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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Are the Yankees trying to hit more fly balls?

By Tangotiger, 04:58 PM

Pat presents partial data:

Below are some of your 2009 New York Yankees, accompanied by their 2009 FB%, their 2008 FB%, and where this season’s FB% ranks along with how many seasons the data has been available for.

Player

Mark Teixeira: 45.1%, 36.5%, 1/7
Derek Jeter: 26%, 23.8%, 2/8
Jorge Posada: 43.2%, 39.7%, 1/8
Johnny Damon: 44.6%, 34.2% , 1/8
Hideki Matsui: 42%, 34.5%, 2/7
Nick Swisher: 44.8%, 44.5%, 4/6
Jose Molina: 41%, 33%, 1/8

It’s better to show all the data when you do stuff like this.

(3) Comments • 2009/08/19 • SabermetricsBatted_BallBatter_v_Pitcher
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