Friday, August 28, 2009

Fouls per swing

Did you know that 47.8% of Todd Helton's swings result in foul balls? He's the most efficient foul ball producing batter in the league with over 200 plate appearances, in terms of fouls per swing.

Here are the ten best batters in the league at creating foul balls on a per-swing basis. (Minimum 200 plate appearances)
BatterFoulsSwings*Fouls per swing
Todd Helton4429240.478
Brian Roberts4639830.471
Kevin Millar1934130.467
Willie Bloomquist3186940.458
Josh Bard1854060.456
Nick Punto2405290.454
Jerry HairstonJr.3207070.453
Kevin Youkilis3537820.451
Dioner Navarro2906470.448
Denard Span3638160.445
*- this swing count includes missed bunt attempts, and foul bunts

Here are the bottom ten in the same category:
BatterFoulsSwings*Fouls per swing
Ty Wigginton1705580.305
Nelson Cruz2297460.307
Cristian Guzman2267280.310
Pedro Feliz2377580.313
Bobby Abreu2347220.324
Adam Rosales1213690.328
Garret Anderson2216710.329
J.J. Hardy2096340.330
Vernon Wells2818490.331
Jody Gerut1063180.333


Being at the bottom of the fouls per swing category doesn't necessarily mean that these guys are good at hitting the ball straight - a couple of them just swing and miss a lot.

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