BABIP by Location

May 16, 2017 by Derek Bain · 3 Comments

Are there any factors that influence batting average to various locations on a baseball diamond? Does batter or pitcher “handedness” provide any advantage? Can we identify traits among the leaders in each category? “Batting Average on Balls In Play (BABIP) measures how often a ball in play goes for a hit. A ball is “in play” when the plate appearance ends in something other than a strikeout, walk, hit batter, catcher’s interference, sacrifice bunt, or home run. In other words, the batter put the ball in play and it didn’t clear the outfield fence.” – Fangraphs Library

Methodology

I extracted BIP data for 1988 – 1998 and 2003-2016 from the Retrosheet Events Files (missing location data for prior seasons along with 1999 – 2002 prohibited inclusion in this study). I placed the resulting data into groups based on the nine fielding positions. Sorting the outcomes by location for batters and pitchers, we can observe single-season or career BABIP leaders on balls hit to shortstop or second base as compared to the outfield posts. We can find the answers to queries such as “Are there any ballplayers who post consistently high batting averages on balls hit to the left side of the infield?”

Terminology

BABIP –Batting Average on Balls In Play, calculated for each batter and pitcher using the formula (H – HR) / (AB – K – HR + SF) FranchID– the first organization to sign a player to a Major League Baseball contract, based on the criteria defined in my book, “ Hardball Retrospective ”. P1 – P2– Primary and Secondary Pitch Type, as sourced from “The Neyer / James Guide To Pitchers”. Pitch Types are derived from the pitch selections for each pitcher listed in the NJGTP and matched (to the best of my ability) to the Pitch Type Abbreviations & Classifications on the Fangraphs website. I determined Pitch Type for the hurlers not listed in the NJGTP based on the percentages listed on the corresponding Fangraphs’ player page.

FA = fastball

FF = four-seam fastball

FT = two-seam fastball

FC = fastball (cutter)

FS / SI / SF = fastball (sinker, split-fingered)

SL = slider

CH = changeup

CB / CU = curveball

SC = screwball

KC = knuckle-curve

KN = knuckleball

EP = eephus

BABIP by Location

The diagram above illustrates that a batted ball to the infield results in six base hits in every hundred chances (actually .065) whereas more than half of all shots to the outfield (.552) are tallied as safeties. Batter handedness is not a consideration when looking at the BABIP leaderboards among balls hit to the pitcher and the catcher. A quick glance at both lists reveals two crucial elements for safely reaching first base on balls fielded by one of the battery mates – above-average foot speed along with a proficiency in bunting the ball.

BABIP Career Leaders, Batted Balls Hit to the Pitcher (1988-2016)

Willy Taveras holds the career record for BABIP to the pitcher (.326) and places runner-up with a .388 BABIP to the catcher. The fleet-footed center fielder also places in the top 20 for BABIP to third basemen and shortstop. The runner-up for the 2005 NL Rookie of the Year Award swiped at least 30 bags in four consecutive campaigns (2005-08) and torched the circuit with 68 successful steals in 75 attempts in ’08. Taveras maintains the highest cumulative “BABIP-Infield” since 1988 with a .196 average. Emilio Bonifacio ranks second in BABIP to the pitcher (.277) while legging out enough hits to place inside the top 30 in BABIP to 1B and 3B. The swift utilityman produced a .296 BA with 40 stolen bases as a full-timer with the Marlins in 2011. Nyjer Morgan , the Pirates 33 ^rd round selection in 2002, registers fifth on the chart below with a .267 BABIP-P. “Tony Plush” established career-highs with 42 stolen bases and a .307 BA in ’09, splitting time between Pittsburgh and Washington. Michael Bourn and Tom Goodwin hustle onto four charts including BABIP to pitcher, first base, third base and shortstop. Bourn amassed three consecutive NL stolen base crowns (2009-2011) while Goodwin recorded four campaigns with 50+ swipes. Brian Lawrence limited the opposition to four base hits out of 114 batted balls to the mound. The Padres 17 ^th round selection in the June ’98 draft emerges in the shortstop and third base BABIP tables. Tim Leary and Randy Tomlin tied for second place with a .039 BABIP-P. The Mets #1 selection in the June 1979 Amateur Draft, Leary blossomed with the Dodgers in 1988 as he established personal bests with 17 victories, a 2.91 ERA and a 1.124 WHIP. Sluggers predominantly inhabit the BABIP-P trailers chart. Paul Konerko (.049) is the lone lumberjack scoring as an automatic out when putting the ball into play to the pitcher or either corner infielder. Matt Garza (.243) struggles to keep the opposition from reaching first base safely after a ball is batted back to the mound.

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Willy	Taveras	R	221	72	0.326
Emilio	Bonifacio	B	148	41	0.277
Corey	Patterson	L	167	46	0.275
Brett	Gardner	L	192	52	0.271
Nyjer	Morgan	L	120	32	0.267
Carlos	Gomez	R	177	43	0.243
Gregor	Blanco	L	143	34	0.238
Angel	Pagan	B	148	35	0.236
Michael	Bourn	L	260	59	0.227
Cameron	Maybin	R	128	29	0.227
Willie	Bloomquist	R	121	27	0.223
Adam	Eaton	L	103	23	0.223
Jose	Tabata	R	103	23	0.223
Jean	Segura	R	154	34	0.221
Melvin	Upton	R	128	28	0.219
Jose	Reyes	B	331	72	0.218
Erick	Aybar	B	268	58	0.216
Endy	Chavez	L	222	48	0.216
Tom	Goodwin	L	159	34	0.214
Tony	Womack	L	159	34	0.214
Ryan	Braun	R	169	36	0.213
Ichiro	Suzuki	L	493	105	0.213
Asdrubal	Cabrera	B	151	32	0.212
Vince	Coleman	B	183	38	0.208
Deion	Sanders	L	116	24	0.207
Everth	Cabrera	B	128	26	0.203
Luis	Castillo	B	320	65	0.203
Dee	Gordon	L	172	35	0.203
Melvin	Mora	R	138	28	0.203
Brian L.	Hunter	R	109	22	0.202
Otis	Nixon	B	435	88	0.202
Neifi	Perez	B	114	23	0.202
Luis	Polonia	L	220	44	0.200
Michael	Brantley	L	102	20	0.196
Ian	Desmond	R	153	30	0.196
Kenny	Lofton	L	331	64	0.193
Craig	Biggio	R	309	59	0.191
Adeiny	Hechavarria	R	115	22	0.191
Ramon	Santiago	B	121	23	0.190
Nick	Punto	B	160	30	0.188
Reggie	Sanders	R	112	21	0.188
Rondell	White	R	117	22	0.188
Ben	Zobrist	B	176	33	0.188
Rajai	Davis	R	124	23	0.185
Omar	Infante	R	178	33	0.185
Elvis	Andrus	R	227	41	0.181
Denard	Span	L	243	44	0.181
Carl	Crawford	L	289	52	0.180
Howie	Kendrick	R	218	39	0.179
Robby	Thompson	R	117	21	0.179
Justin	Upton	R	106	19	0.179

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP	P1	P2
Brian	Lawrence	R	114	4	0.035	FA	SL
Tim	Leary	R	153	6	0.039	SF	FA
Randy	Tomlin	L	103	4	0.039	CH	FA
Michael	Jackson	R	118	5	0.042	SL	FT
Russ	Ortiz	R	119	5	0.042	FA	CU
Trevor	Wilson	L	119	5	0.042	FA	SL
Bobby J.	Jones	R	165	8	0.048	SI	CU
Bronson	Arroyo	R	278	14	0.050	FA	SL
Shaun	Marcum	R	136	7	0.051	FA	CH
Mark	Mulder	L	138	7	0.051	FA	CU
Alex	Fernandez	R	271	14	0.052	FA	CU
Mike	Maroth	L	115	6	0.052	FA	CH
Mariano	Rivera	R	230	12	0.052	FC	FA
Rick	Reed	R	111	6	0.054	FT	FC
Jeff	Ballard	L	110	6	0.055	CH	SI
Brett	Tomko	R	142	8	0.056	FA	SL
Kevin	Ritz	R	158	9	0.057	FA	CU
Bob	Tewksbury	R	312	18	0.058	SI	CU
Mike	Timlin	R	138	8	0.058	FA	FC
Allan	Anderson	L	100	6	0.060	CH	FA
Luis	Aquino	R	116	7	0.060	FA	SL
Jose	Rijo	R	165	10	0.061	FA	SL
Andrew	Cashner	R	128	8	0.062	FA	SL
Salomon	Torres	R	111	7	0.063	FA	SL
Greg	Hibbard	L	157	10	0.064	CH	SI
Joe M.	Smith	R	125	8	0.064	FA	SL
Mark	Langston	L	294	19	0.065	*	*
Horacio	Ramirez	L	154	10	0.065	*	*
Jeff	Russell	R	107	7	0.065	*	*
Johan	Santana	L	217	14	0.065	*	*
Carlos	Silva	R	153	10	0.065	*	*
Bill	Wegman	R	170	11	0.065	*	*
Josh	Fogg	R	137	9	0.066	*	*
Dwight	Gooden	R	267	18	0.067	*	*
Scott	Karl	L	105	7	0.067	*	*
Kirk	Saarloos	R	101	7	0.069	*	*
Bill	Swift	R	304	21	0.069	*	*
Zack	Greinke	R	315	22	0.070	*	*
Cory	Lidle	R	143	10	0.070	*	*
Kenny	Rogers	L	556	39	0.070	*	*
Jeff	Francis	L	181	13	0.072	*	*
Rick	Sutcliffe	R	138	10	0.072	*	*
Danny	Darwin	R	192	14	0.073	*	*
John	Franco	L	123	9	0.073	*	*
Chris	Haney	L	109	8	0.073	*	*
Tom	Glavine	L	611	45	0.074	*	*
Mike	Maddux	R	121	9	0.074	*	*
Dennis	Martinez	R	404	30	0.074	*	*
Jamie	Moyer	L	421	31	0.074	*	*
Bob	Ojeda	L	162	12	0.074	*	*
Roy	Oswalt	R	244	18	0.074	*	*
Chan Ho	Park	R	189	14	0.074	*	*
Kirk	Rueter	L	272	20	0.074	*	*

Minimum 100 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Trailers, Batted Balls Hit to the Pitcher (1988-2016)

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Dmitri	Young	B	111	4	0.036
Edwin	Encarnacion	R	103	4	0.039
George	Brett	L	100	4	0.040
Eric	Chavez	L	112	5	0.045
Eddie	Murray	B	127	6	0.047
J. T.	Snow	L	107	5	0.047
Tino	Martinez	L	124	6	0.048
Tony	Pena	R	124	6	0.048
Paul	Konerko	R	122	6	0.049
Alfonso	Soriano	R	123	6	0.049
Joe	Oliver	R	101	5	0.050
Ken	Caminiti	B	117	6	0.051
Carlos	Lee	R	156	8	0.051
Javy	Lopez	R	116	6	0.052
A. J.	Pierzynski	L	248	13	0.052
Dave	Magadan	L	130	7	0.054
Jacque	Jones	L	127	7	0.055
Matt	Lawton	L	110	6	0.055
Hideki	Matsui	L	146	8	0.055
Mike	Piazza	R	127	7	0.055
Juan	Rivera	R	108	6	0.056
Jason	Varitek	B	107	6	0.056
Jeff	Conine	R	121	7	0.058
Joe	Orsulak	L	103	6	0.058
David	Segui	B	120	7	0.058
Ray	Lankford	L	102	6	0.059
Jorge	Posada	B	101	6	0.059
Brian	Schneider	L	118	7	0.059
Felix	Fermin	R	184	11	0.060
Jose	Guillen	R	150	9	0.060
Skip	Schumaker	L	151	9	0.060

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP	P1	P2
Matt	Garza	R	173	42	0.243	FA	SL
Matt	Belisle	R	116	24	0.207	FA	SL
Chris	Archer	R	102	21	0.206	FA	SL
Aaron	Sele	R	157	31	0.197	FA	CU
Zach	Britton	L	112	22	0.196	FA	SL
Rick	Porcello	R	194	38	0.196	FA	SL
Max	Scherzer	R	138	27	0.196	FA	CH
Homer	Bailey	R	119	23	0.193	FA	SL
Chuck	Finley	L	238	46	0.193	FA	CH
Chris	Sale	L	119	23	0.193	FA	SL
Chris R.	Young	R	100	19	0.190	*	*
Derek	Holland	L	118	22	0.186	*	*
Mark	Clark	R	146	27	0.185	*	*
Jim	Deshaies	L	124	23	0.185	*	*
Clay	Buchholz	R	137	25	0.182	*	*
Cliff P.	Lee	L	221	40	0.181	*	*
CC	Sabathia	L	333	60	0.180	*	*
Brett	Anderson	L	141	25	0.177	*	*
Justin	Masterson	R	218	38	0.174	*	*
Chris	Volstad	R	104	18	0.173	*	*
Jim	Johnson	R	111	19	0.171	*	*
Jeff	Samardzija	R	140	24	0.171	*	*
Norm	Charlton	L	106	18	0.170	*	*
Chris	Tillman	R	101	17	0.168	*	*
Kevin	Correia	R	162	27	0.167	*	*
Doug	Fister	R	198	33	0.167	*	*
Scott	Kazmir	L	156	26	0.167	*	*
J. A.	Happ	L	145	24	0.166	*	*
Mike W.	Stanton	L	103	17	0.165	*	*
James	Shields	R	262	43	0.164	*	*

Minimum 100 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Leaders, Batted Balls Hit to the Catcher (1988-2016)

Another table ruled as expected by the agile batsmen and the adroit bunter, topped by annual league leaders in stolen bases. Kenny Lofton and Willy Taveras are discussed elsewhere. Ichiro Suzuki earns his highest entry with a third-place mark (.264). The 2001 American League MVP and Rookie of the Year began the 2017 campaign with a .313 career BA in the Major Leagues. Suzuki eclipsed the 3000-hit plateau in 2016 (not to mention 1278 base knocks in the Japan Pacific League from 1992-2000). The ten-time All-Star surpassed 200 hits in each of his first ten seasons and established the Major League record with 262 safeties in 2004. A quartet of mound maestros held opposing batters hitless on batted balls fielded by the backstop – Sid Fernandez , Scott Sanderson , Curt Schilling and Bobby Witt . “El Sid” outdoes all hurlers in our focus group for BABIP-RF (.292 vs .556 league average) and places seventh in BABIP-CF (.357). Eleven sluggers were unable to scratch a hit in fifty or more at-bats when the catcher fielded the ball. Todd Zeile owns the futility award for BABIP-C, failing to reach safely in 68 AB.

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Kenny	Lofton	L	73	33	0.452
Willy	Taveras	R	67	26	0.388
Ichiro	Suzuki	L	91	24	0.264
Otis	Nixon	B	76	19	0.250
Juan	Pierre	L	116	28	0.241
Erick	Aybar	B	57	13	0.228
Brett	Butler	L	90	18	0.200
Coco	Crisp	B	58	11	0.190
Jose	Reyes	B	91	17	0.187
Omar	Vizquel	B	111	20	0.180
B. J.	Surhoff	L	50	8	0.160
Jack	Wilson	R	64	10	0.156
Endy	Chavez	L	50	7	0.140
Hanley	Ramirez	R	57	7	0.123
Omar	Infante	R	50	6	0.120
Shane	Victorino	R	67	6	0.090
Jody	Reed	R	58	5	0.086
Roberto	Alomar	B	63	5	0.079
Marquis	Grissom	R	55	4	0.073
Johnny	Damon	L	85	6	0.071
Torii	Hunter	R	56	4	0.071
Billy	Hatcher	R	60	4	0.067
Cal	Ripken	R	89	6	0.067
Craig	Biggio	R	112	7	0.062
Brian	McRae	B	73	4	0.055
Brady	Anderson	L	57	3	0.053
David	Ortiz	L	59	3	0.051
Ron	Gant	R	83	4	0.048
Alex	Rodriguez	R	64	3	0.047
Ken	Griffey	L	91	4	0.044

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP	P1	P2
Sid	Fernandez	L	73	0	0.000	FA	CU
Scott	Sanderson	R	50	0	0.000	FA	CU
Curt	Schilling	R	69	0	0.000	FA	SL
Bobby	Witt	R	58	0	0.000	FA	SL
Ramon J.	Martinez	R	84	1	0.012	FA	CH
Pete	Harnisch	R	65	1	0.015	FA	SL
John	Lackey	R	66	1	0.015	FA	CU
Jeremy	Guthrie	R	58	1	0.017	FA	SL
Cliff P.	Lee	L	60	1	0.017	FA	CH
Cal	Eldred	R	56	1	0.018	FA	CU
Alex	Fernandez	R	57	1	0.018	FA	CU
Fernando	Valenzuela	L	55	1	0.018	SC	FA
Clayton	Kershaw	L	53	1	0.019	FA	SL
Bronson	Arroyo	R	98	2	0.020	FA	SL
Tom	Gordon	R	50	1	0.020	CU	FA
Barry	Zito	L	82	2	0.024	FA	CU
Mark	Langston	L	75	2	0.027	FA	SL
Mike	Mussina	R	103	3	0.029	FT	FF
Chris R.	Young	R	65	2	0.031	FA	SL
Matt	Garza	R	60	2	0.033	FA	SL
Melido	Perez	R	61	2	0.033	FA	SF
Jimmy	Key	L	58	2	0.034	CU	FA
Javier	Vazquez	R	83	3	0.036	FA	CH
David	Wells	L	110	4	0.036	CU	FA
Dave	Stewart	R	54	2	0.037	FA	SL

Minimum 50 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Trailers, Batted Balls Hit to the Catcher (1988-2016)

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Adrian	Beltre	R	55	0	0.000
Edwin	Encarnacion	R	58	0	0.000
Raul	Ibanez	L	59	0	0.000
Carlos	Lee	R	59	0	0.000
Mark	McGwire	R	50	0	0.000
Eddie	Murray	B	53	0	0.000
Chris	Sabo	R	52	0	0.000
Ed	Sprague	R	51	0	0.000
Mickey	Tettleton	B	53	0	0.000
Greg	Vaughn	R	62	0	0.000
Todd	Zeile	R	68	0	0.000
Ruben	Sierra	B	80	1	0.012
Albert	Pujols	R	71	1	0.014
Gary	Gaetti	R	67	1	0.015
J. J.	Hardy	R	68	1	0.015
Rafael	Palmeiro	L	65	1	0.015
Juan	Uribe	R	67	1	0.015
Matt	Williams	R	64	1	0.016
Orlando	Cabrera	R	58	1	0.017
Tino	Martinez	L	59	1	0.017
Aramis	Ramirez	R	59	1	0.017
Ellis	Burks	R	55	1	0.018
Juan	Gonzalez	R	57	1	0.018
Andruw	Jones	R	55	1	0.018
Ryne	Sandberg	R	57	1	0.018

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP	P1	P2
A. J.	Burnett	R	61	11	0.180	FA	CU
Kevin J.	Brown	R	71	11	0.155	FT	FF
Derek	Lowe	R	58	9	0.155	SI	CU
Ricky	Nolasco	R	55	8	0.145	FA	SL
Randy D.	Johnson	L	97	14	0.144	FF	SL
Felix	Hernandez	R	50	7	0.140	FA	CH
Greg	Maddux	R	88	12	0.136	FA	CH
Pat	Hentgen	R	60	8	0.133	FC	FF
Tim	Hudson	R	58	7	0.121	FA	SL
Steve	Trachsel	R	51	6	0.118	FT	FF
Dwight	Gooden	R	60	7	0.117	*	*
Tom	Candiotti	R	96	11	0.115	*	*
Bruce	Chen	L	52	6	0.115	*	*
Roy	Oswalt	R	65	7	0.108	*	*
Jack	Morris	R	56	6	0.107	*	*
John	Burkett	R	66	7	0.106	*	*
Jack	McDowell	R	66	7	0.106	*	*
James	Shields	R	57	6	0.105	*	*
Dan	Haren	R	79	8	0.101	*	*
Wilson	Alvarez	L	50	5	0.100	*	*
Jon	Lester	L	60	6	0.100	*	*
Andy	Pettitte	L	80	8	0.100	*	*
Kirk	Rueter	L	50	5	0.100	*	*
John	Smoltz	R	93	9	0.097	*	*
Roger	Clemens	R	104	10	0.096	*	*

Minimum 50 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Leaders, Batted Balls Hit to the First Baseman (1988-2016)

Otis Nixon leads all Major Leaguers since 1988 with six appearances on the BABIP location charts, encompassing the entire infield. Pilfering at least 30 bags in eleven straight seasons (1988-1998) Nixon ranks third with a .210 BABIP-1B and fourth with a .250 BABIP-C. Five-timer Shane Mack maintains the highest BABIP-1B (.197) for a right-handed hitter. Alex Sanchez nabbed 52 bags in his sophomore season (2003) and exceled at beating out bunts and ground balls to the first baseman as his .300 BABIP-1B readily attests. Scott Garrelts held the opposition hitless in 155 at-bats when they put the ball in play to the first baseman. Excluding Jimmy Anderson, Felix Heredia and Scott Downs, the BABIP-1B list is dominated by right-handed hurlers. The speedster has the best chance to beat out an infield roller to the first-sacker. However there are a number of fair to below-average runners scattered about the batters’ chart.

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Alex	Sanchez	L	120	36	0.300
Mike	Felder	B	147	31	0.211
Otis	Nixon	B	262	55	0.210
Gary	Varsho	L	111	22	0.198
Shane	Mack	R	127	25	0.197
Rafael	Belliard	R	106	20	0.189
David	Howard	B	104	19	0.183
Kevin	Maas	L	105	19	0.181
Tom	Goodwin	L	224	40	0.179
Vince	Coleman	B	260	45	0.173
Chuck	Knoblauch	R	215	37	0.172
Steve	Sax	R	176	30	0.170
Bip	Roberts	B	267	44	0.165
Brett	Butler	L	324	53	0.164
Deion	Sanders	L	190	31	0.163
David	Hulse	L	115	18	0.157
Carlos	Gomez	R	186	28	0.151
Luis	Polonia	L	232	35	0.151
Lance	Johnson	L	528	79	0.150
Paul	Molitor	R	263	39	0.148
Alfredo	Griffin	B	177	26	0.147
Michael	Bourn	L	410	60	0.146
Junior	Felix	B	153	22	0.144
Candy	Maldonado	R	104	15	0.144
Willie	Wilson	B	165	23	0.139
Mike	Bordick	R	188	26	0.138
Kirby	Puckett	R	218	30	0.138
Kevin	Reimer	L	152	21	0.138
Gary	Pettis	B	118	16	0.136
Brian	McRae	B	431	58	0.135
Luis	Rivera	R	126	17	0.135
Emilio	Bonifacio	B	164	22	0.134
Mitch	Webster	B	119	16	0.134
Andre	Dawson	R	150	20	0.133
Billy	Hatcher	R	195	26	0.133
Mark	Lewis	R	120	16	0.133
Pat	Listach	B	113	15	0.133
Milt	Thompson	L	233	31	0.133
Thomas	Howard	B	168	22	0.131
Dave	Roberts	L	237	31	0.131
Ricky	Jordan	R	100	13	0.130
Willie	McGee	B	300	39	0.130
Gregg	Jefferies	B	456	59	0.129
Craig	Biggio	R	362	46	0.127
Milt	Cuyler	B	152	19	0.125
John	Kruk	L	271	34	0.125
Andy	Van Slyke	L	432	54	0.125
Julio	Franco	R	170	21	0.124
Brian	Harper	R	137	17	0.124
Felix	Jose	B	169	21	0.124

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP	P1	P2
Scott	Garrelts	R	155	0	0.000	FA	SL
Shawn	Camp	R	165	1	0.006	FA	SL
Tyson	Ross	R	166	1	0.006	FA	SL
Jose	Valverde	R	169	1	0.006	FA	SF
Kameron	Loe	R	133	1	0.008	FA	CU
Randall	Delgado	R	106	1	0.009	FA	CH
Troy	Percival	R	109	1	0.009	FA	CU
Dave	Schmidt	R	106	1	0.009	SL	CH
Brad	Bergesen	R	103	1	0.010	FA	SL
Richard	Dotson	R	100	1	0.010	FA	CU
Jeanmar	Gomez	R	105	1	0.010	FA	CH
Brad	Hennessey	R	100	1	0.010	FA	SL
Wade	Miller	R	104	1	0.010	FA	CU
Robb	Nen	R	105	1	0.010	FA	SL
Chris	Sampson	R	100	1	0.010	FA	SL
Jeff	Karstens	R	145	2	0.014	FA	CU
Josh	Towers	R	145	2	0.014	FA	SL
Byung-Hyun	Kim	R	132	2	0.015	FA	SL
Ian	Snell	R	200	3	0.015	FA	SL
Victor	Zambrano	R	136	2	0.015	FA	SL
Clay	Buchholz	R	307	5	0.016	FA	CH
Jake	Odorizzi	R	124	2	0.016	FA	CH
Jason	Davis	R	117	2	0.017	FA	SF
Jon	Garland	R	419	7	0.017	FA	CH
Guillermo	Mota	R	115	2	0.017	FA	CH
Rafael	Soriano	R	116	2	0.017	FA	SL
Randy	Wells	R	120	2	0.017	FA	SL
Brandon	Backe	R	112	2	0.018	*	*
Kris	Benson	R	166	3	0.018	*	*
Wade	Davis	R	167	3	0.018	*	*
John	Maine	R	112	2	0.018	*	*
Tanner	Roark	R	114	2	0.018	*	*
Jesse	Crain	R	104	2	0.019	*	*
Kris	Medlen	R	107	2	0.019	*	*
Erasmo	Ramirez	R	106	2	0.019	*	*
Armando	Benitez	R	101	2	0.020	*	*
Elmer	Dessens	R	147	3	0.020	*	*
Adam	Eaton	R	199	4	0.020	*	*
Javier	Lopez	L	151	3	0.020	*	*
Shaun	Marcum	R	245	5	0.020	*	*
Rich	Robertson	L	100	2	0.020	*	*
Chris	Sale	L	152	3	0.020	*	*
Travis	Wood	L	147	3	0.020	*	*
Carlos	Carrasco	R	140	3	0.021	*	*
Scott	Downs	L	144	3	0.021	*	*
Jeff	Francis	L	238	5	0.021	*	*
Ryan	Madson	R	142	3	0.021	*	*
Scott	Baker	R	226	5	0.022	*	*
Tom	Gorzelanny	L	178	4	0.022	*	*
Zack	Greinke	R	503	11	0.022	*	*
Julio	Teheran	R	181	4	0.022	*	*

Minimum 100 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Trailers, Batted Balls Hit to the First Baseman (1988-2016)

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Daric	Barton	L	131	0	0.000
Pat	Burrell	R	128	0	0.000
Jorge	Cantu	R	102	0	0.000
Dan	Johnson	L	145	0	0.000
Corey	Koskie	L	110	0	0.000
Mike	Napoli	R	120	0	0.000
Paul	Konerko	R	198	1	0.005
Alex	Rios	R	217	1	0.005
Trot	Nixon	L	157	1	0.006
Mike	Lowell	R	141	1	0.007
Jack	Hannahan	L	120	1	0.008
Melvin	Mora	R	133	1	0.008
Juan	Rivera	R	133	1	0.008
Ramon	Vazquez	L	129	1	0.008
John	Buck	R	108	1	0.009
Miguel	Cabrera	R	226	2	0.009
Chris	Iannetta	R	110	1	0.009
Albert	Pujols	R	226	2	0.009
Cody	Ross	R	112	1	0.009
D’Angelo	Jimenez	B	104	1	0.010
Alex	Gonzalez	R	179	2	0.011
Eric	Byrnes	R	151	2	0.013
Casey	Kotchman	L	388	5	0.013
David	Bell	R	139	2	0.014
Joe	Crede	R	139	2	0.014
Jeff	Francoeur	R	208	3	0.014
Chris	Gomez	R	130	2	0.015
Scott	Hatteberg	L	323	5	0.015
Lyle	Overbay	L	410	6	0.015
Nick	Swisher	B	392	6	0.015
Rondell	White	R	131	2	0.015

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP	P1	P2
Dave	Righetti	L	114	23	0.202	FA	SL
Chuck	McElroy	L	118	22	0.186	FA	CU
Shawn	Hillegas	R	100	18	0.180	FA	CU
Chris	Nabholz	L	125	22	0.176	FA	CU
Bill	Krueger	L	141	23	0.163	FA	SL
John	Habyan	R	119	19	0.160	SL	FA
Scott	Scudder	R	108	17	0.157	FA	SL
Alex	Fernandez	R	348	54	0.155	FA	CU
Bob	Ojeda	L	187	29	0.155	CH	FA
Brett	Anderson	L	149	23	0.154	FA	SL
Rich	DeLucia	R	143	22	0.154	*	*
Dave	Fleming	L	131	20	0.153	*	*
Todd	Frohwirth	R	119	18	0.151	*	*
Dan	Plesac	L	120	18	0.150	*	*
Julio	Valera	R	107	16	0.150	*	*
Anthony	Young	R	147	22	0.150	*	*
Jim	Gott	R	109	16	0.147	*	*
Jimmy	Jones	R	163	24	0.147	*	*
Joe	Grahe	R	118	17	0.144	*	*
Jose	Guzman	R	223	32	0.143	*	*
Randy	Myers	L	133	19	0.143	*	*
Bob	Scanlan	R	168	24	0.143	*	*
Paul	Assenmacher	L	142	20	0.141	*	*
Rich	Monteleone	R	108	15	0.139	*	*
Trevor	Wilson	L	173	24	0.139	*	*
Les	Lancaster	R	153	21	0.137	*	*
Mike	Magnante	L	117	16	0.137	*	*
Rod	Nichols	R	102	14	0.137	*	*
Stan	Belinda	R	126	17	0.135	*	*

Minimum 100 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Leaders, Batted Balls Hit to the Second Baseman (1988-2016)

Seven-time All-Star and member of the 3000-hit club Craig Biggio registers four appearances on the BABIP infield charts (BABIP-P, C, 1B, 2B). Zach Miner coaxed 125 batted balls towards the general direction of two-time Gold Glove second baseman Placido Polanco. Joey Gathright preferred hitting the ball up the middle as his placement in the top-3 for BABIP-2B and CF (along with a top-25 in BABIP-SS) demonstrates. Jose Guzman, Bill Krueger and Dave Otto encountered difficulty retiring the opposition on balls hit to their infielders. The trio registered in three of the four BABIP trailer lists for infield positions 3 through 6.

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Mike	Caruso	L	105	26	0.248
Joey	Gathright	L	149	28	0.188
Gary	Varsho	L	155	27	0.174
Odubel	Herrera	L	103	17	0.165
Billy	Hamilton	B	134	22	0.164
Lew	Ford	R	120	19	0.158
Carlos	Hernandez	R	114	18	0.158
Rafael	Belliard	R	225	35	0.156
Otis	Nixon	B	571	86	0.151
Chico	Walker	B	134	20	0.149
Brian	Downing	R	142	21	0.148
Lonnie	Smith	R	103	15	0.146
Steve	Lyons	L	179	26	0.145
Casey	Candaele	B	209	30	0.144
Darrin	Jackson	R	132	19	0.144
Starling	Marte	R	146	21	0.144
Alex	Cole	L	281	40	0.142
Willie	Randolph	R	211	30	0.142
Craig	Biggio	R	665	94	0.141
Xander	Bogaerts	R	142	20	0.141
Brett	Butler	L	649	91	0.140
Leo	Gomez	R	121	17	0.140
Sam	Horn	L	114	16	0.140
Pat F.	Kelly	R	136	19	0.140
Rey	Ordonez	R	200	28	0.140
Julio	Borbon	L	122	17	0.139
Mike	Trout	R	180	25	0.139
Shane	Mack	R	283	39	0.138
Kevin	Reimer	L	205	28	0.137
Billy	Burns	B	103	14	0.136
Drew	Stubbs	R	162	22	0.136
Alex	Sanchez	L	170	23	0.135
Ruben	Amaro	B	135	18	0.133
Marquis	Grissom	R	594	79	0.133
Randy	Ready	R	113	15	0.133
Jordan	Schafer	L	128	17	0.133
Dee	Gordon	L	285	37	0.130
Pat	Listach	B	215	28	0.130
Brian	McRae	B	636	82	0.129
Andy	Fox	L	141	18	0.128
Greg	Olson	R	109	14	0.128
Jose	Uribe	B	219	28	0.128
Willie	McGee	B	628	80	0.127
Ryne	Sandberg	R	417	53	0.127
Vince	Coleman	B	461	58	0.126
Luis	Rivera	R	191	24	0.126
Jeff	Blauser	R	264	33	0.125
Doug	Glanville	R	192	24	0.125
Scott	Podsednik	L	550	69	0.125

Pitcher		Throws	AB	H	BABIP
Zach	Miner	R	125	0	0.000
Hector	Noesi	R	139	1	0.007
Ray	King	L	118	1	0.008
Rubby	De La Rosa	R	142	2	0.014
Santiago	Casilla	R	194	3	0.015
Tommy	John	L	116	2	0.017
Duaner	Sanchez	R	121	2	0.017
Floyd	Bannister	L	104	2	0.019
Tim	Byrdak	L	108	2	0.019
Tanyon	Sturtze	R	102	2	0.020
Jon	Rauch	R	187	4	0.021
Rick	Rhoden	R	140	3	0.021
John	Tudor	L	144	3	0.021
Jo-Jo	Reyes	L	128	3	0.023
Craig	Breslow	L	201	5	0.025
Vinnie	Chulk	R	120	3	0.025
Dennis	Springer	R	162	4	0.025
Trevor	Bauer	R	191	5	0.026
Bob	Forsch	R	114	3	0.026
Michael	Wacha	R	194	5	0.026
Bob	Wells	R	116	3	0.026
Chris	Holt	R	112	3	0.027
Ryan	Rowland-Smith	L	147	4	0.027
Koji	Uehara	R	113	3	0.027
Nick	Tepesch	R	109	3	0.028
Mark	Melancon	R	207	6	0.029
Edward	Mujica	R	172	5	0.029
Troy	Percival	R	136	4	0.029
Anthony	Reyes	R	103	3	0.029
Sergio	Romo	R	139	4	0.029
Doug	Waechter	R	136	4	0.029
Alfredo	Aceves	R	135	4	0.030
Andrew	Cashner	R	265	8	0.030
Manny	Delcarmen	R	135	4	0.030
Christian	Friedrich	L	100	3	0.030
Mike	Scott	R	265	8	0.030
Jeff	D’Amico	R	161	5	0.031
Richard	Dotson	R	162	5	0.031
Ken	Howell	R	130	4	0.031
Taylor	Buchholz	R	124	4	0.032
Tyler	Chatwood	R	216	7	0.032
Jason	Frasor	R	217	7	0.032
J. A.	Happ	L	410	13	0.032
Ivan	Nova	R	309	10	0.032
Ron	Villone	L	252	8	0.032
Jair	Jurrjens	R	305	10	0.033
Damaso	Marte	L	121	4	0.033
Steve	Sparks	R	246	8	0.033
Luis	Vizcaino	R	152	5	0.033
Victor	Zambrano	R	214	7	0.033

Minimum 100 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Trailers, Batted Balls Hit to the Second Baseman (1988-2016)

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Jason	Castro	L	230	3	0.013
Ron	Hassey	L	150	2	0.013
Khalil	Greene	R	138	2	0.014
Aaron	Hicks	B	117	2	0.017
Fred	Lynn	L	119	2	0.017
Jason L.	Phillips	R	121	2	0.017
Eric	Munson	L	112	2	0.018
Russell	Branyan	L	155	3	0.019
Lyle	Overbay	L	669	14	0.021
Carlos	Santana	B	373	8	0.021
Rich	Gedman	L	135	3	0.022
Nick	Swisher	B	457	10	0.022
Yorvit	Torrealba	R	217	5	0.023
Mark	Bellhorn	B	127	3	0.024
Daryle	Ward	L	169	4	0.024
Jose	Abreu	R	118	3	0.025
Greg	Brock	L	199	5	0.025
Marty	Barrett	R	114	3	0.026
Ryan	Church	L	231	6	0.026
Trevor	Crowe	B	115	3	0.026
Ryan	Garko	R	146	4	0.027
Javier	Valentin	B	147	4	0.027
Darnell	Coles	R	108	3	0.028
Greg	Dobbs	L	252	7	0.028
Eduardo	Escobar	B	144	4	0.028
Adrian	Gonzalez	L	836	23	0.028
Brad	Hawpe	L	355	10	0.028
Ryan	Ludwick	R	215	6	0.028
Luis	Rodriguez	B	142	4	0.028
Randall	Simon	L	107	3	0.028
Geovany	Soto	R	108	3	0.028
Marvell	Wynne	L	109	3	0.028

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP
Vicente	Palacios	R	115	22	0.191
Barry	Jones	R	167	30	0.180
Chris	Nabholz	L	229	39	0.170
Wally	Whitehurst	R	213	33	0.155
Tom	Edens	R	118	18	0.153
Dave	Otto	L	144	22	0.153
Joe	Slusarski	R	105	16	0.152
Roger	Mason	R	120	18	0.150
Gregg	Olson	R	180	27	0.150
Russ	Swan	L	156	23	0.147
Carl	Willis	R	131	19	0.145
Anthony	Young	R	208	30	0.144
Scott	Sanderson	R	448	63	0.141
Brian	Barnes	L	115	16	0.139
Alejandro	Pena	R	151	21	0.139
Mike	Sirotka	L	122	17	0.139
Frank	Viola	L	563	77	0.137
Jim	Mecir	R	118	16	0.136
Trevor	Wilson	L	295	40	0.136
Oil Can	Boyd	R	202	27	0.134
Jose	Guzman	R	320	43	0.134
Bill	Krueger	L	299	40	0.134
Mark	Eichhorn	R	286	38	0.133
Xavier	Hernandez	R	233	31	0.133
Randy	Myers	L	293	39	0.133
Carlos	Perez	L	211	28	0.133
Alex	Wood	L	180	24	0.133
Chris	Reitsma	R	153	20	0.131
Norm	Charlton	L	285	37	0.130
John	Franco	L	332	43	0.130
Craig	Kimbrel	R	100	13	0.130

Minimum 100 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Leaders, Batted Balls Hit to the Third Baseman (1988-2016)

Kenny Lofton’s elite wheels facilitated a .309 BABIP-3B. In a career spanning 17 seasons, the six-time All-Star poached 622 bases including six years with 50+ SB’s. Lofton also sits atop the BABIP-C rankings with a .452 mark. Dee Gordon registers dual third-place entries, sporting a .291 BABIP-3B and a .185 BABIP-SS. The 2015 NL batting champion topped the circuit with 50+ steals in back-to-back seasons (2014-15). Luis Polonia claims the third-highest BABIP-3B at .287. The career .293 hitter surfaces in four of the BABIP by Location charts (P, 1B, SS, 3B). Polonia purloined 45 or more bases in three successive campaigns (1991-93). Brett Butler places among the BABIP leaderboards at every infield position excluding pitcher. The nimble center fielder and four-time League leader in triples swiped 30+ bases in eleven consecutive seasons (1983-1993) while delivering a fourth-place finish in BABIP-3B (.285). One would not expect to find a pitcher with a 14-22 record and an ERA of 4.44 at the head of any baseball “best-of” lists. Nick Martinez may be the exception to the rule although it must be noted that the Rangers possess a Gold Glove defender at the hot corner in Adrian Beltre. Entering his fourth season in 2017, Martinez has induced 110 ground balls to the third sacker and only one has been scored as a base hit.

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Kenny	Lofton	L	337	104	0.309
Dee	Gordon	L	165	48	0.291
Luis	Polonia	L	258	74	0.287
Brett	Butler	L	471	134	0.285
Andy	Van Slyke	L	129	35	0.271
Dave	Hollins	B	307	80	0.261
Hal	Morris	L	200	52	0.260
Milt	Cuyler	B	117	29	0.248
Felix	Jose	B	187	45	0.241
Willy	Taveras	R	251	60	0.239
Lance	Johnson	L	244	58	0.238
Darryl	Hamilton	L	246	58	0.236
Keith A.	Miller	R	158	37	0.234
Willie	McGee	B	326	76	0.233
John	Kruk	L	114	26	0.228
Tom	Goodwin	L	116	26	0.224
Juan	Lagares	R	108	24	0.222
Nyjer	Morgan	L	104	23	0.221
Andy	Stankiewicz	R	100	22	0.220
Doug	Dascenzo	B	137	30	0.219
Craig	Gentry	R	116	25	0.216
Delino	DeShields	L	222	47	0.212
Alejandro	De Aza	L	105	22	0.210
Emilio	Bonifacio	B	206	43	0.209
Rex	Hudler	R	225	47	0.209
Orlando	Merced	B	159	33	0.208
Starling	Marte	R	232	48	0.207
Thomas	Howard	B	131	27	0.206
Doug	Glanville	R	157	32	0.204
Nori	Aoki	L	184	37	0.201
Gregor	Blanco	L	105	21	0.200
Pat	Listach	B	145	29	0.200
Robin	Ventura	L	250	50	0.200
Mitch	Webster	B	135	27	0.200
Tony	Gwynn	L	231	46	0.199
Shane	Mack	R	276	55	0.199
Dave	Martinez	L	231	46	0.199
Paul	Molitor	R	692	137	0.198
Milt	Thompson	L	182	36	0.198
Leo	Gomez	R	208	41	0.197
Mark	Whiten	B	235	46	0.196
Michael	Bourn	L	190	37	0.195
Gerardo	Parra	L	133	26	0.195
Yasiel	Puig	R	159	31	0.195
Jean	Segura	R	210	41	0.195
Roberto	Alomar	B	530	103	0.194
Jeff	Treadway	L	108	21	0.194
Lenny	Harris	L	239	46	0.192
Jerald	Clark	R	188	36	0.191
Ron	Karkovice	R	298	57	0.191
Manuel	Lee	B	157	30	0.191
Otis	Nixon	B	345	66	0.191
Steve	Sax	R	419	80	0.191

Pitcher		Throws	AB	H	BABIP
Nick	Martinez	R	110	1	0.009
Brad	Hennessey	R	109	2	0.018
Roger	Bailey	R	143	3	0.021
Zach	Day	R	131	3	0.023
Alfredo	Aceves	R	108	3	0.028
Angel	Miranda	L	122	4	0.033
Chris	Perez	R	111	4	0.036
Grant	Balfour	R	108	4	0.037
Neal	Cotts	L	134	5	0.037
Luke	Gregerson	R	135	5	0.037
Sergio	Romo	R	101	4	0.040
Kirk	Saarloos	R	174	7	0.040
Brian	Tallet	L	150	6	0.040
Dan	Straily	R	131	6	0.046
Tyler	Chatwood	R	167	8	0.048
Billy	Wagner	L	162	8	0.049
John H.	Patterson	R	120	6	0.050
Roenis	Elias	L	116	6	0.052
Miguel	Gonzalez	R	229	12	0.052
Kameron	Loe	R	233	12	0.052
Brad	Thompson	R	172	9	0.052
Jimmy	Gobble	L	151	8	0.053
John	Thomson	R	297	16	0.054
Joe	Kennedy	L	219	12	0.055
Wade	LeBlanc	L	164	9	0.055
Mike	Mohler	L	109	6	0.055
Mike	Myers	L	145	8	0.055
Jeff	Weaver	R	310	17	0.055
Tony J.	Armas	R	126	7	0.056
Justin	Duchscherer	R	126	7	0.056
Brian	Fuentes	L	126	7	0.056
Rubby	De La Rosa	R	123	7	0.057
Jeff	D’Amico	R	155	9	0.058
Josh	Fogg	R	310	18	0.058
Ron	Mahay	L	138	8	0.058
Nate	Robertson	L	463	27	0.058
Chris	Sampson	R	138	8	0.058
J. P.	Howell	L	222	13	0.059
Wade	Miller	R	102	6	0.059
Joel	Peralta	R	169	10	0.059
Rick	Reuschel	R	205	12	0.059
Gustavo	Chacin	L	117	7	0.060
Josh	Johnson	R	232	14	0.060
Brian	Lawrence	R	218	13	0.060
Franklin	Morales	L	133	8	0.060
Esmil	Rogers	R	133	8	0.060
Ugueth	Urbina	R	100	6	0.060

Minimum 100 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Trailers, Batted Balls Hit to the Third Baseman (1988-2016)

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Rod	Barajas	R	298	4	0.013
Bengie	Molina	R	347	5	0.014
Eddie	Perez	R	147	2	0.014
Craig	Worthington	R	143	3	0.021
Gary	Bennett	R	116	3	0.026
Toby	Hall	R	228	6	0.026
Andres	Thomas	R	155	4	0.026
Ramon	Martinez	R	113	3	0.027
Brian	Giles	L	189	6	0.032
Todd	Helton	L	248	8	0.032
Andy	LaRoche	R	154	5	0.032
Matt	Dominguez	R	123	4	0.033
Jason L.	Phillips	R	175	6	0.034
Jim	Presley	R	170	6	0.035
Michael	Barrett	R	220	8	0.036
Paul	Konerko	R	743	27	0.036
Kevin	Millar	R	336	12	0.036
Mike	Moustakas	L	163	6	0.037
Brian	Schneider	L	108	4	0.037
John	Flaherty	R	237	9	0.038
Ryan	Garko	R	132	5	0.038
Will	Middlebrooks	R	104	4	0.038
Geoff	Blum	B	178	7	0.039
A. J.	Ellis	R	155	6	0.039
J. T.	Snow	L	181	7	0.039
Josh	Bard	B	101	4	0.040
Chris	Snyder	R	247	10	0.040
Kenji	Johjima	R	269	11	0.041
Damian	Miller	R	190	8	0.042

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP
Tim	Crews	R	116	27	0.233
Les	Lancaster	R	173	40	0.231
Mike	Jeffcoat	L	127	29	0.228
Mike	Hartley	R	111	25	0.225
Matt	Beech	L	101	22	0.218
Jose	Guzman	R	276	59	0.214
Bill	Sampen	R	117	25	0.214
Dave	Otto	L	143	30	0.210
Craig	Lefferts	L	287	60	0.209
Rich	DeLucia	R	151	31	0.205
Alan	Mills	R	112	23	0.205
Rusty	Meacham	R	108	22	0.204
Greg	Cadaret	L	207	42	0.203
Randy	Tomlin	L	290	58	0.200
Jack	Armstrong	R	236	47	0.199
Wally	Whitehurst	R	172	34	0.198
Mike	Gardiner	R	140	27	0.193
Lee	Guetterman	L	197	38	0.193
Scott	Scudder	R	131	25	0.191
Chuck	Crim	R	200	38	0.190
Juan	Guzman	R	326	62	0.190
Bob	Patterson	L	137	26	0.190
Brian	Barnes	L	181	34	0.188
Joe	Grahe	R	133	25	0.188
Scott	Kamieniecki	R	293	55	0.188
Bill	Krueger	L	287	54	0.188
Dwight	Gooden	R	436	81	0.186
John	Habyan	R	118	22	0.186
Tom	Bolton	L	200	37	0.185

Minimum 100 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Leaders, Batted Balls Hit to the Shortstop (1988-2016)

A diverse cast of characters intersperses the BABIP-SS charts. While spry baserunners abound, the top 50 batters list is sprinkled with runners of a more leisurely pace such as Geno Petralli , Andy Stankiewicz and John Wehner . Jason L. Phillips merits the futility award for BABIP-Infield. The former catcher / first baseman scattered 593 batted balls among the six positions and achieved a base hit merely 13 times (.022). The trailers on the BABIP-SS chart are predominantly catchers or slow-footed sluggers batting from the right side. Ramon Abraham Castro earns the goat horns, beating out a lone single in 129 attempts (.008). Chris Perez limited opponents to three hits out of 118 batted balls to the shortstop (.025). A first round selection for the Redbirds in 2006, “Pure Rage” tops the “BABIP-Infield” charts among qualifying hurlers at .038 (17 for 451)!

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Curt	Wilkerson	B	136	31	0.228
Chico	Walker	B	102	22	0.216
John	Wehner	R	107	21	0.196
Marvin	Benard	L	107	20	0.187
Dee	Gordon	L	260	48	0.185
Willie	McGee	B	560	103	0.184
Geno	Petralli	L	103	19	0.184
Derrick	May	L	186	34	0.183
Andy	Stankiewicz	R	104	19	0.183
Ichiro	Suzuki	L	1094	199	0.182
Alex	Cole	L	182	33	0.181
Ray	Lankford	L	295	53	0.180
Jarrod	Dyson	L	145	26	0.179
Jose	Iglesias	R	208	37	0.178
Luis	Polonia	L	556	99	0.178
Jermaine	Allensworth	R	124	22	0.177
Pat	Listach	B	243	43	0.177
Craig	Gentry	R	136	24	0.176
Tom	Goodwin	L	256	45	0.176
Nook	Logan	B	108	19	0.176
Jerald	Clark	R	236	41	0.174
Brian L.	Hunter	R	350	61	0.174
Bret	Barberie	B	127	22	0.173
Billy	Burns	B	104	18	0.173
Joey	Gathright	L	173	30	0.173
Curtis	Goodwin	L	106	18	0.170
Otis	Nixon	B	772	131	0.170
Willy	Taveras	R	324	55	0.170
F. P.	Santangelo	B	118	20	0.169
Mel	Hall	L	210	35	0.167
Doug	Glanville	R	259	43	0.166
Shane	Mack	R	394	65	0.165
Drew	Stubbs	R	340	56	0.165
Tony	Womack	L	340	56	0.165
Lenny	Dykstra	L	293	48	0.164
Junior	Felix	B	220	36	0.164
Darryl	Hamilton	L	464	76	0.164
Al	Martin	L	203	33	0.163
Deion	Sanders	L	215	35	0.163
Delino	DeShields	L	475	77	0.162
Chris	Jones	R	124	20	0.161
Bip	Roberts	B	515	83	0.161
Michael	Bourn	L	375	60	0.160
Shawon	Dunston	R	500	80	0.160
Nori	Aoki	L	315	50	0.159
Greg	Briley	L	132	21	0.159
Luis	Castillo	B	769	122	0.159
Jim	Eisenreich	L	435	69	0.159

Pitcher		Throws	AB	H	BABIP
Chris	Perez	R	118	3	0.025
Jarrod	Parker	R	143	4	0.028
Rick	Bauer	R	102	3	0.029
Byung-Hyun	Kim	R	218	7	0.032
Mike	Munoz	L	124	4	0.032
Brad	Bergesen	R	181	6	0.033
Mike	Mimbs	L	123	4	0.033
Terry	Clark	R	117	4	0.034
Zach	Wheeler	R	119	4	0.034
Jeurys	Familia	R	113	4	0.035
Mike	Minor	L	260	9	0.035
Dustin	McGowan	R	217	8	0.037
Dustin	Moseley	R	159	6	0.038
Marcus	Stroman	R	154	6	0.039
Jared	Burton	R	122	5	0.041
Dewon	Brazelton	R	117	5	0.043
Jesus	Colome	R	116	5	0.043
Dan	Otero	R	138	6	0.043
Ryan	Rowland-Smith	L	140	6	0.043
Mike	Adams	R	135	6	0.044
Travis	Harper	R	136	6	0.044
Brian	Lawrence	R	273	12	0.044
Albie	Lopez	R	137	6	0.044
Wade	Miller	R	137	6	0.044
Addison	Reed	R	113	5	0.044
Jorge	Sosa	R	270	12	0.044
Scott	Elarton	R	223	10	0.045
Brandon	McCarthy	R	418	19	0.045
David	Williams	L	110	5	0.045
Tim	Redding	R	303	14	0.046
Ronald	Belisario	R	148	7	0.047
Yordano	Ventura	R	212	10	0.047
Chad	Bettis	R	146	7	0.048
Jhoulys	Chacin	R	332	16	0.048
Julio	Mateo	R	104	5	0.048
Eric	O’Flaherty	L	166	8	0.048
John	Axford	R	164	8	0.049
Larry	McWilliams	L	185	9	0.049
Mike	Mohler	L	123	6	0.049
Charlie	Morton	R	448	22	0.049
Tony	Watson	L	143	7	0.049
Chuck	James	L	100	5	0.050
Jose	Mercedes	R	119	6	0.050
Clay	Parker	R	100	5	0.050
Jeremy	Sowers	L	220	11	0.050
Tanyon	Sturtze	R	121	6	0.050
Bob	Wolcott	R	119	6	0.050

Minimum 100 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Trailers, Batted Balls Hit to the Shortstop (1988-2016)

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Ramon	Castro	R	129	1	0.008
Jason L.	Phillips	R	187	3	0.016
Justin	Smoak	B	207	4	0.019
Rob	Johnson	R	101	2	0.020
Keith	Moreland	R	125	3	0.024
Brendan	Harris	R	241	6	0.025
Mike	Morse	R	303	8	0.026
Rey	Quinones	R	115	3	0.026
Alex	Avila	L	113	3	0.027
Kenji	Johjima	R	221	6	0.027
Javier	Valentin	B	110	3	0.027
Livan	Hernandez	R	107	3	0.028
Salvador	Perez	R	356	10	0.028
Toby	Hall	R	244	7	0.029
Vance	Wilson	R	102	3	0.029
Gary	Bennett	R	135	4	0.030
Mike	Lamb	L	131	4	0.031
Victor	Martinez	B	574	19	0.033
Bengie	Molina	R	455	15	0.033
Chad	Tracy	L	240	8	0.033
Geovany	Soto	R	235	8	0.034
Mike	Jacobs	L	138	5	0.036
Yadier	Molina	R	776	28	0.036
Daniel	Nava	B	111	4	0.036
Yangervis	Solarte	B	140	5	0.036
Glenn	Wilson	R	168	6	0.036
Darwin	Barney	R	328	12	0.037
Gaby	Sanchez	R	217	8	0.037
Drew	Butera	R	105	4	0.038
Ramon	Hernandez	R	533	20	0.038

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP
Steve	Woodard	R	100	26	0.260
Bob	Kipper	L	112	25	0.223
Mike	Sirotka	L	161	33	0.205
Matt	Beech	L	108	22	0.204
Bill	Pulsipher	L	120	22	0.183
Jeff	Johnson	L	123	22	0.179
Francisco	Oliveras	R	101	18	0.178
Jack	Armstrong	R	325	56	0.172
Mike	Schooler	R	116	20	0.172
Alejandro	Pena	R	170	29	0.171
Heathcliff	Slocumb	R	195	33	0.169
Scott	Aldred	L	191	32	0.168
Don	August	R	188	31	0.165
Dustin	Hermanson	R	272	44	0.162
Bryan	Hickerson	L	185	30	0.162
Randy	Tomlin	L	340	55	0.162
Dave	Schmidt	R	135	21	0.156
Dave	Otto	L	193	30	0.155
Andy	Ashby	R	572	88	0.154
Ed	Nunez	R	143	22	0.154
Yusmeiro	Petit	R	187	28	0.150
Bill	Sampen	R	127	19	0.150
Tony	Saunders	L	113	17	0.150
Barry	Jones	R	168	25	0.149
Joe	Boever	R	297	44	0.148
Steve	Frey	L	155	23	0.148
Michael	Pineda	R	190	28	0.147

Minimum 100 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Leaders, Batted Balls Hit to the Infield (1988-2016)

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Willy	Taveras	R	1238	243	0.196
Dee	Gordon	L	1081	199	0.184
Otis	Nixon	B	2461	445	0.181
Brett	Butler	L	2619	457	0.174
Alex	Cole	L	778	135	0.174
Luis	Polonia	L	1860	324	0.174
Billy	Hamilton	B	570	98	0.172
Shane	Mack	R	1202	203	0.169
Drew	Stubbs	R	921	149	0.162
Emilio	Bonifacio	B	1121	181	0.161
Pat	Listach	B	838	134	0.160
Willie	McGee	B	2031	324	0.160
Tom	Goodwin	L	1182	188	0.159
Kenny	Lofton	L	2700	427	0.158
Starling	Marte	R	861	135	0.157
Jarrod	Dyson	L	683	106	0.155
Doug	Glanville	R	774	119	0.154
Pat F.	Kelly	R	746	114	0.153
Jerald	Clark	R	699	106	0.152
Vince	Coleman	B	1641	250	0.152
Deion	Sanders	L	924	140	0.152
Darrin	Jackson	R	1057	160	0.151
Rex	Hudler	R	775	116	0.150
Yasiel	Puig	R	605	90	0.149
Mike	Trout	R	907	135	0.149
Craig	Biggio	R	3785	560	0.148
Peter	Bourjos	R	769	114	0.148
Milt	Cuyler	B	661	98	0.148
Tony	Womack	L	1301	193	0.148
Michael	Bourn	L	1943	285	0.147
Carlos	Gomez	R	1501	220	0.147
Luis	Castillo	B	2449	357	0.146
Mike	Felder	B	975	142	0.146
Brian L.	Hunter	R	1058	154	0.146
Jose	Iglesias	R	684	100	0.146
Felix	Jose	B	1063	155	0.146
Ichiro	Suzuki	L	4174	611	0.146
Bip	Roberts	B	1810	263	0.145
Ryne	Sandberg	R	2085	300	0.144
Paul	Molitor	R	2755	395	0.143
Delino	DeShields	L	1946	277	0.142
Darryl	Hamilton	L	1880	267	0.142
Keith A.	Miller	R	597	85	0.142
Junior	Felix	B	874	123	0.141
Leo	Gomez	R	659	92	0.140
Lance	Johnson	L	2619	366	0.140
Doug	Dascenzo	B	670	93	0.139
Mitch	Webster	B	732	102	0.139
Casey	Candaele	B	645	89	0.138
Dave	Hollins	B	1386	191	0.138
David	Howard	B	621	86	0.138
Jose	Tabata	R	761	105	0.138

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP
Chris	Perez	R	451	17	0.038
Troy	Percival	R	510	21	0.041
Tanyon	Sturtze	R	443	18	0.041
Richard	Dotson	R	572	26	0.045
Chris	Sampson	R	618	28	0.045
Dan	Straily	R	556	27	0.049
Rubby	De La Rosa	R	598	30	0.050
Bob	Wells	R	460	23	0.050
John H.	Patterson	R	508	26	0.051
Scott	Proctor	R	415	21	0.051
Tyler	Chatwood	R	822	43	0.052
Scott	Garrelts	R	785	41	0.052
Brian	Lawrence	R	1037	54	0.052
Nick	Martinez	R	446	23	0.052
Sergio	Romo	R	517	27	0.052
Jhoulys	Chacin	R	1289	68	0.053
Ryan	Franklin	R	1510	80	0.053
Wade	Miller	R	564	30	0.053
Victor	Zambrano	R	817	43	0.053
Kendall	Graveman	R	519	28	0.054
Brad	Hennessey	R	579	31	0.054
Tony J.	Armas	R	657	36	0.055
Brad	Thompson	R	743	41	0.055
Bob	Wolcott	R	475	26	0.055
Byung-Hyun	Kim	R	785	44	0.056
Guillermo	Mota	R	909	51	0.056
Doug	Waechter	R	519	29	0.056
Jeff	Weaver	R	1555	87	0.056
Alfredo	Aceves	R	543	31	0.057
Roger	Bailey	R	662	38	0.057
Grant	Balfour	R	582	33	0.057
Joaquin	Benoit	R	1114	64	0.057
Tyler	Clippard	R	665	38	0.057
Jarrod	Parker	R	543	31	0.057
Dennis	Springer	R	683	39	0.057
Jason	Grilli	R	760	44	0.058
Mark	Melancon	R	707	41	0.058
Mike	Scott	R	972	56	0.058
Brian	Shouse	L	617	36	0.058
Rafael	Soriano	R	674	39	0.058

Minimum 1000 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Trailers, Batted Balls Hit to the Infield (1988-2016)

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Jason L.	Phillips	R	593	13	0.022
Bengie	Molina	R	1303	36	0.028
Toby	Hall	R	783	23	0.029
Rod	Barajas	R	1105	35	0.032
Javier	Valentin	B	448	15	0.033
Alex	Avila	L	640	22	0.034
Johnny	Estrada	B	653	22	0.034
Dan	Johnson	L	554	19	0.034
Victor	Martinez	B	2446	83	0.034
Greg	Brock	L	511	19	0.037
Jack	Hannahan	L	544	20	0.037
Brad	Hawpe	L	899	34	0.038
Lyle	Overbay	L	1803	69	0.038
Andres	Thomas	R	640	24	0.038
A. J.	Ellis	R	591	23	0.039
Brian	Schneider	L	1227	48	0.039
J. T.	Snow	L	1295	51	0.039
Josh	Bard	B	672	27	0.040
Ryan	Garko	R	596	24	0.040
Adrian	Gonzalez	L	2313	92	0.040
Ramon	Hernandez	R	1564	63	0.040
Nick	Johnson	L	794	32	0.040
Greg	Dobbs	L	753	31	0.041
Eric	Hinske	L	1087	45	0.041
Paul	Konerko	R	2232	92	0.041
Jason	Kubel	L	1105	45	0.041
Nick	Swisher	B	1688	69	0.041

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP
Dave	Otto	L	598	102	0.171
Alejandro	Pena	R	604	95	0.157
Mike	Sirotka	L	508	78	0.154
Bill	Krueger	L	1229	183	0.149
Randy	Tomlin	L	1088	161	0.148
Chris	Nabholz	L	1003	146	0.146
Wally	Whitehurst	R	859	125	0.146
Brian	Barnes	L	635	91	0.143
Barry	Jones	R	624	89	0.143
Scott	Scudder	R	640	91	0.142
Mike	Magnante	L	725	102	0.141
Jose	Guzman	R	1316	184	0.140
Craig	Lefferts	L	1054	148	0.140
John	Habyan	R	630	87	0.138
Heathcliff	Slocumb	R	814	112	0.138
Rich	DeLucia	R	820	112	0.137
Mike	Jeffcoat	L	583	80	0.137
Jack	Armstrong	R	1254	171	0.136
Les	Lancaster	R	920	125	0.136
Anthony	Young	R	855	115	0.135
Shawn	Hillegas	R	698	93	0.133
Dave	Righetti	L	735	97	0.132
Joe	Boever	R	1042	137	0.131
Mike	Gardiner	R	659	86	0.131
Bryan	Hickerson	L	602	79	0.131
Chuck	McElroy	L	771	101	0.131
Julio	Valera	R	528	69	0.131

Minimum 1000 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Leaders, Batted Balls Hit to the Left Fielder (1988-2016)

“Bo Knows BABIP” – Bo Jackson paces all lumberjacks in the past three decades with an astounding .888 BABIP-LF. Jackson swatted 32 big-flies and nabbed 26 bags in ’89, capping his finest campaign with a moon-shot in his lone All-Star Game . Runner-up Howie Kendrick possesses a .863 BABIP-LF entering the 2017 season. Kendrick also registers among the top 50 at BABIP-P and BABIP-CF. Francisco Oliveras tallied 8 wins and 5 saves for the Giants from 1990-92 while posting the lowest BABIP-LF at .394. Runner-up Neftali Feliz (.402) places third in BABIP-CF and fourth overall during the 1988-2016 timeframe. Bob Kipper and Tim Collins are the only southpaws among the BABIP-LF pitching leaders chart. Eight-time Gold Glove Award winner Barry Bonds patrolled left field throughout Kipper’s 6+ seasons in Pittsburgh. By the same token, Alex Gordon (four consecutive Gold Gloves) deserves to share in the glow of Collins’ low BABIP-LF. Batting and pitching handedness exceedingly influences BABIP to the corner outfield positions. All of the batters in the BABIP-LF top 50 bat right-handed while all of the trailers hit from the left side. The corner outfield trailer charts are littered with dead-pull hitters who were unable or unwilling to hit the ball with authority to the opposite field. The runner-up for 1990 AL Rookie of the Year, Yankees 1B-DH Kevin Maas laps the competition (in the wrong direction) with a .226 BABIP-LF. Conversely port-siders dwarf righties when evaluating the pitching trailers in BABIP-LF. We only have data for the final two seasons in Tommy John’s career. However “T.J.” yielded one or more bases on 79% of balls hit in the general direction of the Yankees’ left fielders in 1988-89, when the position was principally staffed by the “Man of Steal” – Rickey Henderson .

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Bo	Jackson	R	161	143	0.888
Howie	Kendrick	R	409	353	0.863
Carlos	Quintana	R	113	97	0.858
Ryan	Spilborghs	R	145	122	0.841
Derek	Jeter	R	718	601	0.837
Miguel	Cabrera	R	1106	910	0.823
Julio	Franco	R	419	345	0.823
Phil	Bradley	R	133	109	0.820
Matt	Diaz	R	178	146	0.820
Mike	Trout	R	334	273	0.817
Chris	Denorfia	R	182	147	0.808
Josh	Phelps	R	134	108	0.806
Chris	Johnson	R	339	273	0.805
Paul	Goldschmidt	R	322	259	0.804
Matt	Kemp	R	700	563	0.804
Mike	Marshall	R	184	148	0.804
Justin	Maxwell	R	102	82	0.804
Justin	Ruggiano	R	163	131	0.804
Andres	Galarraga	R	727	584	0.803
Cameron	Maybin	R	244	196	0.803
Junior	Spivey	R	122	98	0.803
Alex	Rodriguez	R	1103	882	0.800
Yunel	Escobar	R	471	376	0.798
Danny	Tartabull	R	525	419	0.798
Yasiel	Puig	R	192	153	0.797
Billy	Butler	R	589	469	0.796
Mike	Redmond	R	112	89	0.795
George	Springer	R	126	100	0.794
Mike	Blowers	R	198	157	0.793
Jeff	Baker	R	177	140	0.791
Mike	Piazza	R	607	480	0.791
Jerald	Clark	R	205	162	0.790
Kirby	Puckett	R	499	394	0.790
Wilson	Ramos	R	180	142	0.789
Starlin	Castro	R	443	349	0.788
Chris	Jones	R	104	82	0.788
A. J.	Pollock	R	165	130	0.788
Eric	Davis	R	428	337	0.787
Wil	Nieves	R	108	85	0.787
Jonathan	Schoop	R	178	140	0.787
Preston	Wilson	R	230	181	0.787
David	Wright	R	803	632	0.787
Craig	Paquette	R	196	154	0.786
Manny	Ramirez	R	996	783	0.786
Butch	Huskey	R	149	117	0.785
Derrek	Lee	R	703	552	0.785
Nick	Castellanos	R	199	156	0.784
John	Mayberry	R	216	169	0.782
Ryan	Braun	R	625	488	0.781
Pedro	Munoz	R	164	128	0.780

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP
Francisco	Oliveras	R	132	52	0.394
Neftali	Feliz	R	127	51	0.402
Lance	Carter	R	138	56	0.406
Craig	Kimbrel	R	112	46	0.411
Bob	Kipper	L	189	80	0.423
Todd	Redmond	R	107	46	0.430
Troy	Percival	R	242	107	0.442
Tim	Collins	L	119	53	0.445
Chad	Cordero	R	195	87	0.446
Juan	Berenguer	R	198	89	0.449
Charles	Hudson	R	122	55	0.451
Dave	Smith	R	102	46	0.451
Alberto	Reyes	R	143	65	0.455
Dwayne	Henry	R	148	68	0.459
Tanner	Roark	R	253	117	0.462
John	Maine	R	294	136	0.463
Wes	Gardner	R	181	84	0.464
Cecilio	Guante	R	112	52	0.464
Tom	Henke	R	207	96	0.464
Matt	Shoemaker	R	237	110	0.464
Darryl	Kile	R	735	342	0.465
Dylan	Axelrod	R	133	62	0.466
Jeff	Reardon	R	247	115	0.466
Cris	Carpenter	R	212	99	0.467
Tyler	Clippard	R	274	128	0.467
Rafael	Betancourt	R	389	182	0.468
Jose	de Jesus	R	156	73	0.468
Jay	Howell	R	188	88	0.468
Andy	Hawkins	R	388	182	0.469
Kelvin	Herrera	R	160	75	0.469
Scott	Elarton	R	394	185	0.470
Roger	Mason	R	155	73	0.471
Alejandro	Pena	R	225	106	0.471
Chris R.	Young	R	647	305	0.471
Ernesto	Frieri	R	142	67	0.472
Frank	Francisco	R	188	89	0.473
Rod	Nichols	R	253	120	0.474
Doug	Waechter	R	249	118	0.474
Jesus	Colome	R	160	76	0.475
David	Cone	R	884	421	0.476
Barry	Enright	R	103	49	0.476
Willie	Fraser	R	252	120	0.476
Jose	DeLeon	R	574	274	0.477
Jerad	Eickhoff	R	107	51	0.477
Jose	Fernandez	R	176	84	0.477
Jose	Melendez	R	109	52	0.477
Marty	Clary	R	134	64	0.478
Trevor	Hoffman	R	368	176	0.478
George	Kontos	R	113	54	0.478
Justin	Speier	R	230	110	0.478

Minimum 100 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Trailers, Batted Balls Hit to the Left Fielder (1988-2016)

Batter		Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Kevin	Maas	L	115	26	0.226
Matt	Carpenter	L	371	108	0.291
Luis	Rodriguez	B	108	32	0.296
Matt	Nokes	L	201	60	0.299
Nate	McLouth	L	347	108	0.311
Reid	Brignac	L	115	36	0.313
Willie	Harris	L	217	68	0.313
Pete M.	O’Brien	L	281	89	0.317
Eric	Anthony	L	204	65	0.319
Randy	Bush	L	116	37	0.319
Tom	Foley	L	188	60	0.319
Bobby	Higginson	L	307	98	0.319
Dan	Johnson	L	133	43	0.323
Daryl	Boston	L	222	72	0.324
Mike	Scioscia	L	268	88	0.328
Colby	Rasmus	L	360	119	0.331
Lou	Whitaker	L	378	125	0.331
Lucas	Duda	L	271	90	0.332
Cody	Asche	L	108	36	0.333
Franklin	Stubbs	L	114	38	0.333
Mark	Kotsay	L	730	244	0.334
Darrin	Fletcher	L	349	117	0.335
Stephen	Drew	L	506	170	0.336
Jeff	Treadway	L	331	112	0.338
Chase	Utley	L	781	264	0.338
Grady	Sizemore	L	526	179	0.340
J. B.	Shuck	L	114	39	0.342
Ernie	Whitt	L	111	38	0.342
Matthew	Joyce	L	254	87	0.343
Wally	Joyner	L	896	308	0.344

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP
Tommy	John	L	143	113	0.790
Seth	Maness	R	100	78	0.780
Zach	Britton	L	165	126	0.764
Mark	Mulder	L	353	269	0.762
Roenis	Elias	L	117	89	0.761
Brett	Anderson	L	281	213	0.758
John	Halama	L	181	136	0.751
Doug	Johns	L	177	133	0.751
Felix	Doubront	L	251	188	0.749
Tom	Urbani	L	146	109	0.747
Eric	Hillman	L	118	88	0.746
Lenny	DiNardo	L	156	116	0.744
Shawn	Estes	L	426	316	0.742
Carlos	Rodon	L	120	89	0.742
Dana	Eveland	L	226	167	0.739
Dallas	Keuchel	L	329	243	0.739
Nate	Robertson	L	602	443	0.736
Zane	Smith	L	546	401	0.734
Tom	Bolton	L	268	196	0.731
Justin	Grimm	R	104	76	0.731
Marc	Rzepczynski	L	145	106	0.731
Patrick	Corbin	L	269	196	0.729
Chris	Peters	L	103	75	0.728
J. C.	Romero	L	165	120	0.727
Bruce	Ruffin	L	407	296	0.727
Jason	Simontacchi	R	138	100	0.725
Jo-Jo	Reyes	L	202	146	0.723
Joe	Kennedy	L	349	252	0.722
Andrew	Miller	L	261	188	0.720
Martin	Perez	L	209	150	0.718

Minimum 100 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Leaders, Batted Balls Hit to the Center Fielder (1988-2016)

Runner-up Willie McGee sports a .687 BABIP-CF while upholding top-50 status at the four infield spots. The 1985 National League MVP claimed a batting title with a .353 BA and paced the Senior Circuit with 216 base knocks and 18 three-baggers. Right-hander reliever Jose Melendez excelled in relief work for the Padres in 1991-92, compiling 14 victories with a 3.10 ERA and a WHIP of 1.109. Melendez shut down opposing batsmen with a .268 BABIP-CF while making the top 50 list for BABIP-LF as well. On the other hand, former All-Star closer Mike MacDougal was pummeled at a .695 clip on batted balls to center field.

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Christian	Yelich	L	260	190	0.731
Willie	McGee	B	457	314	0.687
Joey	Gathright	L	114	78	0.684
Esteban	German	R	147	100	0.680
Derek	Bell	R	477	323	0.677
Wilson	Ramos	R	291	197	0.677
Tony	Eusebio	R	160	108	0.675
Ken	Harvey	R	125	83	0.664
Joel	Skinner	R	101	67	0.663
David	Freese	R	401	265	0.661
Warren	Newson	L	147	97	0.660
Anthony	Gose	L	120	79	0.658
Luis	Castillo	B	555	364	0.656
Matt	Diaz	R	276	181	0.656
DJ	LeMahieu	R	348	227	0.652
Skip	Schumaker	L	443	289	0.652
Derek	Jeter	R	1258	815	0.648
Wally	Backman	B	164	106	0.646
Ben	Grieve	L	166	107	0.645
Jean	Segura	R	332	214	0.645
Julio	Franco	R	833	535	0.642
Cameron	Rupp	R	106	68	0.642
Matt	Murton	R	125	80	0.640
Mike	Morse	R	359	229	0.638
Troy	Neel	L	130	83	0.638
Ricky	Gutierrez	R	275	175	0.636
Howie	Kendrick	R	733	466	0.636
Marty	Cordova	R	270	171	0.633
Jacque	Jones	L	341	216	0.633
Paul	Goldschmidt	R	418	264	0.632
Melvin	Nieves	B	141	89	0.631
Reggie	Jefferson	B	265	167	0.630
Carlos	Gonzalez	L	539	339	0.629
Joe	Mauer	L	917	577	0.629
Larry	Walker	L	774	487	0.629
Dave	Clark	L	268	168	0.627
David	Hulse	L	142	89	0.627
Kal	Daniels	L	263	164	0.624
Larry	Bigbie	L	159	99	0.623
Adonis	Garcia	R	106	66	0.623
David	Peralta	L	154	96	0.623
Milt	Thompson	L	321	200	0.623
Jack	Cust	L	217	135	0.622
Chris	Nelson	R	127	79	0.622
Shane	Mack	R	369	229	0.621
Mike	Piazza	R	863	536	0.621
Jose	Tabata	R	200	124	0.620
Clete	Thomas	L	105	65	0.619
Bo	Jackson	R	249	154	0.618
Jonathan	Villar	B	144	89	0.618

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP
Jose	Melendez	R	123	33	0.268
John	Costello	R	101	34	0.337
Neftali	Feliz	R	161	56	0.348
Brad	Peacock	R	158	56	0.354
Chuck	James	L	186	66	0.355
Kevin	Siegrist	L	110	39	0.355
Sid	Fernandez	L	667	238	0.357
Guillermo	Moscoso	R	156	56	0.359
Rick	van den Hurk	R	102	37	0.363
Mike	Hartley	R	165	60	0.364
Tyler	Clippard	R	305	112	0.367
Hector	Santiago	L	395	145	0.367
Koji	Uehara	R	187	69	0.369
Jeff	Reardon	R	218	82	0.376
Carlos	Castillo	R	116	44	0.379
Chris R.	Young	R	786	298	0.379
Todd	Burns	R	300	114	0.380
Cecilio	Guante	R	100	38	0.380
Jake	Odorizzi	R	334	127	0.380
John	Wetteland	R	303	115	0.380
David	Riske	R	226	86	0.381
Ugueth	Urbina	R	251	96	0.382
Antonio	Bastardo	L	167	64	0.383
Troy	Percival	R	256	98	0.383
Joaquin	Benoit	R	451	173	0.384
Tom	Niedenfuer	R	125	48	0.384
Tony	Sipp	L	195	75	0.385
Brad	Brach	R	146	57	0.390
Jason	Motte	R	195	76	0.390
Pat	Neshek	R	213	83	0.390
Francisco	Oliveras	R	138	54	0.391
Alejandro	Pena	R	271	106	0.391
Paul	Clemens	R	107	42	0.393
Fernando	Rodriguez	R	127	50	0.394
Jose	DeLeon	R	544	215	0.395
Bob	Kipper	L	172	68	0.395
Adam	Peterson	R	114	45	0.395
Armando	Benitez	R	237	94	0.397
Daniel	McCutchen	R	123	49	0.398
Yorkis	Perez	L	118	47	0.398
Rob	Tejeda	R	226	90	0.398
Bryan	Harvey	R	163	65	0.399
Dennis	Cook	L	475	190	0.400
Marco	Estrada	R	513	205	0.400
Vicente	Palacios	R	175	70	0.400
Roger	Mason	R	152	61	0.401
Travis	Wood	L	499	200	0.401
Dave	Johnson	R	261	105	0.402
Aquilino	Lopez	R	122	49	0.402
A. J.	Ramos	R	117	47	0.402

Minimum 100 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Trailers, Batted Balls Hit to the Center Fielder (1988-2016)

Batter		Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Darrell	Evans	L	102	32	0.314
Andy	Marte	R	137	43	0.314
Mike	Zunino	R	144	47	0.326
Marcus	Thames	R	194	64	0.330
Nick	Franklin	B	107	36	0.336
Lloyd	McClendon	R	169	58	0.343
Charlie	O’Brien	R	284	99	0.349
Gary	Carter	R	201	71	0.353
Howard	Johnson	B	443	157	0.354
Leo	Gomez	R	293	104	0.355
Luis	Valbuena	L	335	119	0.355
Torey	Lovullo	B	101	36	0.356
Mitch	Webster	B	319	114	0.357
Jason	Lane	R	159	57	0.358
Terry	Shumpert	R	123	44	0.358
J. P.	Arencibia	R	209	75	0.359
Chris	Parmelee	L	145	52	0.359
Kevin	McReynolds	R	515	186	0.361
Jeff	Hamilton	R	152	55	0.362
Ron	Karkovice	R	270	98	0.363
Doug	Dascenzo	B	144	53	0.368
Chris B.	Young	R	577	213	0.369
Jerald	Clark	R	230	85	0.370
Rick	Schu	R	105	39	0.371
Luis	Quinones	B	109	41	0.376
Stephen	Vogt	L	204	77	0.377
Joe	Carter	R	951	363	0.382
Justin	Smoak	B	321	123	0.383
Drew	Butera	R	117	45	0.385
Don	Kelly	L	156	60	0.385

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP
Mike	MacDougal	R	164	114	0.695
Cla	Meredith	R	122	84	0.689
Nate	Jones	R	104	71	0.683
Terry	Adams	R	191	129	0.675
Jenrry	Mejia	R	107	72	0.673
Lenny	DiNardo	L	136	91	0.669
Mike	Munoz	L	175	117	0.669
Aaron	Cook	R	793	527	0.665
Darren	Dreifort	R	175	116	0.663
Randy	Choate	L	121	80	0.661
Brandon	Webb	R	512	338	0.660
Chad	Bradford	R	167	110	0.659
Vaughn	Eshelman	L	138	91	0.659
Brian	Bass	R	111	73	0.658
Roger	Bailey	R	198	130	0.657
Ronald	Belisario	R	143	94	0.657
Derek	Lowe	R	1144	752	0.657
Sergio	Mitre	R	240	157	0.654
Dan	Otero	R	130	85	0.654
Carlton	Loewer	R	101	66	0.653
Terry	Clark	R	138	90	0.652
Mike	DeJean	R	183	119	0.650
Ryan	Wagner	R	100	65	0.650
Brad	Ziegler	R	204	132	0.647
Tommy	John	L	147	95	0.646
Todd	Williams	R	113	73	0.646
Jay	Witasick	R	152	98	0.645
Brandon	League	R	266	171	0.643
Seth	Maness	R	123	79	0.642
Mike	LaCoss	R	217	139	0.641

Minimum 100 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Leaders, Batted Balls Hit to the Right Fielder (1988-2016)

Christian Yelich vaults to the head of the class on batted balls hit to right (.890) and center field (.731). A .293 career hitter entering his fifth season in 2017, Yelich ranks second behind Odubel Herrera in career BABIP during the seasons covered by the Retrosheet BABIP location data with a .363 average. Reiterating an observation from the left field discussion, every batter in the BABIP-RF top 50 hit from the left side while all of the trailers in the category bat right-handed. Joe Mauer shares a comparable penchant for peppering the ball to right and center, posting the second-highest BABIP-RF at .860. The 2009 AL MVP and three-time batting champion, Mauer carries a .341 BABIP into his fourteenth season. Utility infielder Mike Benjamin trails all qualifiers with a .179 BABIP-RF. Only three right-handed hurlers charted in the top 50 for the BABIP-RF list including Les Lancaster (.381), Doug Bochtler (.397) and Guillermo Moscoso (.408). 2006 NL Cy Young Award winner and two-time runner-up Brandon Webb was raked for a .758 BABIP-RF along with a .660 BABIP-CF. Webb averaged 19 wins with a 3.13 ERA, 1.172 WHIP and 185 strikeouts over a three-year stretch (2006-08).

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Christian	Yelich	L	118	105	0.890
Joe	Mauer	L	463	398	0.860
Jon	Jay	L	257	216	0.840
Scott	Stahoviak	L	118	98	0.831
Juan	Francisco	L	102	84	0.824
David	Peralta	L	117	96	0.821
Jack	Cust	L	243	198	0.815
Brad	Hawpe	L	386	313	0.811
John	Kruk	L	249	202	0.811
Shin-Soo	Choo	L	473	383	0.810
Rich	Becker	L	183	148	0.809
Jacque	Jones	L	282	228	0.809
Joey	Votto	L	521	421	0.808
Lyle	Overbay	L	582	469	0.806
Jim	Thome	L	721	579	0.803
Jon	Nunnally	L	110	88	0.800
Bobby	Abreu	L	697	555	0.796
Gerardo	Parra	L	369	293	0.794
Skip	Schumaker	L	281	222	0.790
Josh	Hamilton	L	508	401	0.789
Brett	Wallace	L	147	116	0.789
Claudell	Washington	L	128	101	0.789
Harold	Baines	L	520	410	0.788
Rob	Mackowiak	L	212	167	0.788
Ike	Davis	L	252	198	0.786
Pedro	Alvarez	L	292	229	0.784
Kirk	Nieuwenhuis	L	106	83	0.783
Travis	Ishikawa	L	119	93	0.782
Chris	Duncan	L	177	138	0.780
Jimmy	Paredes	B	109	85	0.780
Jack	Hannahan	L	176	137	0.778
Geoff	Jenkins	L	374	291	0.778
Ryan	Howard	L	714	555	0.777
Mitch	Moreland	L	291	226	0.777
Seth	Smith	L	448	347	0.775
Alex	Avila	L	254	196	0.772
Robinson	Cano	L	937	723	0.772
Carlos	Gonzalez	L	504	389	0.772
Fred	Lewis	L	149	115	0.772
Mike	Lamb	L	217	167	0.770
Mike	Carp	L	104	80	0.769
Eric	Hosmer	L	321	247	0.769
Mo	Vaughn	L	585	450	0.769
Matt	Carpenter	L	385	295	0.766
Sean	Casey	L	487	373	0.766
Tike	Redman	L	154	118	0.766
Dee	Gordon	L	183	140	0.765
Alex	Gordon	L	666	509	0.764
Ben	Revere	L	242	185	0.764
Adam	LaRoche	L	861	656	0.762
Travis	Lee	L	231	176	0.762
Nyjer	Morgan	L	202	154	0.762
Jace	Peterson	L	101	77	0.762
Mark	Teahen	L	307	234	0.762

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP
Sid	Fernandez	L	565	165	0.292
Matt	Beech	L	169	55	0.325
Chris	Nabholz	L	250	83	0.332
Bob	Kipper	L	124	44	0.355
Brian	Barnes	L	179	64	0.358
Tom	Browning	L	618	223	0.361
Jim	Deshaies	L	534	193	0.361
Billy	Wagner	L	224	81	0.362
Ken	Patterson	L	132	48	0.364
David	West	L	266	97	0.365
Hector	Santiago	L	340	125	0.368
Don	Carman	L	266	99	0.372
Kent	Mercker	L	512	191	0.373
Carlos	Perez	L	268	101	0.377
Craig	Breslow	L	261	99	0.379
Les	Lancaster	R	286	109	0.381
Bill	Krueger	L	399	153	0.383
Donovan	Osborne	L	402	154	0.383
Curt	Young	L	297	114	0.384
Greg	Smith	L	104	40	0.385
Trevor	Wilson	L	290	112	0.386
Jose	Rosado	L	269	105	0.390
Randy	Myers	L	379	148	0.391
Steve	Avery	L	622	244	0.392
Adam	Morgan	L	120	47	0.392
Jerry	Blevins	L	173	68	0.393
Doug	Bochtler	R	140	55	0.393
Tom	Bolton	L	236	93	0.394
Mitch	Williams	L	208	82	0.394
Chuck	Cary	L	152	60	0.395
Dennis	Cook	L	390	154	0.395
Chuck	James	L	172	68	0.395
Pete	Schourek	L	393	157	0.399
Dennis	Rasmussen	L	425	170	0.400
Eric	Milton	L	465	187	0.402
Jesse	Orosco	L	246	99	0.402
Tony	Watson	L	154	62	0.403
Jimmy	Key	L	908	367	0.404
Wilson	Alvarez	L	707	286	0.405
John	Cerutti	L	284	115	0.405
Frank	Viola	L	647	263	0.406
Bob	Macdonald	L	113	46	0.407
Arthur	Rhodes	L	496	202	0.407
Madison	Bumgarner	L	571	233	0.408
Guillermo	Moscoso	R	142	58	0.408
Kazuhisa	Ishii	L	198	81	0.409
Ted	Lilly	L	780	320	0.410
Teddy	Higuera	L	316	130	0.411
Buddy	Black	L	502	207	0.412
Vidal	Nuno	L	136	56	0.412
Oliver	Perez	L	592	244	0.412
Travis	Wood	L	430	177	0.412

Minimum 100 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Trailers, Batted Balls Hit to the Right Fielder (1988-2016)

Batter		Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Mike	Benjamin	R	106	19	0.179
Leo	Gomez	R	231	54	0.234
Mark	McGwire	R	449	119	0.265
Kevin	McReynolds	R	369	101	0.274
Jason	Lane	R	142	39	0.275
Tim	Teufel	R	161	45	0.280
Kevin	Elster	R	292	82	0.281
Richard	Hidalgo	R	114	32	0.281
Ryan	Roberts	R	199	57	0.286
Mike	Fitzgerald	R	143	41	0.287
Khalil	Greene	R	288	83	0.288
Adam	Rosales	R	149	43	0.289
Gary	Redus	R	185	54	0.292
Chris B.	Young	R	264	77	0.292
Charlie	O’Brien	R	163	48	0.294
Greg	Vaughn	R	279	82	0.294
Chris	Woodward	R	149	44	0.295
Darrin	Jackson	R	223	66	0.296
Paul	Janish	R	115	34	0.296
Chris	Hoiles	R	300	89	0.297
Mike	Macfarlane	R	262	78	0.298
Lloyd	McClendon	R	107	32	0.299
Henry	Blanco	R	190	57	0.300
Kevin	Millar	R	312	95	0.304
Benito	Santiago	R	567	173	0.305
Brian	Dozier	R	235	72	0.306
Kris	Bryant	R	120	37	0.308
Ben	Francisco	R	130	40	0.308
Josh	Wilson	R	143	44	0.308
Gary	Carter	R	139	43	0.309

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP
Brandon	Webb	R	434	329	0.758
Brian	Stokes	R	115	86	0.748
Sergio	Mitre	R	198	141	0.712
Terry	Adams	R	196	139	0.709
Brad	Ziegler	R	229	162	0.707
Bill	Swift	R	560	394	0.704
Chris	Reitsma	R	138	97	0.703
Aaron	Cook	R	614	430	0.700
Tyler	Chatwood	R	236	165	0.699
A. J.	Sager	R	139	97	0.698
Gerrit	Cole	R	294	205	0.697
Greg	Keagle	R	122	85	0.697
Cory	Lidle	R	370	256	0.692
Sam	Deduno	R	122	84	0.689
Marvin	Freeman	R	222	153	0.689
Derek	Lowe	R	839	576	0.687
Kendall	Graveman	R	153	105	0.686
Ramiro	Mendoza	R	169	116	0.686
Scott	Erickson	R	733	502	0.685
Kameron	Loe	R	235	161	0.685
Lucas	Harrell	R	202	138	0.683
Brian	Shouse	L	145	99	0.683
Marcus	Stroman	R	161	110	0.683
Kelvin	Herrera	R	144	98	0.681
Justin	Masterson	R	534	363	0.680
Gil	Heredia	R	180	122	0.678
Jake	Westbrook	R	749	506	0.676
Chad	Bradford	R	158	106	0.671
Jim	Johnson	R	225	151	0.671
Chien-Ming	Wang	R	389	261	0.671

Minimum 100 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Leaders, Batted Balls Hit to the Outfield (1988-2016)

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Christian	Yelich	L	649	450	0.693
Reggie	Jefferson	B	799	525	0.657
Willie	McGee	B	1326	865	0.652
Jacque	Jones	L	941	613	0.651
Bo	Jackson	R	649	421	0.649
Jose	Abreu	R	724	467	0.645
Carlos	Gonzalez	L	1456	939	0.645
Derek	Jeter	R	3364	2170	0.645
Preston	Wilson	R	694	447	0.644
Larry	Walker	L	2051	1312	0.640
Derek	Bell	R	1233	787	0.638
Luis	Castillo	B	1373	873	0.636
David	Freese	R	1074	682	0.635
Andres	Galarraga	R	2388	1511	0.633
Jim	Thome	L	2408	1525	0.633
DJ	LeMahieu	R	955	604	0.632
Skip	Schumaker	L	1281	809	0.632
Wily Mo	Pena	R	539	340	0.631
Paul	Goldschmidt	R	1156	727	0.629
Javy	Lopez	R	1543	969	0.628
Dave	Clark	L	678	425	0.627
Milt	Thompson	L	834	523	0.627
Avisail	Garcia	R	489	305	0.624
Giancarlo	Stanton	R	1037	647	0.624
Tony	Clark	B	1146	714	0.623
Brad	Hawpe	L	1201	748	0.623
Eric	Hosmer	L	1301	810	0.623
Craig A.	Wilson	R	538	335	0.623
Mike	Morse	R	991	616	0.622
Mo	Vaughn	L	1773	1100	0.620
Miguel	Cabrera	R	3643	2255	0.619
Jack	Cust	L	690	427	0.619
Julio	Franco	R	2223	1377	0.619
Shawn	Green	L	1829	1133	0.619
Shane	Mack	R	950	588	0.619
Jon	Jay	L	1070	661	0.618
Howie	Kendrick	R	1989	1229	0.618
Mike	Marshall	R	477	295	0.618
Everth	Cabrera	B	537	331	0.616
Wilson	Ramos	R	782	482	0.616
Mike	Blowers	R	827	508	0.614
Ryan J.	Braun	R	2105	1293	0.614
Shin-Soo	Choo	L	1718	1053	0.613
Geoff	Jenkins	L	1213	743	0.613
Mike	Piazza	R	2240	1374	0.613
Rich	Becker	L	619	379	0.612
Chris	Denorfia	R	781	478	0.612
Reed	Johnson	R	1389	850	0.612
Rob	Mackowiak	L	636	389	0.612
Joe	Mauer	L	2642	1615	0.611
Joey	Votto	L	2049	1252	0.611
Dmitri	Young	B	1300	794	0.611

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP
Sid	Fernandez	L	1944	801	0.412
Troy	Percival	R	698	293	0.420
Todd	Burns	R	838	364	0.434
Tyler	Clippard	R	869	378	0.435
Chris R.	Young	R	2160	944	0.437
Koji	Uehara	R	581	255	0.439
Jose	de Jesus	R	490	218	0.445
Alejandro	Pena	R	685	305	0.445
Pat	Neshek	R	529	237	0.448
Tom	Browning	L	2215	996	0.450
Jeff	Reardon	R	722	325	0.450
Juan	Berenguer	R	690	311	0.451
Nolan	Ryan	R	1362	617	0.453
Tony	Sipp	L	590	267	0.453
Brian	Barnes	L	594	270	0.455
Rafael	Soriano	R	864	395	0.457
Jim	Deshaies	L	2059	942	0.458
John	Wetteland	R	870	399	0.459
Grant	Balfour	R	772	355	0.460
Marco	Estrada	R	1349	621	0.460
Carlos	Marmol	R	685	318	0.464
Hector	Santiago	L	1157	537	0.464
Chris	Nabholz	L	843	393	0.466
Ugueth	Urbina	R	695	324	0.466
Mitch	Williams	L	700	326	0.466
Rafael	Betancourt	R	1123	525	0.467
Dan	Straily	R	732	342	0.467
Jose	DeLeon	R	1664	778	0.468
Trevor	Hoffman	R	1212	567	0.468
Steve	Bedrosian	R	721	338	0.469
Rich	DeLucia	R	986	462	0.469
Keith	Foulke	R	732	343	0.469
Jay	Howell	R	574	269	0.469
Stan	Belinda	R	857	404	0.471
Dennis	Cook	L	1377	648	0.471
Pete	Harnisch	R	2564	1210	0.472
A. J.	Griffin	R	640	303	0.473
Don	Carman	L	877	416	0.474
Jake	Odorizzi	R	894	425	0.475
David	West	L	943	448	0.475
Kazuhisa	Ishii	L	677	322	0.476
Joe	Nathan	R	928	442	0.476
Jered	Weaver	R	3353	1596	0.476
Travis	Wood	L	1465	698	0.476
Scott	Bankhead	R	1073	512	0.477
David	Riske	R	647	309	0.478
Scott	Sanderson	R	2030	971	0.478
Shawn	Hillegas	R	776	372	0.479
Charlie	Hough	R	2028	972	0.479
Don	Robinson	R	1196	573	0.479

Minimum 1000 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Trailers, Batted Balls Hit to the Outfield (1988-2016)

Batter		Bats	AB	H	BABIP
Gary	Carter	R	618	264	0.427
David	Howard	B	592	255	0.431
Leo	Gomez	R	854	370	0.433
Doug	Dascenzo	B	432	188	0.435
Casey	Candaele	B	566	247	0.436
Mitch	Webster	B	909	397	0.437
Billy	Hamilton	B	539	243	0.451
Jeff	Huson	L	586	265	0.452
Henry	Blanco	R	727	329	0.453
Kevin	McReynolds	R	1466	667	0.455
Jed	Lowrie	B	1417	646	0.456
Spike	Owen	B	1193	545	0.457
Dick	Schofield	R	951	436	0.458
Jose	Oquendo	B	1090	504	0.462
Steve	Lyons	L	577	267	0.463
Harold	Reynolds	B	1620	755	0.466
Geno	Petralli	L	647	302	0.467
Charlie	O’Brien	R	898	420	0.468
Kurt	Stillwell	B	1031	482	0.468
Jose	Uribe	B	692	324	0.468
Stephen	Vogt	L	667	312	0.468
Craig	Grebeck	R	659	309	0.469
Jeff	Treadway	L	1005	471	0.469
Kevin	Elster	R	1071	503	0.470
Alfredo	Griffin	B	651	306	0.470
Greg	Olson	R	498	234	0.470

Pitcher	*	Throws	AB	H	BABIP
Terry	Adams	R	525	363	0.691
Brandon	Webb	R	1457	1000	0.686
Sergio	Mitre	R	667	455	0.682
Mike	MacDougal	R	466	316	0.678
Brad	Ziegler	R	648	436	0.673
Derek	Lowe	R	2918	1950	0.668
Aaron	Cook	R	2087	1389	0.666
Chad	Bradford	R	462	306	0.662
Brian	Shouse	L	438	290	0.662
Charlie	Morton	R	1233	799	0.648
Shawn	Camp	R	924	598	0.647
Ramiro	Mendoza	R	655	423	0.646
Bill	Swift	R	1790	1154	0.645
Kirk	Saarloos	R	673	433	0.643
Darren	Dreifort	R	467	300	0.642
Jake	Westbrook	R	2333	1495	0.641
Dallas	Keuchel	L	1043	668	0.640
Jamey	Wright	R	2085	1335	0.640
Brandon	League	R	681	435	0.639
Roger	Bailey	R	553	353	0.638
Zach	Britton	L	505	322	0.638
Marc	Rzepczynski	L	475	302	0.636
Kameron	Loe	R	868	551	0.635
Chris	Rusin	L	501	318	0.635
Tyson	Ross	R	826	524	0.634

Minimum 1000 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Leaders

BABIP Career Leaders, Batters (1988-2016)

Odubel Herrera, Christian Yelich, Corey Seager and Kris Bryant are among the “Young Guns” atop the Career BABIP leaderboards within the scope of this study. The presence of perennial All-Star and MVP contenders Mike Trout, Joey Votto, Paul Goldschmidt and Miguel Cabrera are predictable while obscure talents such as Cesar Hernandez, Reggie Jefferson, Chris Johnson and Lyle Mouton also grace the top-20.

Batter	*	Bats	AB	H	HR	BABIP
Odubel	Herrera	L	815	314	23	0.366
Christian	Yelich	L	1434	549	41	0.363
Corey	Seager	L	573	226	30	0.360
Mike	Trout	R	2213	917	168	0.360
Starling	Marte	R	1694	648	58	0.359
Joey	Votto	L	3497	1407	221	0.359
Paul	Goldschmidt	R	2085	844	140	0.356
Lyle	Mouton	R	504	194	19	0.356
Chris	Johnson	R	2058	773	63	0.353
Kris	Bryant	R	809	330	65	0.352
Cesar	Hernandez	B	926	333	8	0.352
DJ	LeMahieu	R	1898	690	26	0.352
Alex	Sanchez	L	907	324	5	0.351
Austin	Jackson	R	2650	971	55	0.350
Reggie	Jefferson	B	1520	580	67	0.350
Paulo	Orlando	R	540	198	12	0.350
Willie	McGee	B	3371	1203	36	0.348
Miguel	Cabrera	R	6337	2519	446	0.347
Mo	Vaughn	L	2931	1180	233	0.347
Jonathan	Villar	B	824	307	29	0.347
Derek	Jeter	R	7305	2663	182	0.346
Danny	Santana	B	678	241	9	0.346
Lorenzo	Cain	R	1741	635	42	0.345
David	Peralta	L	753	281	29	0.344
Kirby	Puckett	R	4073	1510	144	0.344
Julio	Franco	R	4344	1590	129	0.343
David	Freese	R	2148	795	81	0.343
Shane	Mack	R	2157	796	76	0.343
J. D.	Martinez	R	1738	674	107	0.343
Shin-Soo	Choo	L	3219	1206	146	0.342
Dexter	Fowler	B	2760	1001	78	0.342
Dee	Gordon	L	1807	627	9	0.342
Brandon	Belt	L	1708	641	80	0.341
Freddie	Freeman	L	2484	949	138	0.341
Tony	Gwynn	L	5451	1940	89	0.341
Joe	Mauer	L	5054	1826	130	0.341
Matt	Diaz	R	1503	546	45	0.340
Jon	Jay	L	2206	777	31	0.340
Matt	Kemp	R	3921	1513	240	0.340
Yasiel	Puig	R	1195	447	57	0.340
Wilson	Betemit	B	1481	558	75	0.339
Michael	Bourn	L	3660	1272	36	0.339
Francisco	Cervelli	R	1164	410	18	0.339
Anthony	Gose	L	775	271	12	0.339
David	Wright	R	4704	1777	242	0.339
Jose	Abreu	R	1397	537	91	0.338
Jack	Cust	L	1253	498	104	0.338
Xander	Bogaerts	R	1472	528	41	0.337
Brad	Hawpe	L	2124	806	124	0.337
Joe	Inglett	L	664	229	6	0.337
Howie	Kendrick	R	4129	1465	95	0.337
Fred	Lewis	L	1172	415	27	0.337
Ichiro	Suzuki	L	7428	2580	98	0.337
Michael	Young	R	5926	2129	165	0.337
Carlos	Gonzalez	L	2999	1152	201	0.336
Rusty	Greer	L	2057	756	83	0.336
John	Kruk	L	2622	944	76	0.336
Nyjer	Morgan	L	1601	550	12	0.336
Jimmy	Paredes	B	664	239	20	0.336
Cory	Sullivan	L	874	305	10	0.336
Adam C.	Eaton	L	1662	582	34	0.335
Andres	Galarraga	R	4509	1737	320	0.335
Esteban	German	R	805	277	8	0.335
Kenny	Lofton	L	5345	1863	83	0.335
Nook	Logan	B	688	233	2	0.335
Eddie	Rosario	L	579	211	23	0.335
Chris	Shelton	R	678	254	37	0.335
Drew	Stubbs	R	1849	685	92	0.335
Jose	Altuve	R	2983	1046	60	0.334
Ryan	Braun	R	4179	1597	285	0.334
Robbie	Grossman	B	710	253	22	0.334
Hal	Morris	L	3226	1140	73	0.334
Stephen	Piscotty	R	626	230	29	0.334
Bip	Roberts	B	3387	1159	29	0.334
Bobby	Abreu	L	4841	1759	192	0.333
Rich	Becker	L	1230	433	31	0.333
Ben	Grieve	L	845	305	33	0.333
Matt	Holliday	R	5353	1995	295	0.333
Francisco	Lindor	B	837	304	27	0.333
Edgar	Martinez	R	4470	1647	210	0.333
Brandon	Barnes	R	800	279	19	0.332
Larry	Bigbie	L	813	292	29	0.332
Alex	Cole	L	1464	493	5	0.332
Reed	Johnson	R	2902	1014	65	0.332
Wade	Boggs	L	5091	1744	60	0.331
Josh	Hamilton	L	2971	1134	200	0.331
Felix	Jose	B	1989	696	51	0.331
Andrew	McCutchen	R	3541	1304	175	0.331
Mike	Morse	R	1879	698	104	0.331
Derek	Bell	R	2704	970	99	0.330
Charlie	Blackmon	L	1858	667	74	0.330
Brock	Holt	L	1046	358	13	0.330
Chris	Nelson	R	631	221	16	0.330
Yasmany	Tomas	R	690	255	40	0.330
Brett	Butler	L	4388	1474	28	0.329
Matt	Carpenter	L	2044	733	74	0.329
Nick	Castellanos	R	1107	400	44	0.329
Paul	Molitor	R	5569	1952	139	0.329
Bill	Mueller	B	2277	801	60	0.329
Manny	Ramirez	R	4985	1932	399	0.329

Minimum 500 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Leaders, Pitchers (1988-2016)

Troy Percival restricted opponents to a .224 BABIP during the seasons under consideration, posting top-50 BABIP’s at four fielding locations (1B, 2B, LF, CF). The catcher-turned-relief ace notched 35 saves per season (1996-2004) and struck out 10.4 batters per nine innings during his 14-year career.

Pitcher		Throws	AB	H	HR	BABIP	P1	P2
Troy	Percival	R	1216	322	61	0.224	FA	CU
Pat	Neshek	R	1006	281	47	0.240	SL	FA
Tyler	Clippard	R	1554	436	75	0.241	FA	CH
Neftali	Feliz	R	902	248	36	0.243	FA	SL
Bob	Kipper	L	946	259	34	0.244	FC	SL
Sid	Fernandez	L	3360	941	140	0.246	FF	CU
Mike	Scott	R	1974	547	71	0.248	SF	FA
Mike	Krukow	R	534	148	18	0.250	CU	FA
J. J.	Hoover	R	646	193	37	0.251	FA	CU
Koji	Uehara	R	1074	312	53	0.252	FA	SF
Pascual	Perez	R	1413	387	37	0.253	SL	FA
Aaron	Sanchez	R	909	249	25	0.253	FA	CU
Charlie	Hough	R	4257	1207	149	0.254	KN	FA
Al	Osuna	L	547	156	17	0.254	SC	FA
Tony	Watson	L	1035	293	34	0.255	FA	CH
Chris R.	Young	R	3690	1083	179	0.255	FA	SL
Todd	Burns	R	1570	439	43	0.256	FA	CU
Darren	O’Day	R	1255	360	47	0.256	FA	SL
Dennis	Springer	R	1433	431	80	0.256	KN	FA
A. J.	Griffin	R	1182	361	74	0.257	FA	CU
Greg	Minton	R	578	154	6	0.257	SI	FA
Dan	Straily	R	1310	391	70	0.257	FA	SL
Alfredo	Aceves	R	1141	333	48	0.258	FA	CU
Daniel	Bard	R	666	193	25	0.258	FA	SL
Marco	Estrada	R	2550	761	132	0.258	FA	CH
Lance	McCullers	R	649	186	21	0.258	FA	SL
Francisco	Oliveras	R	745	221	36	0.258
Alberto	Reyes	R	806	238	38	0.258	FA	CH
Ugueth	Urbina	R	1233	367	62	0.258	FA	SL
Lance	Carter	R	762	227	34	0.259	FA	CH
Jose	de Jesus	R	1035	284	20	0.259
Brandon	Finnegan	L	634	193	37	0.259	FA	SL
Charles	Hudson	R	574	168	23	0.259	FA	SL
Bill	Risley	R	597	180	31	0.259
Jeff D.	Robinson	R	1858	540	72	0.259	SF	FA
Rafael	Soriano	R	1548	444	54	0.259	FA	SL
Dave	Stieb	R	2654	735	58	0.259	SL	FA
Armando	Benitez	R	1196	361	61	0.260	FA	SF
Cecilio	Guante	R	571	171	28	0.260	FA	SL
Jose	Mercedes	R	832	248	40	0.260	FA	SL
Tony	Sipp	L	1053	323	64	0.260	FA	SL
Andrew	Bailey	R	715	211	29	0.261	FA	FC
Steve	Bedrosian	R	1329	388	49	0.261	FA	SL
Chad	Cordero	R	937	277	40	0.261	FA	SL
Trevor	Hoffman	R	2206	637	76	0.261	CH	FA
George	Kontos	R	768	221	24	0.261	FA	SL
Ken	Patterson	L	987	290	38	0.261	FA	CU
Chris	Perez	R	1027	304	45	0.261	FA	SL
Willie	Fraser	R	1613	474	63	0.262	FA	SL
Roger	Mason	R	847	248	31	0.262	FA	SL
Julio	Mateo	R	925	278	43	0.262	FA	SL
Alan	Mills	R	1463	431	58	0.262	SL	FA
Tyler	Thornburg	R	579	170	23	0.262	FA	CU
Cory	Wade	R	535	158	23	0.262	FA	CU
Joaquin	Benoit	R	2467	741	113	0.263	FA	CH
Carlos	Castillo	R	532	162	26	0.263
Josh	Hancock	R	559	170	29	0.263	FA	SL
Bryan	Harvey	R	931	272	30	0.263	FA	SF
Jay	Howell	R	1182	335	27	0.263	FA	CU
Michael	Jackson	R	2392	696	79	0.263	SL	FT
Joe	Nathan	R	1789	516	55	0.263	FA	SL
Justin	Duchscherer	R	1282	372	42	0.264	FA	CU
Jason	Hirsh	R	535	166	32	0.264	FA	CH
Dan	Wheeler	R	1638	495	77	0.264	FA	SL
Mike J.	Adams	R	1093	316	33	0.265	FA	FC
Armando	Galarraga	R	1735	536	94	0.265	FA	SL
David	Riske	R	1169	353	53	0.265	FA	SF
John	Tudor	L	1165	326	21	0.265	FA	SL
Juan	Berenguer	R	1276	375	42	0.266	FA	SF
Buddy	Black	L	3610	1057	119	0.266	FA	SL
Eric	DuBose	L	583	174	24	0.266	FA	CH
Carlos	Marmol	R	1301	385	49	0.266	SL	FA
Billy	Wagner	L	1492	443	59	0.266	FA	SL
Grant	Balfour	R	1369	403	45	0.267	FA	SL
Stan	Belinda	R	1654	493	60	0.267	FA	SF
Tom	Henke	R	1318	387	43	0.267	FA	SF
Guillermo	Moscoso	R	689	206	28	0.267	FA	CU
Nolan	Ryan	R	2667	779	79	0.267	FA	CU
Brian	Sanches	R	677	209	36	0.267	FA	SL
Huston	Street	R	1811	540	70	0.267	FA	SL
Pedro	Strop	R	839	241	20	0.267	FA	SL
Jose	Valverde	R	1636	490	67	0.267	FA	FC
John	Wetteland	R	1639	482	54	0.267	FA	CU
Luis	Avilan	L	616	174	10	0.268	FA	CH
Jeff	Brantley	R	2189	659	88	0.268	SF	SI
Jim	Deshaies	L	3842	1146	140	0.268	FA	CH
Dennis	Martinez	R	6360	1839	165	0.268	CU	FA
Kyle	McClellan	R	1210	359	45	0.268	FA	CU
Gene	Nelson	R	1344	396	39	0.268	FA	SL
Jesse	Orosco	L	1680	503	60	0.268	FA	SL
Jake	Arrieta	R	2744	804	86	0.269	FA	CU
Keith	Foulke	R	1270	392	64	0.269	CH	FA
Scott	Garrelts	R	1543	444	35	0.269	FA	SL
Luke	Gregerson	R	1436	416	39	0.269	SL	FA
Craig	Kimbrel	R	758	221	22	0.269	FA	CU
Jose	Melendez	R	647	197	27	0.269
Hector	Santiago	L	2065	637	104	0.269	FA	CH
Jose	Veras	R	1122	337	45	0.269	FA	CU
Brian	Barnes	L	1232	364	39	0.270
Matt	Guerrier	R	1941	580	69	0.270	FA	SL
Rick	Honeycutt	L	1393	407	33	0.270	SL	CU
Chuck	James	L	989	317	63	0.270	FA	CH
Fernando	Nieve	R	559	177	34	0.270	FA	SL
A. J.	Ramos	R	690	199	14	0.270	FA	SL
Mariano	Rivera	R	2792	801	57	0.270	FC	FA
Tom	Wilhelmsen	R	990	292	29	0.270	FA	CU
Joel	Zumaya	R	567	169	18	0.270	FA	CU

Minimum 500 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Trailers, Batters (1988-2016)

Batter		Bats	AB	H	HR	BABIP
Darrell	Evans	L	578	148	33	0.209
Livan	Hernandez	R	583	138	6	0.228
Greg	Maddux	R	927	214	3	0.228
Jim	Traber	L	503	127	14	0.228
Eric	Munson	L	725	205	46	0.230
Rich	Gedman	L	714	181	18	0.231
Ken	Williams	R	536	138	15	0.233
Tom	Prince	R	579	145	10	0.234
Steve	Jeltz	B	622	151	4	0.237
Steve	Balboni	R	737	222	57	0.239
Drew	Butera	R	696	178	13	0.240
Gary	Carter	R	1224	323	33	0.240
John	Smoltz	R	544	134	4	0.240
Tom	Lampkin	L	865	229	25	0.241
Charlie	O’Brien	R	1777	473	54	0.241
Dan	Johnson	L	1138	324	57	0.242
Mark	Parent	R	957	275	53	0.242
Steve	Decker	R	510	137	13	0.245
Matt	Nokes	L	1882	543	101	0.245
Carmelo	Martinez	R	907	258	44	0.246
Andres	Thomas	R	1238	332	31	0.247
J. P.	Arencibia	R	1089	333	80	0.248
Einar	Diaz	R	604	158	8	0.248
Paul	Janish	R	965	247	7	0.248
George	Kottaras	L	519	155	32	0.248
Torey	Lovullo	B	589	157	13	0.248
Henry	Blanco	R	1354	376	47	0.249
Brian R.	Hunter	R	978	289	53	0.249
Ernie	Whitt	L	895	247	29	0.249
Mike	Zunino	R	721	219	50	0.249
Rod	Barajas	R	2589	752	128	0.250
Ron	Hassey	L	832	225	18	0.250
Andy	Marte	R	674	186	21	0.250
Dave	Valle	R	1963	538	59	0.250

Minimum 500 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

BABIP Career Trailers, Pitchers (1988-2016)

Pitcher	*	Bats	AB	H	HR	BABIP	P1	P2
Eddie	Butler	R	555	212	28	0.347	FA	SL
Trevor	May	R	597	225	25	0.347	FA	CH
Felipe	Paulino	R	1206	455	51	0.346	FA	SL
Joe	Roa	R	671	252	28	0.345	FA	CU
Robbie	Ray	L	936	349	38	0.343	FA	SL
Christian	Bergman	R	524	196	24	0.342	FA	SL
Terry	Clark	R	826	299	21	0.342	*	*
Trevor	Rosenthal	R	683	244	14	0.342	FA	CH
Esmil	Rogers	R	1435	533	60	0.340	FA	SL
Jason	Berken	R	859	320	39	0.339	FA	SL
Manny	Parra	L	1888	693	70	0.339	FA	CU
Dana	Eveland	L	1461	522	34	0.338	FA	SL
Billy	Traber	L	724	267	29	0.338	FA	CU
Randy	Flores	L	689	250	22	0.337	FA	SL
Tommy	John	L	877	308	17	0.337	SI	CU
Casey	Coleman	R	587	211	18	0.336	FA	CH
Bobby M.	Jones	L	515	186	15	0.336	FA	SL
Randy	Messenger	R	618	225	21	0.336	FA	CU
Glendon	Rusch	L	2964	1085	119	0.336	FA	CU
Billy	Buckner	R	522	196	30	0.335	FA	CU
Tyler	Duffey	R	606	223	29	0.335	FA	CU
Gary	Majewski	R	833	296	19	0.335	FA	SL
T. J.	McFarland	L	675	238	16	0.335	FA	CH
Brian	Stokes	R	689	254	28	0.335	FA	CU
Brian	Keyser	R	544	192	13	0.334	*	*
Denny	Bautista	R	684	246	21	0.333	FA	SL
Greg	Gohr	R	627	234	35	0.333	*	*
Jeff	Johnson	L	672	239	20	0.333	*	*
Jeff	Mutis	L	517	191	25	0.333	*	*

Minimum 500 AB, event data from 1999-2002 excluded

Historical League AveragesThe League BABIP peaked in 1930 at .312, steadily declined to .270 in 1942, then gradually improved to .285 through 1992. Spiking nearly ten points in ’93, the “new normal” lies within the .294 to .303 range. Likewise, batting averages swelled in the Live Ball era to a Major League-best .296 in 1930 and follow a similar regression through the World War II years. Reaching the nadir in 1968 (.237), BA remained relatively stable after adoption of the Designated Hitter rule in ’73. The Home Run percentage chart depicts three peak periods along with the 1987 anomaly. Significant changes are noted in the early 1920’s, post-WWII and 1993 to present. Strikeout ratios climbed progressively until 1952 then increased from 10 to 17 percent over the next two decades. Following a recession to 14% in the late 1970’s, SO/AB percentage is again trending upwards with a new mark established in every campaign since 2008. Major League batters are strikeout victims in 23.5 out of every 100 at-bats as of 2016. While the league batting average has leveled off over the past half-century or so, BABIP has risen in conjunction with the escalating home run and strikeout rates.

League BABIP Data (1901-2016)

Year	AB	H	HR	SO	SF	BABIP	SOAB	HRAB
1901	77105	20957	455	6976	0	0.294	9.0%	0.6%
1902	76157	20318	356	6630	0	0.289	8.7%	0.5%
1903	75439	19776	335	7899	0	0.289	10.5%	0.4%
1904	82488	20363	331	9299	0	0.275	11.3%	0.4%
1905	81844	20300	338	9523	0	0.277	11.6%	0.4%
1906	80061	19742	261	9110	0	0.276	11.4%	0.3%
1907	80304	19700	244	8836	0	0.273	11.0%	0.3%
1908	80680	19279	267	9078	0	0.267	11.3%	0.3%
1909	80612	19655	259	9377	0	0.273	11.6%	0.3%
1910	81543	20332	361	9677	0	0.279	11.9%	0.4%
1911	82261	21914	514	9871	0	0.298	12.0%	0.6%
1912	82039	22039	442	9684	0	0.300	11.8%	0.5%
1913	81216	21021	470	9283	0	0.288	11.4%	0.6%
1914	122587	31129	710	14757	0	0.284	12.0%	0.6%
1915	121704	30460	635	14020	0	0.279	11.5%	0.5%
1916	81923	20285	383	9534	0	0.276	11.6%	0.5%
1917	82055	20391	335	8680	0	0.275	10.6%	0.4%
1918	67315	17085	235	5925	0	0.276	8.8%	0.3%
1919	74671	19624	447	6849	0	0.285	9.2%	0.6%
1920	84178	23275	630	7247	0	0.297	8.6%	0.7%
1921	85172	24782	937	6959	0	0.309	8.2%	1.1%
1922	85346	24613	1055	6950	0	0.305	8.1%	1.2%
1923	85229	24218	980	7021	0	0.301	8.2%	1.1%
1924	84666	24271	896	6637	0	0.303	7.8%	1.1%
1925	85432	24914	1169	6665	0	0.306	7.8%	1.4%
1926	83752	23505	863	6777	0	0.297	8.1%	1.0%
1927	84461	23960	922	6889	0	0.301	8.2%	1.1%
1928	84480	23736	1093	7099	0	0.297	8.4%	1.3%
1929	85210	24642	1349	6982	0	0.303	8.2%	1.6%
1930	86571	25597	1565	7934	0	0.312	9.2%	1.8%
1931	86624	24046	1069	7894	0	0.296	9.1%	1.2%
1932	87182	24106	1358	7878	0	0.292	9.0%	1.6%
1933	85222	22969	1067	7444	0	0.286	8.7%	1.3%
1934	85911	23962	1344	8432	0	0.297	9.8%	1.6%
1935	86437	24074	1325	8004	0	0.295	9.3%	1.5%
1936	87638	24863	1364	8235	0	0.301	9.4%	1.6%
1937	85963	23769	1430	9001	0	0.296	10.5%	1.7%
1938	85013	23293	1475	8335	0	0.290	9.8%	1.7%
1939	84879	23371	1445	8501	0	0.293	10.0%	1.7%
1940	86003	23002	1571	9049	0	0.284	10.5%	1.8%
1941	85854	22531	1331	8826	0	0.280	10.3%	1.6%
1942	83731	21176	1071	8325	0	0.270	9.9%	1.3%
1943	84701	21467	905	8546	0	0.273	10.1%	1.1%
1944	85665	22307	1034	8185	0	0.278	9.6%	1.2%
1945	84447	21977	1007	8045	0	0.278	9.5%	1.2%
1946	84333	21555	1215	9696	0	0.277	11.5%	1.4%
1947	84436	22003	1565	9157	0	0.277	10.8%	1.9%
1948	84411	22234	1555	9016	0	0.280	10.7%	1.8%
1949	84380	22168	1704	8951	0	0.278	10.6%	2.0%
1950	84823	22559	2073	9554	0	0.280	11.3%	2.4%
1951	85065	22191	1863	9335	0	0.275	11.0%	2.2%
1952	84195	21272	1701	10380	0	0.271	12.3%	2.0%
1953	84997	22459	2076	10213	0	0.280	12.0%	2.4%
1954	83936	21908	1937	10215	795	0.275	12.2%	2.3%
1955	83590	21610	2224	10803	698	0.272	12.9%	2.7%
1956	83856	21653	2294	11505	644	0.274	13.7%	2.7%
1957	84906	21865	2202	11948	687	0.275	14.1%	2.6%
1958	83827	21621	2240	12225	644	0.277	14.6%	2.7%
1959	84294	21636	2250	12604	616	0.277	15.0%	2.7%
1960	84014	21434	2128	12815	692	0.277	15.3%	2.5%
1961	97032	25066	2730	14947	761	0.279	15.4%	2.8%
1962	110688	28521	3001	17567	846	0.281	15.9%	2.7%
1963	109814	27043	2704	18773	769	0.273	17.1%	2.5%
1964	110464	27669	2762	19212	739	0.279	17.4%	2.5%
1965	109739	26952	2688	19283	766	0.274	17.6%	2.4%
1966	109467	27207	2743	18805	742	0.276	17.2%	2.5%
1967	109205	26464	2299	19413	738	0.274	17.8%	2.1%
1968	108622	25710	1995	19143	753	0.269	17.6%	1.8%
1969	131287	32581	3119	22473	914	0.276	17.1%	2.4%
1970	132140	33555	3429	22374	990	0.281	16.9%	2.6%
1971	130544	32547	2863	20956	987	0.276	16.1%	2.2%
1972	124828	30434	2534	20718	883	0.272	16.6%	2.0%
1973	132363	34010	3102	20358	1009	0.281	15.4%	2.3%
1974	132256	33969	2649	19495	1104	0.282	14.7%	2.0%
1975	131473	33863	2698	19280	1087	0.282	14.7%	2.1%
1976	131525	33598	2235	18745	1183	0.281	14.3%	1.7%
1977	143974	38037	3644	21722	1231	0.287	15.1%	2.5%
1978	141567	36508	2956	20058	1274	0.280	14.2%	2.1%
1979	142792	37911	3433	20035	1314	0.286	14.0%	2.4%
1980	144160	38144	3087	20212	1296	0.287	14.0%	2.1%
1981	94467	24157	1781	13237	829	0.279	14.0%	1.9%
1982	144149	37651	3379	21221	1221	0.284	14.7%	2.3%
1983	143538	37443	3301	21716	1256	0.285	15.1%	2.3%
1984	143829	37381	3258	22500	1286	0.286	15.6%	2.3%
1985	143075	36778	3602	22451	1144	0.281	15.7%	2.5%
1986	143106	36880	3813	24706	1175	0.286	17.3%	2.7%
1987	144095	37895	4458	25099	1110	0.289	17.4%	3.1%
1988	142568	36244	3180	23355	1265	0.282	16.4%	2.2%
1989	142821	36293	3083	23650	1240	0.283	16.6%	2.2%
1990	142768	36817	3317	23853	1261	0.287	16.7%	2.3%
1991	142968	36558	3383	24390	1249	0.285	17.1%	2.4%
1992	142895	36544	3038	23538	1294	0.285	16.5%	2.1%
1993	154995	41088	4030	26310	1430	0.294	17.0%	2.6%
1994	110266	29743	3306	19766	992	0.300	17.9%	3.0%
1995	138571	36975	4081	25425	1173	0.298	18.3%	2.9%
1996	156801	42320	4962	29308	1400	0.301	18.7%	3.2%
1997	155438	41471	4640	29937	1383	0.301	19.3%	3.0%
1998	167116	44489	5064	31893	1402	0.300	19.1%	3.0%
1999	167136	45327	5528	31119	1464	0.302	18.6%	3.3%
2000	167290	45246	5693	31356	1514	0.300	18.7%	3.4%
2001	166234	43879	5458	32404	1424	0.296	19.5%	3.3%
2002	165582	43272	5059	31394	1399	0.293	19.0%	3.1%
2003	166737	44057	5207	30801	1336	0.294	18.5%	3.1%
2004	167353	44522	5451	31828	1363	0.297	19.0%	3.3%
2005	166335	43991	5017	30644	1315	0.295	18.4%	3.0%
2006	167341	45073	5386	31655	1396	0.301	18.9%	3.2%
2007	167783	44977	4957	32189	1441	0.303	19.2%	3.0%
2008	166714	43972	4878	32884	1365	0.300	19.7%	2.9%
2009	165849	43524	5042	33591	1366	0.299	20.3%	3.0%
2010	165353	42554	4613	34306	1301	0.297	20.7%	2.8%
2011	165705	42267	4552	34488	1274	0.295	20.8%	2.7%
2012	165251	42063	4934	36426	1223	0.297	22.0%	3.0%
2013	166070	42093	4661	36710	1219	0.297	22.1%	2.8%
2014	165614	41595	4186	37441	1277	0.299	22.6%	2.5%
2015	165488	42106	4909	37446	1232	0.299	22.6%	3.0%
2016	165561	42276	5610	38982	1214	0.300	23.5%	3.4%

Sacrifice Fly data missing (1901-1953)

BABIP All-Time Leaders, Batters (1901-2016)

The subsequent chart comprises the top 100 BABIP career totals for all Major League ballplayers since 1901 (minimum 2500 at bats). The complete list is available here . Mike Trout leads all active qualifiers with a .360 BABIP, tied for third place among Modern Era contenders with Shoeless Joe Jackson! The old-time ballplayers including Jackson, Ty Cobb and Rogers Hornsby maintain a BABIP that aligns closely with their career batting average.

Batter	Bats	BABIP	FranchID	AB	H	HR	SO	SF	BA
Ty Cobb	L	0.372	DET	11434	4189	117	357	0	0.366
Rogers Hornsby	R	0.365	STL	8173	2930	301	679	0	0.358
Shoeless Joe Jackson	L	0.360	OAK	4981	1772	54	158	0	0.356
Mike Trout	R	0.360	ANA	2997	917	168	784	36	0.306
Rod Carew	L	0.359	MIN	9315	3053	92	1028	64	0.328
Joey Votto	L	0.359	CIN	4501	1407	221	1004	32	0.313
Paul Goldschmidt	R	0.356	ARI	2824	844	140	739	33	0.299
Chris Johnson	R	0.353	HOU	2811	773	63	753	17	0.275
Harry Heilmann	R	0.351	DET	7787	2660	183	550	0	0.342
Derek Jeter	R	0.350	NYY	11195	3465	260	1840	58	0.310
Bill Terry	L	0.350	SFG	6428	2193	154	449	0	0.341
Austin Jackson	R	0.350	NYY	3573	971	55	923	24	0.272
Miguel Cabrera	R	0.347	FLA	7853	2519	446	1516	75	0.321
Ron LeFlore	R	0.347	DET	4458	1283	59	888	20	0.288
George Sisler	L	0.346	BAL	8267	2812	102	327	0	0.340
Kiki Cuyler	R	0.346	PIT	7161	2299	128	752	0	0.321
Riggs Stephenson	R	0.346	CLE	4508	1515	63	247	0	0.336
Tris Speaker	L	0.345	BOS	10195	3514	117	220	0	0.345
Ross Youngs	L	0.345	SFG	4627	1491	42	390	0	0.322
Wade Boggs	L	0.344	BOS	9180	3010	118	745	96	0.328
Roberto Clemente	R	0.343	LAD	9454	3000	240	1230	66	0.317
David Freese	R	0.343	SDP	2890	795	81	742	17	0.275
Kirby Puckett	R	0.342	MIN	7244	2304	207	965	58	0.318
Shin-Soo Choo	L	0.342	SEA	4310	1206	146	1091	30	0.280
Dexter Fowler	B	0.342	COL	3734	1001	78	974	16	0.268
Tony Gwynn	L	0.341	SDP	9288	3141	135	434	85	0.338
Willie McGee	B	0.341	NYY	7649	2254	79	1238	46	0.295
Joe Mauer	L	0.341	MIN	5919	1826	130	865	54	0.308
John Kruk	L	0.341	SDP	3897	1170	100	701	43	0.300
Freddie Freeman	L	0.341	ATL	3298	949	138	814	29	0.288
Eddie Collins	L	0.340	OAK	9949	3315	47	286	0	0.333
Ichiro Suzuki	L	0.340	SEA	9689	3030	114	1037	48	0.313
Al Simmons	R	0.340	OAK	8759	2927	307	737	0	0.334
Babe Ruth	L	0.340	BOS	8398	2873	714	1330	0	0.342
Matt Kemp	R	0.340	LAD	5288	1513	240	1367	63	0.286
Jon Jay	L	0.340	STL	2703	777	31	497	17	0.287
Paul Waner	L	0.339	PIT	9459	3152	113	376	0	0.333
Bobby Abreu	L	0.339	HOU	8480	2470	288	1840	85	0.291
David Wright	R	0.339	NYM	5996	1777	242	1292	65	0.296
Michael Bourn	L	0.339	PHI	4784	1272	36	1124	23	0.266
Lefty O’Doul	L	0.339	NYY	3264	1140	113	122	0	0.349
Lou Brock	L	0.338	CHC	10332	3023	149	1730	46	0.293
Manny Ramirez	R	0.338	CLE	8244	2574	555	1813	90	0.312
Mo Vaughn	L	0.338	BOS	5532	1620	328	1429	45	0.293
Shane Mack	R	0.338	SDP	2857	853	80	509	20	0.299
Howie Kendrick	R	0.337	ANA	5068	1465	95	939	27	0.289
Brad Hawpe	L	0.337	COL	2934	806	124	810	22	0.275
Jimmie Foxx	R	0.336	OAK	8134	2646	534	1311	0	0.325
Andres Galarraga	R	0.336	WSN	8096	2333	399	2003	58	0.288
Babe Herman	L	0.336	DET	5603	1818	181	553	0	0.324
Carlos Gonzalez	L	0.336	ARI	3955	1152	201	956	30	0.291
Phil Bradley	R	0.336	SEA	3695	1058	78	718	21	0.286
Bob Fothergill	R	0.336	DET	3269	1064	36	177	0	0.325
Heinie Manush	L	0.335	DET	7654	2524	110	345	0	0.330
Nap Lajoie	R	0.335	PHI	7498	2521	51	74	0	0.336
Edgar Martinez	R	0.335	SEA	7213	2247	309	1202	77	0.312
Drew Stubbs	R	0.335	CIN	2812	685	92	963	15	0.244
Dick Allen	R	0.334	PHI	6332	1848	351	1556	53	0.292
Earle Combs	L	0.334	NYY	5746	1866	58	278	0	0.325
Ryan Braun	R	0.334	MIL	5249	1597	285	1070	33	0.304
Hal Morris	L	0.334	NYY	3998	1216	76	548	39	0.304
Jose Altuve	R	0.334	HOU	3361	1046	60	378	31	0.311
Benny Kauff	L	0.334	NYY	3094	961	49	313	0	0.311
Julio Franco	R	0.333	PHI	8677	2586	173	1341	80	0.298
Michael Young	R	0.333	TOR	7918	2375	185	1235	72	0.300
Matt Holliday	R	0.333	COL	6583	1995	295	1230	40	0.303
Honus Wagner	R	0.332	LOU	8507	2766	78	327	0	0.325
Lou Gehrig	L	0.332	NYY	8001	2721	493	790	0	0.340
Larry Walker	L	0.332	WSN	6907	2160	383	1231	65	0.313
Reed Johnson	R	0.332	TOR	3630	1014	65	728	22	0.279
Andrew McCutchen	R	0.331	PIT	4463	1304	175	922	44	0.292
Bip Roberts	B	0.331	PIT	4147	1220	30	548	31	0.294
Josh Hamilton	L	0.331	TBD	3909	1134	200	938	55	0.290
Mike Easler	L	0.331	HOU	3677	1078	118	696	40	0.293
Mike Donlin	L	0.331	STL	3312	1106	35	39	0	0.334
Mike Morse	R	0.331	CHW	2533	698	104	654	18	0.276
Sam Rice	L	0.330	MIN	9269	2987	34	275	0	0.322
Todd Helton	L	0.330	COL	7962	2519	369	1175	93	0.316
Ray Lankford	L	0.330	STL	5747	1561	238	1550	53	0.272
Cecil Travis	L	0.330	MIN	4914	1544	27	291	0	0.314
Ed Morgan	R	0.330	CLE	2810	879	52	252	0	0.313
Felix Jose	B	0.330	OAK	2527	708	54	507	14	0.280
Willie Wilson	B	0.329	KCR	7731	2207	41	1144	35	0.285
Joe Medwick	R	0.329	STL	7635	2471	205	551	0	0.324
Luis Castillo	B	0.329	FLA	6510	1889	28	850	26	0.290
Roberto Kelly	R	0.329	NYY	4797	1390	124	862	41	0.290
Barney McCosky	L	0.329	DET	4172	1301	24	261	0	0.312
Steve Henderson	R	0.329	CIN	3484	976	68	677	22	0.280
Lew Fonseca	R	0.329	CIN	3404	1075	31	199	0	0.316
Matt Carpenter	L	0.329	STL	2579	733	74	535	31	0.284
Dick Porter	L	0.329	CLE	2515	774	11	186	0	0.308
Ted Williams	L	0.328	BOS	7706	2654	521	709	20	0.344
Edd Roush	L	0.328	CHW	7363	2376	68	260	0	0.323
Donn Clendenon	R	0.328	PIT	4648	1273	159	1140	47	0.274
Johnny Mostil	R	0.328	CHW	3507	1054	23	336	0	0.301
Emilio Bonifacio	B	0.328	ARI	2572	664	13	594	18	0.258
Zack Wheat	L	0.327	LAD	9106	2884	132	559	0	0.317
Richie Ashburn	L	0.327	PHI	8365	2574	29	571	18	0.308
Bob Meusel	R	0.327	NYY	5475	1693	156	619	0	0.309
Chick Hafey	R	0.327	STL	4625	1466	164	477	0	0.317
Rusty Greer	L	0.327	TEX	3829	1166	119	555	44	0.305
Joe Harris	R	0.327	NYY	3035	963	47	188	0	0.317

Minimum 2500 AB, Strikeout data missing (1901-1909 NL, 1901-1912 AL)

BABIP – BA differential All-Time Leaders, Batters (1901-2016)If you ever wondered aloud (or thought to yourself) “Hey, Johnny Wiffsalot could really elevate his game by cutting down on the strikeouts and putting the ball in play,” look no further than the following list. All of the batsmen below made their MLB debut after 1980 with the exception of Donn Clendenon , Cesar Geronimo , Bobby Knoop , Ron LeFlore and Ron Swoboda . With an eclectic mix of free-swingers, speed demons and legitimate sluggers, the table reinforces the modern attitude towards the strikeout. Batters eclipsed the century mark for strikeouts in a single season 999 times since Bruce Campbell whiffed 104 times in 1932 (see chart below, “Batters with 100 Strikeouts in a Single Season”). Only 29 of those seasons occurred through 1962. Fanning on a regular basis remained a rarity through 1985. However, since ’86 the tally surpassed ten or more batters in all subsequent seasons (excepting the strike-shortened campaign in ’94). A new record was established in 2016 when 53 hitters registered 100+ K’s.

Batter	Bats	BABIP	BA	BABIP-BA	HR%	SO%
Drew Stubbs	R	0.335	0.244	0.091	3.3%	34.2%
Austin Jackson	R	0.350	0.272	0.078	1.5%	25.8%
Chris Johnson	R	0.353	0.275	0.078	2.2%	26.8%
Jarrod Saltalamacchia	B	0.312	0.234	0.078	3.9%	34.2%
Gary Pettis	B	0.313	0.236	0.077	0.6%	26.4%
Dexter Fowler	B	0.342	0.268	0.074	2.1%	26.1%
Michael Bourn	L	0.339	0.266	0.073	0.8%	23.5%
Jose Hernandez	R	0.324	0.252	0.072	3.6%	30.1%
Melvin Upton	R	0.314	0.243	0.071	3.2%	30.2%
Emilio Bonifacio	B	0.328	0.258	0.070	0.5%	23.1%
David Freese	R	0.343	0.275	0.068	2.8%	25.7%
Mark Reynolds	R	0.301	0.234	0.067	5.5%	35.7%
Danny Espinosa	B	0.292	0.226	0.066	3.5%	31.5%
Chris Davis	L	0.314	0.250	0.064	6.5%	35.4%
Brad Wilkerson	L	0.311	0.247	0.064	3.8%	29.7%
Russell Branyan	L	0.296	0.232	0.064	6.6%	38.1%
Cameron Maybin	R	0.322	0.259	0.063	1.7%	23.6%
Chase Headley	B	0.326	0.263	0.063	2.6%	25.3%
Alejandro De Aza	L	0.324	0.261	0.063	2.0%	24.1%
Brad Hawpe	L	0.337	0.275	0.062	4.2%	27.6%
Shin-Soo Choo	L	0.342	0.280	0.062	3.4%	25.3%
Bill Hall	R	0.310	0.248	0.062	3.7%	29.1%
Gregor Blanco	L	0.320	0.258	0.062	0.8%	21.6%
Will Venable	L	0.310	0.249	0.061	2.9%	26.4%
Mark Teahen	L	0.324	0.264	0.060	2.3%	23.6%
Ian Desmond	R	0.326	0.267	0.059	3.2%	25.6%
Ron LeFlore	R	0.347	0.288	0.059	1.3%	19.9%
Carlos Gomez	R	0.315	0.257	0.058	3.0%	25.5%
Ray Lankford	L	0.330	0.272	0.058	4.1%	27.0%
Justin Upton	R	0.326	0.268	0.058	4.5%	27.8%
Paul Goldschmidt	R	0.356	0.299	0.057	5.0%	26.2%
Jonny Gomes	R	0.298	0.242	0.056	4.7%	31.5%
Giancarlo Stanton	R	0.322	0.266	0.056	7.0%	32.8%
Damian Miller	R	0.318	0.262	0.056	2.7%	24.3%
Mike Morse	R	0.331	0.276	0.055	4.1%	25.8%
Rickie Weeks	R	0.302	0.247	0.055	3.7%	27.3%
Rob Deer	R	0.275	0.220	0.055	5.9%	36.3%
Wes Helms	R	0.311	0.256	0.055	2.8%	25.3%
Brett Gardner	L	0.318	0.264	0.054	1.7%	21.4%
Manuel Lee	B	0.309	0.255	0.054	0.7%	19.7%
Donn Clendenon	R	0.328	0.274	0.054	3.4%	24.5%
Alex Gordon	L	0.318	0.264	0.054	3.2%	24.5%
Mike Trout	R	0.360	0.306	0.054	5.6%	26.2%
Jayson Werth	R	0.323	0.269	0.054	4.2%	26.4%
Matt Kemp	R	0.340	0.286	0.054	4.5%	25.9%
Ronny Cedeno	R	0.299	0.245	0.054	1.6%	22.1%
Bobby Knoop	R	0.290	0.236	0.054	1.5%	23.0%
Miguel Olivo	R	0.294	0.240	0.054	3.9%	28.2%
Pete Incaviglia	R	0.300	0.246	0.054	4.9%	30.2%
Juan Samuel	R	0.313	0.259	0.054	2.6%	23.7%
Mike Napoli	R	0.305	0.252	0.053	5.7%	31.5%
Colby Rasmus	L	0.294	0.241	0.053	4.4%	29.5%
Pedro Alvarez	L	0.291	0.238	0.053	5.4%	31.9%
John Vander Wal	L	0.314	0.261	0.053	3.5%	25.4%
Freddie Freeman	L	0.341	0.288	0.053	4.2%	24.7%
Nick Punto	B	0.298	0.245	0.053	0.6%	20.0%
Reed Johnson	R	0.332	0.279	0.053	1.8%	20.1%
Dale Sveum	B	0.289	0.236	0.053	2.7%	26.0%
Jon Jay	L	0.340	0.287	0.053	1.1%	18.4%
Kevin Stocker	B	0.306	0.254	0.052	0.8%	19.5%
Roger Cedeno	B	0.325	0.273	0.052	1.3%	19.3%
Mike Cameron	R	0.301	0.249	0.052	4.1%	27.8%
Cliff Pennington	B	0.295	0.243	0.052	1.3%	21.3%
Ron Swoboda	R	0.294	0.242	0.052	2.8%	25.1%
Jason LaRue	R	0.283	0.231	0.052	3.5%	28.0%
Jose Molina	R	0.284	0.233	0.051	1.5%	22.6%
Ben Grieve	L	0.320	0.269	0.051	3.7%	24.4%
Kelly Johnson	L	0.302	0.251	0.051	3.4%	25.2%
Ryan Howard	L	0.309	0.258	0.051	6.7%	32.3%
Austin Kearns	R	0.304	0.253	0.051	3.4%	24.9%
Preston Wilson	R	0.314	0.264	0.050	4.7%	27.1%
Vince Coleman	B	0.314	0.264	0.050	0.5%	17.8%
Brandon Moss	L	0.291	0.241	0.050	5.0%	30.3%
Chad Kreuter	B	0.287	0.237	0.050	2.2%	23.7%
Felipe Lopez	B	0.314	0.264	0.050	2.1%	21.1%
Franklin Gutierrez	R	0.307	0.257	0.050	3.2%	24.2%
Chone Figgins	B	0.326	0.276	0.050	0.7%	17.7%
Felix Jose	B	0.330	0.280	0.050	2.1%	20.1%
Phil Bradley	R	0.336	0.286	0.050	2.1%	19.4%
Cesar Geronimo	L	0.308	0.258	0.050	1.3%	19.7%

Minimum 2500 AB, Strikeout data missing (1901-1909 NL, 1901-1912 AL)

BABIP All-Time Trailers, Batters (1901-2016)

Batter	Bats	BABIP	FranchID	AB	H	HR	SO	SF	BA
Bill Bergen	R	0.175	CIN	3028	516	2	81	0	0.170
Billy Sullivan	R	0.205	ATL	3335	692	11	0	0	0.207
Monte Cross	R	0.214	BLO	2898	628	9	0	0	0.217
Lee Tannehill	R	0.220	CHW	3778	833	3	0	0	0.220
George McBride	R	0.228	BAL	5526	1203	7	271	0	0.218
Charley O’Leary	R	0.228	DET	3232	731	3	34	0	0.226
Hobe Ferris	R	0.232	CIN	4800	1146	40	0	0	0.239
Pat Moran	R	0.233	ATL	2634	618	18	36	0	0.235
Tommy Corcoran	R	0.237	PTP	2951	705	7	0	0	0.239
John Knight	R	0.237	OAK	2664	636	14	27	0	0.239
Wayne Gross	L	0.239	OAK	3125	727	121	496	24	0.233
Jim King	L	0.240	STL	2918	699	117	401	22	0.240
Dave Duncan	R	0.240	OAK	2885	617	109	677	18	0.214
George Gibson	R	0.242	PIT	3776	893	15	132	0	0.236
Red Dooin	R	0.243	PHI	4004	961	10	87	0	0.240
Curt Blefary	L	0.243	NYY	2947	699	112	444	25	0.237
Buck Martinez	R	0.243	PHI	2743	618	58	419	35	0.225
Mickey Doolin	R	0.244	PHI	5977	1376	15	376	0	0.230
Bill Dahlen	R	0.244	CHC	4216	1045	22	3	0	0.248
Dave Brain	R	0.244	CHW	2543	641	27	0	0	0.252
Graig Nettles	L	0.245	MIN	8986	2225	390	1209	90	0.248
Wid Conroy	R	0.245	BAL	5061	1257	22	0	0	0.248
Fred Kendall	R	0.245	CIN	2576	603	31	240	25	0.234
Eddie Miller	R	0.246	CIN	5337	1270	97	465	0	0.238
Ossie Vitt	R	0.246	DET	3760	894	4	131	0	0.238
Billy Gilbert	R	0.246	BAL	2816	695	4	0	0	0.247
Bill Killefer	R	0.247	BAL	3150	751	4	126	0	0.238
Rod Barajas	R	0.248	ARI	3460	812	136	638	39	0.235
Paul Casanova	R	0.248	CLE	2786	627	50	430	24	0.225
Bob Swift	R	0.248	DET	2750	635	14	233	0	0.231
Ed Herrmann	L	0.248	ATL	2729	654	80	361	24	0.240
Del Crandall	R	0.249	ATL	5026	1276	179	477	42	0.254
Frank Isbell	L	0.249	CHC	4060	1019	13	0	0	0.251
Rollie Zeider	R	0.249	CHW	3210	769	5	138	0	0.240
Bobby Wine	R	0.249	PHI	3172	682	30	538	15	0.215
Darrell Evans	L	0.250	OAK	8973	2223	414	1410	90	0.248
Ed Brinkman	R	0.250	TEX	6045	1355	60	845	40	0.224
Joe Pepitone	L	0.250	NYY	5097	1315	219	526	35	0.258
Ron Hansen	R	0.250	BAL	4311	1007	106	643	41	0.234
Jack Barry	R	0.250	OAK	4146	1009	10	142	0	0.243
Tom Jones	R	0.250	NYY	3847	964	4	0	0	0.251
Bill Coughlin	R	0.250	WAS	3830	969	15	0	0	0.253
Henry Blanco	R	0.250	LAD	2761	615	72	546	26	0.223
Eddie Lake	R	0.250	STL	2595	599	39	312	0	0.231
Gorman Thomas	R	0.251	MIL	4677	1051	268	1339	53	0.225
Don Mincher	L	0.251	CHW	4026	1003	200	668	37	0.249
Gus Triandos	R	0.251	NYY	3907	954	167	636	32	0.244
Oscar Stanage	R	0.251	STL	3503	819	8	268	0	0.234
Larry Brown	R	0.251	CLE	3449	803	47	414	23	0.233
Eddie Miksis	R	0.251	LAD	3053	722	44	313	2	0.236
Clay Dalrymple	L	0.251	ATL	3042	710	55	403	27	0.233
Kevin Elster	R	0.251	NYM	2844	648	88	562	35	0.228
Matt Nokes	L	0.251	SFG	2735	695	136	395	26	0.254
Gary Roenicke	R	0.251	WSN	2708	670	121	428	26	0.247
Jack Brohamer	L	0.251	CLE	2500	613	30	178	29	0.245
Dave Kingman	R	0.252	SFG	6677	1575	442	1816	75	0.236
Jim Hegan	R	0.252	CLE	4772	1087	92	742	14	0.228
Rabbit Warstler	R	0.252	BOS	4088	935	11	414	0	0.229
Ernie Whitt	L	0.252	BOS	3774	938	134	491	37	0.249
Dan Meyer	L	0.252	DET	3734	944	86	277	35	0.253
Willie Kirkland	L	0.252	SFG	3494	837	148	648	34	0.240
Danny Hoffman	L	0.252	OAK	2981	762	14	0	0	0.256
Dave Valle	R	0.252	SEA	2775	658	77	413	17	0.237
John Mayberry	L	0.253	HOU	5447	1379	255	810	53	0.253
John Milner	L	0.253	NYM	3436	855	131	473	28	0.249
Heinie Wagner	R	0.253	SFG	3333	834	10	63	0	0.250
Kid Gleason	B	0.253	PHI	3218	818	6	0	0	0.254
Steve Balboni	R	0.253	NYY	3120	714	181	856	27	0.229
Eddie Ainsmith	R	0.253	MIN	3048	707	22	315	0	0.232
Ed Abbaticchio	R	0.253	PHI	2942	748	11	16	0	0.254
Harmon Killebrew	R	0.254	MIN	8147	2086	573	1699	77	0.256
Roger Maris	L	0.254	CLE	5101	1325	275	733	43	0.260
George Moriarty	R	0.254	CHC	3671	920	5	59	0	0.251
Dal Maxvill	R	0.254	STL	3443	748	6	538	23	0.217
Jake Stahl	R	0.254	BOS	3425	894	31	1	0	0.261
Bernie Allen	L	0.254	MIN	3404	815	73	424	17	0.239
Gary Sutherland	R	0.254	PHI	3104	754	24	219	18	0.243
Ken Harrelson	R	0.254	OAK	2941	703	131	577	23	0.239
George Strickland	R	0.254	LAD	2824	633	36	453	15	0.224
Bris Lord	R	0.254	OAK	2767	707	13	22	0	0.256
Joe Birmingham	R	0.254	CLE	2633	667	7	27	0	0.253
Rocky Colavito	R	0.255	CLE	6503	1730	374	880	60	0.266
Mark McGwire	R	0.255	OAK	6187	1626	583	1596	78	0.263
Hal Lanier	R	0.255	SFG	3703	843	8	436	19	0.228
Ed Kirkpatrick	L	0.255	ANA	3467	824	85	518	39	0.238
Joe Crede	R	0.255	CHW	3101	787	140	459	31	0.254
Jiggs Donahue	L	0.255	PIT	2852	729	4	0	0	0.256
Carlos Quentin	R	0.255	ARI	2790	702	154	516	30	0.252
Willie Jones	R	0.256	PHI	5826	1502	190	541	37	0.258
Andre Thornton	R	0.256	PHI	5291	1342	253	851	71	0.254
Jim Spencer	L	0.256	ANA	4908	1227	146	582	42	0.250
Rick Dempsey	R	0.256	MIN	4692	1093	96	736	42	0.233
Otto Knabe	R	0.256	PIT	4469	1103	8	191	0	0.247
Del Rice	R	0.256	STL	3826	908	79	522	7	0.237
Skeeter Newsome	R	0.256	OAK	3716	910	9	194	0	0.245
Doc Casey	B	0.256	WAS	3667	945	8	0	0	0.258
Steve Yeager	R	0.256	LAD	3584	816	102	726	28	0.228
John Bateman	R	0.256	HOU	3330	765	81	610	31	0.230
Buck Rodgers	B	0.256	DET	3033	704	31	409	37	0.232

Minimum 2500 AB, Strikeout data missing (1901-1909 NL, 1901-1912 AL)

Photo Credits

Earl Weaver Baseball screenshot reproduced with permission from Eddie Dombrower .

References and Resources

Albert, Jim and Max Marchi. Analyzing Baseball Data with R. Boca Raton, FL.: CRC Press, 2014. Print. Baseball-Reference Fangraphs Library – BABIP Gassko, David. “Uncovering DIPS” . Hardball Times, January 4, 2007. Web. McCracken, Voros. “Pitching and Defense – How Much Control Do Hurlers Have?” Baseball Prospectus, January 23, 2001. Web. Neyer, Rob and Bill James. The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers . Simon & Schuster, 2004. Print. Retrosheet Event Files The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at “www.retrosheet.org”. SABR Baseball Biography Project

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3 Responses to “BABIP by Location”

Rod Humphrey says:

May 23, 2017 at 4:11 pm

You’ve outdone yourself again Derek!
Charles Saeger says:

May 31, 2017 at 7:27 am

Great work! Are there any clear lefty-righty trends for the infield data? And what are the averages by primary pitch?
Derek Bain says:

June 1, 2017 at 11:30 am

@CharlesSaeger – I did not find any clear trends in the infield data for batter “handedness” – perhaps a very slight edge to lefty batters with regards to hits to shortstop and third base (using the closer proximity from the batter’s box to first base to their advantage). I do not have the split data for pitch types, so I just denoted their primary and secondary pitch types out of curiosity to determine if there were any general trends.

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