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One-Pitch At-Bats

Posted on February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 by ryanmccrystal

Amed Rosario enters 2023 with a .478 batting average when putting the ball in play since joining Cleveland.

Dating back to 1990, that’s the highest average among Cleveland hitters with at least 100 one-pitch at-bats:

And here’s the bottom five, among 64 qualified players:

The MLB average over this span is .335.

Posted on February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 by ryanmccrystal

Only 11.3% of Carlos Santana‘s strikeouts were on three pitches, the team’s lowest rate dating back to 2000.

Here’s the top six, among players with at least 200 total strikeouts in that span: