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In response to "Nevermind, you must mean for just 2010. (nm)" by musubi

2009 is also an interesting tale as well....

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Apr 20 '10, 09:57

less than 50 at bats with a 2-0, 3-0, or 3-1 count....

the prime hitters counts and he is only in those counts under 10% of his at bats.

He does hit close to .400 on the first pitch, but after that, he is a mess.

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I don't know if he got it or not, but he was on pace to have the most 0-2 counts in a season in MLB history. -- nm - David Apr 20, 09:59 13
- 123 oh-two counts in 632 plate appearances in 09. Not sure, but it doesn't seem like a historic number. (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 10:03 10
  - Email Rob Neyer and ask. Going down 0-2 19.4% of the time surely can't happen often. -- nm - David Apr 20, 10:05 9
    - A quick google shows Adam Dunn face 121 oh-two's in '04, and that's the first season I looked up. - musubi Apr 20, 10:16 8
      - And there it is: Adam Dunn saw 128 oh-two counts in 2007. - musubi Apr 20, 10:18 7
        
        His post-trade performance must have saved him. -- nm - David Apr 20, 10:28 3
        
        He saw 67 in 324 PA (20.7%) with the Braves, and 56 in 308 PAs (18.2%) with the Mets. He wasn't gonna catch Reynolds (21.7%). (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 10:34 2
        
        he was only 1% down, so let's not act like it was impossible. -- nm - David Apr 20, 10:41 1
        
        1% is pretty significant in this sample size. That's 21 more 0-2s. - musubi Apr 20, 10:57
        
        Check Mark Reynolds if you would for last year. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 10:20 2
        
        Just did. 144 (!) oh-two counts. Yikes. If that's not a record....damn. (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 10:24 1
        
        More fun: Reynolds saw 100 oh-two counts in only 414 PAs in '07. That's 0-2 in about 24% of his plate appearances. (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 10:26
- Also, talking about his first pitch batting average is wildly misleading. - David Apr 20, 10:01 1
  - Agreed. I'd wager almost *everyone* in MLB does pretty well on first pitch hitting. - musubi Apr 20, 10:06

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