Chase Utley Is Good
by Bill Baer on Monday, August 1st, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 25 Comments »
Just one of your intermittent reminders that Chase Utley is, in fact, good at playing baseball. Among players with 240 or more plate appearances, Utley is one of nine second basemen with three or more Wins Above Replacement via FanGraphs (fWAR). ...
Reader Question: Phillies Run Scoring Distribution
by Bill Baer on Saturday, July 30th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 7 Comments »
J.B. writes: Hey, Bill, is there any sort of breakdown how the Phillies score runs? Based on purely anecdotal evidence, it strikes me about 60% of the time the Phillies score 3-4 runs 30% of the time, the Phillies score less ...
Phillies Production by Position
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, July 5th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 11 Comments »
The Phillies' offense has been less than stellar in 2011, the continuation of a trend starting last year. They average about 4.1 runs per game, which is right at the National League average. Considering past offenses fans have grown to ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Thursday, June 9th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 1 Comment »
Last night, Cole Hamels pitched brilliantly against the Los Angeles Dodgers, tossing eight shut-out innings while striking out nine and not issuing a single walk. He earned a game score of 79, something he has done only 15 times ...
Right Field or Bust for Ryan Howard
by Bill Baer on Thursday, June 2nd, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 12 Comments »
As Ryan Howard made his mark on Major League Baseball, he became known for his unique ability to hit for nearly as much power to left field as he does to right field. Jack Moore, of ESPN SweetSpot blog ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Thursday, May 12th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 14 Comments »
This one is very self-explanatory. The Phillies offense, runs be damned, have hit a lot of line drives. Presently, they rank third in all of Major League Baseball with an aggregate 20.6 percent line drive rate. Only the Los Angeles ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Friday, May 6th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 4 Comments »
Last night, in the first inning, Washington Nationals starter John Lannan hit Shane Victorino with a fastball. That marked the ninth time Lannan has hit a Phillie with a pitch, by far the highest total of players hit. ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, April 26th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 4 Comments »
EDIT: There was a typographical error in the original post. This post has been edited to reflect the correct information. After Kelly Johnson stole second base in the top of the third inning during tonight's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Monday, April 18th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 11 Comments »
This is the first Graph post of the 2011 season. Hooray! Sadly, it's not a particularly encouraging graph. I've complained about the Phillies' plate discipline on several other occasions here on the blog, but it's worth pointing out until the ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Friday, March 4th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 12 Comments »
Update: Apparently, the entire Internet misinterpreted Baseball Reference's splits. This comment on Beyond the Box Score (h/t Richard) illuminates the issue. Mike Axisa, of MLB Trade Rumors and the Yankees blog River Ave Blues, dropped a couple of nice factoids pertaining ...
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