 215
1
.588 238
98
0
.584 397 166
1
.581 298 126
1
.577 201
85
0
.575 235 101
1
.574 296 127
1
.570 302 131
1
.567 261 114
1
.567 233 101
0
.563 199
88
1
.561 383 169
1
.561 171
75
0
.558 414 183
0
.553 514 232
2
.551 234 105
0
.550 333 152
2
.544 430 196
0
.543 188
86
0
.541 327 152
2
.540 289 133
0
.533 390 183
1
.531 243 114
0
.518 168
81
0
.512 258 127
1
.449 167
92
0
Center field
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
2005-2011
Name
Rank
Gutierrez, Franklin
1
Gomez, Carlos
2
Beltran, Carlos
3
Patterson, Corey
4
Upton, B.J.
5
McCutchen, Andrew
6
Edmonds, Jim
7
Crisp, Coco
8
Davis, Rajai
9
Jones, Adam
10
Sizemore, Grady
11
Taveras, Willy
12
Granderson, Curtis
13
Cameron, Mike
14
DeJesus, David
15
Bourn, Michael
16
Rowand, Aaron
17
Young, Chris
18
Kemp, Matt
19
Jones, Andruw
20
Victorino, Shane
21
Hunter, Torii
22
Cabrera, Melky
23
McLouth, Nate
24
Byrd, Marlon
25
Rios, Alex
26
Pierre, Juan
27
Wells, Vernon
28
Matthews, Gary Jr.
29
Kotsay, Mark
30
DER
.662
.631
.631
.629
.627
.626
.624
.624
.623
.623
.622
.621
.616
.616
.612
.610
.609
.607
.605
.602
.602
.602
.602
.602
.597
.595
.594
.585
.575
.570
AirB
1723
1795
2933
2017
2762
1640
1765
2409
1596
2520
3207
2176
3709
2556
1668
2341
3249
3106
2120
2172
2398
2964
2041
2086
2140
1747
1848
3227
2045
1555
2011
AirH ROE
580
3
661
1
1082
1
746
3
1025
5
611
3
659
4
903
2
596
5
946
4
1210
3
818
6
1422
1
976
6
646
2
909
5
1263
6
1214
6
835
3
862
2
954
0
1176
4
812
1
829
2
860
3
699
8
749
2
1337
2
863
6
669
0
Name
Rank
Span, Denard
1
Torres, Andres
2
Bourjos, Peter
3
Jackson, Austin
4
Gutierrez, Franklin
5
Upton, B.J.
6
Victorino, Shane
7
Morgan, Nyjer
8
Kemp, Matt
9
Maybin, Cameron
10
Gomez, Carlos
11
Stubbs, Drew
12
Young, Chris
13
Fowler, Dexter
14
Ellsbury, Jacoby
15
McCutchen, Andrew
16
Crisp, Coco
17
Rasmus, Colby
18
Jones, Adam
19
Ankiel, Rick
20
Jay, Jon
21
Bourn, Michael
22
Revere, Ben
23
Byrd, Marlon
24
Pagan, Angel
25
Cabrera, Melky
26
Davis, Rajai
27
Granderson, Curtis
28
Schafer, Jordan
29
Rios, Alex
30
DER AirB AirH ROE
.684 307
97
0
.667 330 111
1
.666 551 187
3
.652 597 209
1
.651 367 128
0
.647 581 206
1
.646 449 159
0
.645 310 110
0
.644 533 191
1
.635 528 193
0
.634 306 112
0
.632 592 218
0
.630 619 229
0
.629 496 185
1
.627 614 229
0
.624 656 248
1
.621 504 191
0
.620 474 180
0
.616 627 242
1
.616 385 148
0
.610 251
98
0
.608 605 239
2
.608 398 157
1
.607 433 170
0
.595 509 206
0
.593 543 221
0
.588 308 128
1
.588 583 240
0
.588 337 139
0
.579 605 256
1
Right field
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
2005-2011
Name
Rank DER AirB AirH ROE
Kearns, Austin
1 .604 2194 866
2
Fukudome, Kosuke
2 .598 1394 560
1
Suzuki, Ichiro
3 .596 2864 1152
4
Bruce, Jay
4 .596 1718 690
5
Winn, Randy
5 .594 1509 610
2
Cruz, Nelson
6 .593 1782 721
4
Hermida, Jeremy
7 .589 1349 547
7
Jones, Jacque
8 .587 1077 443
2
Hart, Corey
9 .582 2262 941
4
Upton, Justin
10 .580 1929 799 11
Jenkins, Geoff
11 .580 1212 507
2
Choo, Shin-Soo
12 .578 1516 639
1
Markakis, Nick
13 .573 3106 1321
4
Guerrero, Vladimir
14 .571 1500 633 10
Werth, Jayson
15 .568 1983 853
3
Drew, J.D.
16 .568 2346 1009
5
Pence, Hunter
17 .566 2334 1004
8
Swisher, Nick
18 .566 1702 735
4
Ethier, Andre
19 .559 1877 822
5
Ludwick, Ryan
20 .556 1366 606
1
Dye, Jermaine
21 .554 2354 1042
7
Francoeur, Jeff
22 .553 3415 1524
4
Guillen, Jose
23 .552 1629 725
5
Rios, Alex
24 .551 1936 864
6
Ordonez, Magglio
25 .546 2083 943
2
Giles, Brian
26 .545 2156 976
5
Green, Shawn
27 .541 1122 511
4
Cuddyer, Michael
28 .541 2065 947
1
Abreu, Bobby
29 .538 2869 1318
9
Hawpe, Brad
30 .499 2266 1129
6
2011
Name
Rank DER AirB AirH ROE
Heyward, Jason
1 .619 365 139
0
Venable, Will
2 .617 269 104
1
Drew, J.D.
3 .611 234
91
0
Cruz, Nelson
4 .602 377 152
2
Upton, Justin
5 .596 579 238
4
DeJesus, David
6 .591 386 159
1
Quentin, Carlos
7 .591 259 106
0
Stanton, Giancarlo
8 .589 457 188
0
Hart, Corey
9 .587 416 172
0
Bruce, Jay
10 .579 532 225
1
Werth, Jayson
11 .578 502 213
1
Joyce, Matt
12 .576 373 159
1
Fukudome, Kosuke
13 .575 482 206
1
Ethier, Andre
14 .574 415 177
0
Francoeur, Jeff
15 .574 571 244
1
Bautista, Jose
16 .572 404 173
0
Markakis, Nick
17 .571 524 225
0
Cuddyer, Michael
18 .570 249 107
0
Beltran, Carlos
19 .570 402 173
0
Suzuki, Ichiro
20 .568 461 200
1
Berkman, Lance
21 .561 214
94
0
Smith, Seth
22 .557 341 151
0
Swisher, Nick
23 .557 411 183
1
Hunter, Torii
24 .547 452 205
0
Jones, Garrett
25 .537 216 100
0
Schierholtz, Nate
26 .536 289 134
0
Pence, Hunter
27 .535 546 257
3
Choo, Shin-Soo
28 .535 318 148
0
Paul, Xavier
29 .534 193
90
0
Kubel, Jason
30 .506 182
90
0
First base
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Range 2005-2011
Name
Rank Range GB GBH
Pujols, Albert
1 .853 2085 306
Johnson, Nick
2 .843 760 119
Barton, Daric
3 .842 701 111
Gonzalez, Adrian
4 .842 1703 270
Votto, Joey
5 .837 1070 175
Kotchman, Casey
6 .836 1084 177
Howard, Ryan
7 .836 1613 265
Youkilis, Kevin
8 .835 902 149
Overbay, Lyle
9 .834 1641 273
Teixeira, Mark
10 .832 1824 306
Lee, Derrek
11 .830 1387 235
Pena, Carlos
12 .820 1209 217
Morales, Kendrys
13 .819 501 91
Jackson, Conor
14 .818 618 113
Helton, Todd
15 .817 1615 296
Fielder, Prince
16 .817 1447 265
Berkman, Lance
17 .816 1267 234
Loney, James
18 .814 1150 214
LaRoche, Adam
19 .810 1549 295
Delgado, Carlos
20 .807 998 193
Millar, Kevin
21 .807 858 166
Konerko, Paul
22 .804 1393 273
Casey, Sean
23 .801 614 122
Morneau, Justin
24 .800 1278 256
Huff, Aubrey
25 .794 565 116
Sanchez, Gaby
26 .793 508 105
Garko, Ryan
27 .792 580 121
Cabrera, Miguel
28 .791 965 202
Butler, Billy
29 .787 522 111
Sexson, Richie
30 .776 850 191
Hands 2005-2011
Name
Rank Hands InfG
Morneau, Justin
1 .956 1022
Helton, Todd
2 .955 1319
Casey, Sean
3 .951 492
Overbay, Lyle
4 .950 1368
Morales, Kendrys
5 .949 410
Sexson, Richie
6 .948 659
Kotchman, Casey
7 .948 907
Youkilis, Kevin
8 .948 753
Teixeira, Mark
9 .948 1518
Huff, Aubrey
10 .947 449
Sanchez, Gaby
11 .945 403
Konerko, Paul
12 .943 1120
LaRoche, Adam
13 .939 1254
Pujols, Albert
14 .939 1779
Berkman, Lance
15 .935 1033
Gonzalez, Adrian
16 .934 1433
Delgado, Carlos
17 .929 805
Loney, James
18 .928 936
Barton, Daric
19 .927 590
Johnson, Nick
20 .927 641
Cabrera, Miguel
21 .924 763
Lee, Derrek
22 .923 1152
Howard, Ryan
23 .921 1348
Millar, Kevin
24 .919 692
Pena, Carlos
25 .916 992
Jackson, Conor
26 .913 505
Butler, Billy
27 .912 411
Garko, Ryan
28 .909 459
Votto, Joey
29 .908 895
Fielder, Prince
30 .896 1182
IFH
27
39
14
38
11
21
36
30
53
16
14
38
45
67
43
62
30
41
25
27
35
48
48
36
49
23
18
23
44
70
ROE
18
21
10
30
10
13
11
9
26
8
8
26
31
42
24
32
27
26
18
20
23
41
59
20
34
21
18
19
38
53
Second base
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Range 2005-2011
Name
Rank
Hill, Aaron
1
Kinsler, Ian
2
Matsui, Kazuo
3
Utley, Chase
4
Ellis, Mark
5
Kendrick, Howard
6
Grudzielanek, Mark 7
Phillips, Brandon
8
Carroll, Jamey
9
Lopez, Jose
10
Kennedy, Adam
11
Pedroia, Dustin
12
Weeks, Rickie
13
Hudson, Orlando
14
Sanchez, Freddy
15
Miles, Aaron
16
Johnson, Kelly
17
Biggio, Craig
18
Cano, Robinson
19
Roberts, Brian
20
Infante, Omar
21
Giles, Marcus
22
Belliard, Ronnie
23
Uggla, Dan
24
Castillo, Luis
25
Polanco, Placido
26
Beckham, Gordon
27
Durham, Ray
28
Iguchi, Tadahito
29
Kent, Jeff
30
Range
.830
.826
.822
.819
.816
.814
.812
.809
.808
.807
.806
.804
.802
.800
.799
.799
.798
.795
.793
.793
.792
.791
.790
.790
.785
.782
.769
.768
.765
.751
GB
2560
2586
1375
2967
2745
1754
1508
2619
1411
2114
1672
2080
2221
2933
1634
1352
2016
1100
3423
2640
1219
1425
1526
2909
2075
2016
976
1329
1487
1457
Hands 2005-2011
GBH
436
449
245
536
504
326
284
501
271
409
325
407
439
586
329
272
408
225
707
547
253
298
321
612
446
440
226
308
350
362
Name
Rank
Pedroia, Dustin
1
Polanco, Placido
2
Carroll, Jamey
3
Grudzielanek, Mark 4
Matsui, Kazuo
5
Infante, Omar
6
Ellis, Mark
7
Cano, Robinson
8
Hill, Aaron
9
Johnson, Kelly
10
Kendrick, Howard
11
Kennedy, Adam
12
Utley, Chase
13
Roberts, Brian
14
Kent, Jeff
15
Sanchez, Freddy
16
Lopez, Jose
17
Lopez, Felipe
18
Castillo, Luis
19
Phillips, Brandon 20
Biggio, Craig
21
Miles, Aaron
22
Kinsler, Ian
23
Belliard, Ronnie
24
Durham, Ray
25
Iguchi, Tadahito
26
Hudson, Orlando
27
Giles, Marcus
28
Uggla, Dan
29
Weeks, Rickie
30
Hands
.940
.937
.932
.931
.931
.928
.926
.923
.920
.919
.919
.917
.917
.915
.914
.913
.913
.911
.910
.909
.907
.907
.907
.907
.907
.903
.903
.899
.893
.859
InfG
1673
1576
1140
1224
1130
966
2241
2716
2124
1608
1428
1347
2431
2093
1095
1305
1705
767
1629
2118
875
1080
2137
1205
1021
1137
2347
1127
2297
1782
IFH
79
86
61
68
52
50
142
152
134
90
92
83
151
142
61
102
104
42
119
163
56
74
140
82
70
89
192
90
187
178
ROE
21
13
17
16
26
20
23
56
36
40
24
29
51
37
33
11
44
26
28
30
25
26
58
30
25
21
35
24
59
74
Third base
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Range 2005-2011
Name
Rank
Longoria, Evan
1
Ensberg, Morgan
2
Crede, Joe
3
Hannahan, Jack
4
Kouzmanoff, Kevin
5
Figgins, Chone
6
LaRoche, Andy
7
Zimmerman, Ryan
8
Blake, Casey
9
Beltre, Adrian
10
Mora, Melvin
11
Feliz, Pedro
12
Rolen, Scott
13
Reynolds, Mark
14
Sandoval, Pablo
15
Wright, David
16
McGehee, Casey
17
Bautista, Jose
18
Atkins, Garrett
19
Inge, Brandon
20
Lowell, Mike
21
Jones, Chipper
22
Glaus, Troy
23
Encarnacion, Edwin 24
Ramirez, Aramis
25
Chavez, Eric
26
Rodriguez, Alex
27
Cabrera, Miguel
28
Teahen, Mark
29
Blalock, Hank
30
Range
.898
.869
.865
.863
.862
.860
.859
.856
.850
.849
.848
.847
.846
.845
.842
.841
.837
.836
.835
.834
.832
.829
.827
.825
.824
.823
.809
.799
.797
.794
GB
1336
947
1382
920
1497
1272
878
2137
1432
2543
2035
1940
1931
1467
856
2698
864
1028
1440
2604
1593
1744
1470
1602
2069
1154
2203
857
1150
944
Hands 2005-2011
GBH
136
124
187
126
207
179
124
308
215
385
309
297
298
228
135
428
141
169
237
432
268
299
254
280
364
204
421
172
233
195
Name
Rank
Chavez, Eric
1
Lowell, Mike
2
Rolen, Scott
3
Inge, Brandon
4
Blake, Casey
5
Crede, Joe
6
Feliz, Pedro
7
Hannahan, Jack
8
Atkins, Garrett
9
Glaus, Troy
10
Jones, Chipper
11
Blalock, Hank
12
Sandoval, Pablo
13
Beltre, Adrian
14
Rodriguez, Alex
15
Stewart, Ian
16
Ensberg, Morgan
17
McGehee, Casey
18
Mora, Melvin
19
LaRoche, Andy
20
Zimmerman, Ryan
21
Teahen, Mark
22
Kouzmanoff, Kevin 23
Longoria, Evan
24
Figgins, Chone
25
Ramirez, Aramis
26
Wright, David
27
Bautista, Jose
28
Encarnacion, Edwin 29
Reynolds, Mark
30
Hands
.907
.900
.898
.895
.894
.893
.887
.887
.884
.883
.883
.883
.877
.874
.874
.874
.871
.870
.869
.866
.866
.863
.860
.855
.852
.852
.847
.843
.828
.824
InfG
950
1325
1633
2172
1217
1195
1643
794
1203
1216
1445
749
721
2158
1782
736
823
723
1726
754
1829
917
1290
1200
1093
1705
2270
859
1322
1239
IFH
64
88
110
149
85
86
123
68
83
98
110
61
60
184
156
70
77
51
161
69
169
76
139
127
109
170
239
91
133
142
ROE
24
44
56
80
44
42
62
22
57
44
59
27
29
87
68
23
29
43
65
32
77
50
42
47
53
83
109
44
94
76
Shortstop
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
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Range 2005-2011
Name
Rank
Everett, Adam
1
Vizquel, Omar
2
Furcal, Rafael
3
Ryan, Brendan
4
Greene, Khalil
5
Wilson, Jack
6
Rollins, Jimmy
7
Bartlett, Jason
8
Scutaro, Marco
9
Cedeno, Ronny
10
Aybar, Erick
11
Cabrera, Orlando
12
Gonzalez, Alex
13
Uribe, Juan
14
Renteria, Edgar
15
Ramirez, Alexei
16
Lugo, Julio
17
Izturis, Cesar
18
Escobar, Yunel
19
Tulowitzki, Troy
20
Hardy, J.J.
21
Tejada, Miguel
22
Drew, Stephen
23
Theriot, Ryan
24
Reyes, Jose
25
Ramirez, Hanley
26
Young, Michael
27
Peralta, Jhonny
28
Jeter, Derek
29
Betancourt, Yuniesky 30
Range
.841
.831
.828
.828
.823
.821
.820
.819
.817
.817
.816
.814
.814
.814
.814
.811
.811
.810
.809
.807
.804
.803
.799
.797
.797
.795
.790
.789
.777
.773
GB
1771
1731
2934
1588
1772
2637
3368
2843
2049
1833
1813
2967
2534
1896
2667
1637
1680
2090
2099
2497
2667
2984
2327
1704
3067
2658
2247
2968
3139
3188
Hands 2005-2011
GBH Name
Rank
281 Vizquel, Omar
1
293 Tulowitzki, Troy
2
503 Gonzalez, Alex
3
274 Ramirez, Alexei
4
314 Hardy, J.J.
5
471 Escobar, Yunel
6
608 Reyes, Jose
7
514 Izturis, Cesar
8
375 Ryan, Brendan
9
336 Wilson, Jack
10
334 Drew, Stephen
11
551 Jeter, Derek
12
471 Everett, Adam
13
353 Greene, Khalil
14
497 Betancourt, Yuniesky 15
309 Young, Michael
16
318 Scutaro, Marco
17
396 Cedeno, Ronny
18
402 Uribe, Juan
19
481 Furcal, Rafael
20
523 Rollins, Jimmy
21
587 Peralta, Jhonny
22
467 Bartlett, Jason
23
346 Theriot, Ryan
24
623 Ramirez, Hanley
25
545 Tejada, Miguel
26
471 Renteria, Edgar
27
627 Lugo, Julio
28
700 Cabrera, Orlando
29
725 Aybar, Erick
30
Hands
.906
.900
.898
.898
.897
.895
.893
.892
.892
.890
.889
.888
.887
.886
.886
.885
.884
.880
.880
.878
.876
.874
.871
.866
.866
.863
.862
.861
.859
.857
InfG
1438
2016
2063
1328
2144
1697
2444
1694
1314
2166
1860
2439
1490
1458
2463
1776
1674
1497
1543
2431
2760
2341
2329
1358
2113
2397
2170
1362
2416
1479
IFH
113
158
160
96
172
128
181
135
109
189
161
202
132
133
178
155
144
128
141
209
286
222
218
137
196
254
233
122
276
162
ROE
22
43
51
40
49
50
81
48
33
50
46
71
36
33
104
50
50
51
44
87
56
72
83
45
88
74
66
67
65
49
Adjustments
• After collecting the observed factual record, predictable
biases can be measured to create expected totals
• Observed can be compared to expected, in context of
league mean, with odds ratio, log5, ratios or differences
• Run values can be assigned to each skill and the sum of
skills, whether observed or adjusted
• Many situational factors will even out given enough
playing time, but park factors are persistent
Infield Range (Quickness of Infield)
Location
St Louis
Detroit
Miami
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Bronx
Cleveland
Phoenix
Anaheim
Chicago
Philadelphia
Seattle
Baltimore
New York
Houston
Boston
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Denver
New York
Pittsburgh
Arlington
Washington
Oakland
Minneapolis
Atlanta
Washington
San Francisco
Toronto
St Petersburg
Bronx
San Diego
Stadium
Factor
New Busch Stadium
1 1.107
Comerica Park
2 1.103
Sun Life Stadium
3 1.088
Dodger Stadium
4 1.085
Miller Park
5 1.078
New Yankee Stadium
6 1.068
Progressive Field
7 1.059
Chase Field
8 1.036
Angel Stadium
9 1.030
Wrigley Field
10 1.029
Citizens Bank Park
11 1.026
Safeco Field
12 1.025
Camden Yards
13 1.023
Shea Stadium
14 1.013
Minute Maid Park
15 1.013
Fenway Park
16 1.011
Kauffman Stadium
17 1.008
Humphrey Metrodome
18 1.007
Great American Ball Park 19 0.997
U.S. Cellular Field
20 0.987
Coors Field
21 0.978
Citi Field
22 0.973
PNC Park
23 0.970
Rangers Ballpark
24 0.967
RFK Stadium
25 0.967
Oakland Coliseum
26 0.956
Target Field
27 0.946
Turner Field
28 0.944
Nationals Park
29 0.939
AT&T Park
30 0.914
Rogers Centre
31 0.912
Tropicana Field
32 0.908
Yankee Stadium
33 0.898
PETCO Park
34 0.828
Infield Hands (Reliable Bounces)
Location
Chicago
Cleveland
San Francisco
Chicago
Detroit
Bronx
Toronto
Philadelphia
New York
Bronx
Milwaukee
Houston
Atlanta
Denver
St Petersburg
Miami
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
St Louis
Seattle
Anaheim
Washington
New York
Minneapolis
Arlington
Oakland
Los Angeles
Boston
Kansas City
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Washington
San Diego
Stadium
Factor
Wrigley Field
1 1.092
Progressive Field
2 1.081
AT&T Park
3 1.061
U.S. Cellular Field
4 1.057
Comerica Park
5 1.057
New Yankee Stadium
6 1.055
Rogers Centre
7 1.055
Citizens Bank Park
8 1.054
Citi Field
9 1.042
Yankee Stadium
10 1.040
Miller Park
11 1.039
Minute Maid Park
12 1.033
Turner Field
13 1.032
Coors Field
14 1.024
Tropicana Field
15 1.018
Sun Life Stadium
16 1.011
Great American Ball Park 17 0.993
Humphrey Metrodome
18 0.990
New Busch Stadium
19 0.987
Safeco Field
20 0.982
Angel Stadium
21 0.981
Nationals Park
22 0.976
Shea Stadium
23 0.973
Target Field
24 0.972
Rangers Ballpark
25 0.965
Oakland Coliseum
26 0.962
Dodger Stadium
27 0.961
Fenway Park
28 0.959
Kauffman Stadium
29 0.953
Chase Field
30 0.952
PNC Park
31 0.946
Camden Yards
32 0.932
RFK Stadium
33 0.929
PETCO Park
34 0.924
Air Ball Hits (Should be by position)
Location
Boston
Houston
Minneapolis
Denver
Atlanta
Anaheim
Chicago
Baltimore
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Bronx
Bronx
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Chicago
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Phoenix
Toronto
New York
Cleveland
Miami
Arlington
New York
Kansas City
San Diego
St Petersburg
Seattle
Oakland
Washington
Detroit
Washington
St Louis
Stadium
Factor
Fenway Park
1 1.254
Minute Maid Park
2 1.160
Target Field
3 1.129
Coors Field
4 1.120
Turner Field
5 1.118
Angel Stadium
6 1.109
Wrigley Field
7 1.097
Camden Yards
8 1.081
Humphrey Metrodome
9 1.080
PNC Park
10 1.041
Citizens Bank Park
11 1.029
New Yankee Stadium
12 1.025
Yankee Stadium
13 1.015
Miller Park
14 1.013
AT&T Park
15 1.008
U.S. Cellular Field
16 1.004
Dodger Stadium
17 1.001
Great American Ball Park 18 0.996
Chase Field
19 0.991
Rogers Centre
20 0.980
Shea Stadium
21 0.974
Progressive Field
22 0.961
Sun Life Stadium
23 0.947
Rangers Ballpark
24 0.942
Citi Field
25 0.931
Kauffman Stadium
26 0.914
PETCO Park
27 0.885
Tropicana Field
28 0.882
Safeco Field
29 0.854
Oakland Coliseum
30 0.850
Nationals Park
31 0.847
Comerica Park
32 0.824
RFK Stadium
33 0.819
New Busch Stadium
34 0.757
Foul Flies
Location
Chicago
Boston
Arlington
Anaheim
Miami
Los Angeles
Cleveland
New York
Bronx
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Kansas City
New York
Baltimore
Minneapolis
Washington
Houston
Denver
St Petersburg
Milwaukee
Chicago
San Diego
Minneapolis
Atlanta
Bronx
Toronto
Phoenix
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Seattle
Washington
St Louis
Detroit
Oakland
Stadium
Factor
Wrigley Field
1 0.837
Fenway Park
2 0.884
Rangers Ballpark
3 0.897
Angel Stadium
4 0.901
Sun Life Stadium
5 0.903
Dodger Stadium
6 0.922
Progressive Field
7 0.927
Shea Stadium
8 0.931
Yankee Stadium
9 0.934
PNC Park
10 0.948
AT&T Park
11 0.959
Kauffman Stadium
12 0.965
Citi Field
13 0.965
Camden Yards
14 0.976
Target Field
15 0.978
Nationals Park
16 0.980
Minute Maid Park
17 0.984
Coors Field
18 0.997
Tropicana Field
19 1.004
Miller Park
20 1.008
U.S. Cellular Field
21 1.027
PETCO Park
22 1.034
Humphrey Metrodome
23 1.034
Turner Field
24 1.043
New Yankee Stadium
25 1.059
Rogers Centre
26 1.073
Chase Field
27 1.077
Citizens Bank Park
28 1.082
Great American Ball Park 29 1.087
Safeco Field
30 1.112
RFK Stadium
31 1.119
New Busch Stadium
32 1.133
Comerica Park
33 1.150
Oakland Coliseum
34 1.190
All Park Factors
Location
Anaheim
Arlington
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Bronx
Bronx
Chicago
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Detroit
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
New York
New York
Oakland
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
St Louis
St Petersburg
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Toronto
Washington
Washington
Stadium
FoulFly
Angel Stadium
4 0.901
Rangers Ballpark
3 0.897
Turner Field
24 1.043
Camden Yards
14 0.976
Fenway Park
2 0.884
New Yankee Stadium
25 1.059
Yankee Stadium
9 0.934
U.S. Cellular Field
21 1.027
Wrigley Field
1 0.837
Great American Ball Park 29 1.087
Progressive Field
7 0.927
Coors Field
18 0.997
Comerica Park
33 1.150
Minute Maid Park
17 0.984
Kauffman Stadium
12 0.965
Dodger Stadium
6 0.922
Sun Life Stadium
5 0.903
Miller Park
20 1.008
Humphrey Metrodome
23 1.034
Target Field
15 0.978
Citi Field
13 0.965
Shea Stadium
8 0.931
Oakland Coliseum
34 1.190
Citizens Bank Park
28 1.082
Chase Field
27 1.077
PNC Park
10 0.948
New Busch Stadium
32 1.133
Tropicana Field
19 1.004
PETCO Park
22 1.034
AT&T Park
11 0.959
Safeco Field
30 1.112
Rogers Centre
26 1.073
Nationals Park
16 0.980
RFK Stadium
31 1.119
InfieldH GrndBallH
21 0.981
9 1.030
25 0.965 24 0.967
13 1.032 28 0.944
32 0.932 13 1.023
28 0.959 16 1.011
6 1.055
6 1.068
10 1.040 33 0.898
4 1.057 20 0.987
1 1.092 10 1.029
17 0.993 19 0.997
2 1.081
7 1.059
14 1.024 21 0.978
5 1.057
2 1.103
12 1.033 15 1.013
29 0.953 17 1.008
27 0.961
4 1.085
16 1.011
3 1.088
11 1.039
5 1.078
18 0.990 18 1.007
24 0.972 27 0.946
9 1.042 22 0.973
23 0.973 14 1.013
26 0.962 26 0.956
8 1.054 11 1.026
30 0.952
8 1.036
31 0.946 23 0.970
19 0.987
1 1.107
15 1.018 32 0.908
34 0.924 34 0.828
3 1.061 30 0.914
20 0.982 12 1.025
7 1.055 31 0.912
22 0.976 29 0.939
33 0.929 25 0.967
AirBallH
6 1.109
24 0.942
5 1.118
8 1.081
1 1.254
12 1.025
13 1.015
16 1.004
7 1.097
18 0.996
22 0.961
4 1.120
32 0.824
2 1.160
26 0.914
17 1.001
23 0.947
14 1.013
9 1.080
3 1.129
25 0.931
21 0.974
30 0.850
11 1.029
19 0.991
10 1.041
34 0.757
28 0.882
27 0.885
15 1.008
29 0.854
20 0.980
31 0.847
33 0.819
Homerun
18 0.948
11 1.097
17 0.959
6 1.169
21 0.928
1 1.285
13 1.034
3 1.247
7 1.127
2 1.282
27 0.872
9 1.110
19 0.946
4 1.218
31 0.822
15 1.010
23 0.913
10 1.107
20 0.934
34 0.679
33 0.755
12 1.038
28 0.860
8 1.124
16 0.997
25 0.873
26 0.873
14 1.023
30 0.824
29 0.833
24 0.889
5 1.173
22 0.921
32 0.809
DER by Bat Hand
3B
SS
2B
1B
RHB .863 .881 .902 .904
LHB .785 .854 .921 .929
LF
CF
RF
RHB .443 .612 .649
LHB .639 .599 .422
•
Balls pulled to the outfield are more likely to be line drives and are harder to
catch, while opposite field balls are higher in air and easier to catch
•
Infield grounders are reverse, with pulled balls easier to field than those hit
more slowly to the opposite side
Infield Range by Base/Out
Bases
0
0 .832
1 .784
2 .844
3 .817
12 .808
13 .791
23 .822
123 .777
•
1
.834
.787
.842
.774
.819
.794
.814
.797
Outs
2
.838
.820
.848
.850
.853
.830
.840
.844
<2
.833
.786
.843
.815
.784
.793
.816
.791
Holding the runner at first and playing for a double play reduce each
infielder’s range
Hands Rating on Bunts
Pos
1
2
3
4
5
6
Out%
.886
.860
.930
.916
.862
.875
Swinging
InfG InfH
27211 2338
1873 173
38580 1538
74238 4574
61422 5569
82797 7606
away
ROE
765
90
1182
1631
2927
2759
Out%
.822
.848
.827
.317
.648
.048
InfG
7284
2296
2607
328
3435
62
Bunting
InfH ROE
1057 238
315
35
422
28
223
1
1159
50
59
0
Diff
-.064
-.012
-.103
-.599
-.214
-.827
•
Catchers see little difference between bunts and swinging away, pitchers
somewhat more
•
First and third basemen have substantial drops
•
Batters are rarely put out on bunts to middle infielders
Various Hit Rates by Pitcher GB%
GB% VertA InfH
.30 21.1 .071
.35 19.5 .068
.40 17.4 .066
.45 14.2 .064
.50 11.8 .065
.55
9.3 .062
.60
5.5 .063
•
•
•
GBH AirH AirHR
.202 .343 .091
.185 .365 .081
.181 .378 .080
.174 .402 .077
.168 .415 .073
.167 .435 .071
.160 .456 .072
When a pitcher gets a higher rate of ground balls, he also allows more low
angle and fewer high angle fly balls
The low angle fly balls (which include line drives) are more likely to be hits
but less likely to be home runs
More ground balls also means softer ground balls, up to 20% fewer ground
hits to outfield
Why stick with play by play?
• Factual, counted stats, easy to understand ratings
• Pairing play by play with remote sensing can result in
better understanding of the game and play by play
• That better understanding can be applied to leagues and
years where remote sensing is not available