Baseballs attracted to Californians
So far in the 2009 season, 154 pitches have hit batters, and 48 of them have hit batters who were born in California. That's 31.2% of 2009 plunks. Last season Californian batters got hit the most, but they only collected 21.8% of 2008 plunks. And yes, there are a very large number of major league players who were born in Californian, but they only account for 18.5% of plate appearance this year.
In 1990, Californians took 28.5% of league plunkings, but no other state or foreign country in the Jamie Moyer Era* has broken the 25% mark.
* - The Jamie Moyer Era is 1986 to present, which encompasses the careers of all active players, and is also the span of time for which I have this sort of data.
posted by pbr @ 4/24/2009 12:12:00 PM
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