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1996 Pitcher's Quality Of Opposition (estimated) I've been working on a method to measure the quality of opposition that a pitcher faces -- that is, if a pitcher faces the '96 Indians 5 times during the year, he's faced a higher level of hitting than his teammate who pitched to the '96 Royals five times (all else being equal). I can approximate the quality of oppotision through the box score database I maintain, weighting a opposing hitter's seasonal averages by the number of PA's he got in games that pitcher started. It's not exact because I don't have lineup order information, or an exact record of the last batter faced, so this works better for starters, who pitch a large percentage of the game, than for relievers who may only face a couple of hitters. It also doesn't correct for the "self-effect" -- the pitcher himself affects the seasonal averages of his opponents. But it's an interesting exercise. All pitchers with 10 or more starts with a single team are listed by league, in descending order of OBP+SLG faced. PITCHER TEA L GS AVG OBP SLG -------------------- --- - --- ----- ------ ------ DTelgheder/OAK OAK A 14 .292 .365 .468 RSpringer/CAL CAL A 15 .283 .357 .464 SBoskie/CAL CAL A 28 .281 .354 .460 JMoyer/SEA SEA A 11 .283 .351 .460 WWilliams/TOR TOR A 10 .281 .355 .455 TMulholland/SEA SEA A 12 .283 .354 .457 JWasdin/OAK OAK A 21 .281 .352 .458 BrWilliams/DET DET A 17 .282 .354 .456 BChouinard/OAK OAK A 11 .282 .351 .457 FLira/DET DET A 32 .281 .354 .453 JHaynes/BAL BAL A 11 .282 .352 .455 DWengert/OAK OAK A 25 .281 .351 .456 BWells/SEA SEA A 16 .283 .355 .452 MWagner/SEA SEA A 14 .279 .349 .458 ALopez/CLE CLE A 10 .280 .350 .456 MMussina/BAL BAL A 36 .281 .353 .453 RAguilera/MIN MIN A 19 .279 .351 .455 DGooden/NYY NYY A 29 .278 .351 .454 SErickson/BAL BAL A 34 .280 .351 .453 KGross/TEX TEX A 19 .278 .349 .453 JuGuzman/TOR TOR A 27 .279 .350 .452 PITCHER TEA L GS AVG OBP SLG -------------------- --- - --- ----- ------ ------ EHanson/TOR TOR A 35 .280 .352 .449 PQuantrill/TOR TOR A 20 .280 .351 .449 TGordon/BOS BOS A 34 .278 .349 .451 CEldred/MIL MIL A 15 .278 .349 .451 GGohr/DET DET A 16 .280 .351 .448 HFlener/TOR TOR A 11 .281 .350 .449 #Adams# OAK A 12 .282 .353 .446 TWakefield/BOS BOS A 31 .277 .348 .450 BWitt/TEX TEX A 32 .280 .350 .449 CHaney/KSC KSC A 35 .277 .347 .451 JGrimsley/CAL CAL A 20 .278 .350 .448 MGubicza/KSC KSC A 19 .277 .350 .447 RClemens/BOS BOS A 34 .278 .350 .447 RMendoza/NYY NYY A 11 .278 .347 .450 BWolcott/SEA SEA A 28 .277 .347 .450 DCone/NYY NYY A 11 .275 .349 .448 TBelcher/KSC KSC A 35 .278 .349 .448 OOlivares/DET DET A 25 .276 .349 .448 VEshelman/BOS BOS A 10 .280 .349 .447 FrRodriguez/MIN MIN A 33 .277 .347 .450 JRosado/KSC KSC A 16 .282 .350 .446 PITCHER TEA L GS AVG OBP SLG -------------------- --- - --- ----- ------ ------ RCoppinger/BAL BAL A 22 .276 .345 .451 AFernandez/CHS CHS A 35 .279 .350 .446 KTapani/CHS CHS A 34 .276 .347 .449 DWells/BAL BAL A 34 .279 .348 .447 KAppier/KSC KSC A 32 .276 .349 .446 BRadke/MIN MIN A 35 .277 .348 .447 CNagy/CLE CLE A 32 .275 .346 .449 JBurkett/TEX TEX A 10 .278 .346 .448 JDAmico/MIL MIL A 17 .276 .345 .449 DLinton/KSC KSC A 18 .277 .349 .446 RRobertson/MIN MIN A 31 .275 .345 .449 RPavlik/TEX TEX A 34 .279 .349 .445 PHentgen/TOR TOR A 35 .278 .348 .446 MJanzen/TOR TOR A 11 .274 .346 .447 APettitte/NYY NYY A 34 .275 .344 .448 SSparks/MIL MIL A 13 .276 .350 .442 DeMartinez/CLE CLE A 20 .276 .347 .445 KenRogers/NYY NYY A 30 .275 .345 .447 BMcDonald/MIL MIL A 35 .276 .346 .445 OHershiser/CLE CLE A 33 .276 .346 .445 SHitchcock/SEA SEA A 35 .278 .347 .444 PITCHER TEA L GS AVG OBP SLG -------------------- --- - --- ----- ------ ------ COgea/CLE CLE A 21 .279 .346 .444 CFinley/CAL CAL A 35 .276 .347 .443 DJohns/OAK OAK A 23 .277 .346 .444 JMcDowell/CLE CLE A 30 .279 .350 .440 KHill/TEX TEX A 35 .279 .347 .439 JBaldwin/CHS CHS A 27 .273 .343 .443 SKarl/MIL MIL A 32 .276 .344 .441 APrieto/OAK OAK A 21 .278 .347 .437 CReyes/OAK OAK A 10 .273 .345 .439 ASele/BOS BOS A 28 .274 .344 .439 WAlvarez/CHS CHS A 35 .276 .343 .440 SAldred/MIN MIN A 17 .274 .342 .440 JKey/NYY NYY A 30 .274 .342 .439 RBones/MIL MIL A 23 .274 .345 .436 RKrivda/BAL BAL A 11 .275 .340 .440 KMercker/BAL BAL A 12 .273 .342 .437 AMiranda/MIL MIL A 12 .274 .343 .434 DOliver/TEX TEX A 30 .273 .340 .437 JThompson/DET DET A 11 .276 .343 .434 JMoyer/BOS BOS A 10 .274 .341 .432 JAbbott/CAL CAL A 23 .271 .339 .432 MLangston/CAL CAL A 18 .269 .339 .431 SWojciechowski/OAK OAK A 15 .270 .338 .418 PITCHER TEA L GS AVG OBP SLG -------------------- --- - --- ----- ------ ------ HNomo/LAD LAD N 33 .271 .337 .420 DWall/HOU HOU N 23 .267 .331 .423 KBrown/FLA FLA N 32 .266 .332 .421 AnBenes/STL STL N 34 .267 .330 .422 PSchourek/CIN CIN N 12 .268 .329 .422 MMorgan/STL STL N 18 .266 .328 .422 PWagner/PIT PIT N 15 .263 .330 .420 KRueter/MON MON N 16 .266 .329 .422 AlBenes/STL STL N 32 .267 .331 .417 ZSmith/PIT PIT N 16 .269 .329 .417 UUrbina/MON MON N 17 .266 .332 .414 JSmoltz/ATL ATL N 34 .265 .330 .415 RHunter/PHI PHI N 14 .264 .332 .413 DNeagle/PIT PIT N 27 .261 .328 .417 MPortugal/CIN CIN N 26 .265 .329 .415 SReynolds/HOU HOU N 35 .264 .329 .414 FValenzuela/SDP SDP N 31 .264 .326 .417 MiGrace/PHI PHI N 12 .266 .331 .412 MLeiter/MON MON N 12 .264 .328 .414 PITCHER TEA L GS AVG OBP SLG -------------------- --- - --- ----- ------ ------ PAstacio/LAD LAD N 32 .264 .330 .412 DDrabek/HOU HOU N 30 .264 .328 .414 ATelemaco/CHC CHC N 17 .264 .331 .411 MThompson/COL COL N 14 .264 .329 .413 TMulholland/PHI PHI N 21 .264 .327 .414 DKile/HOU HOU N 33 .264 .330 .411 PJMartinez/MON MON N 33 .266 .330 .411 JBullinger/CHC CHC N 20 .263 .327 .414 JSmiley/CIN CIN N 34 .266 .328 .413 AReynoso/COL COL N 30 .264 .331 .410 IValdes/LAD LAD N 33 .266 .329 .411 PRapp/FLA FLA N 29 .266 .328 .412 JBurkett/FLA FLA N 24 .265 .330 .410 AWatson/SFG SFG N 29 .263 .328 .412 BJones/NYM NYM N 31 .263 .328 .412 RMartinez/LAD LAD N 27 .260 .332 .407 RSalkeld/CIN CIN N 19 .264 .328 .411 MClark/NYM NYM N 32 .263 .328 .411 #Ma.Thompson# COL N 14 .262 .331 .408 AAshby/SDP SDP N 24 .262 .328 .410 RCormier/MON MON N 27 .262 .326 .412 PITCHER TEA L GS AVG OBP SLG -------------------- --- - --- ----- ------ ------ FCastillo/CHC CHC N 33 .265 .329 .408 SBergman/SDP SDP N 14 .262 .325 .413 TStottlemyre/STL STL N 33 .264 .329 .409 BTewksbury/SDP SDP N 33 .263 .326 .411 ELoaiza/PIT PIT N 10 .265 .329 .409 STrachsel/CHC CHC N 31 .262 .326 .411 JIsringhausen/NYM NYM N 27 .264 .327 .409 KJarvis/CIN CIN N 20 .266 .329 .407 WVanLandingham/SFG SFG N 32 .263 .327 .409 JNavarro/CHC CHC N 35 .265 .329 .407 GMaddux/ATL ATL N 35 .262 .327 .409 SFernandez/PHI PHI N 11 .261 .323 .413 JLieber/PIT PIT N 15 .262 .327 .409 DDarwin/PIT PIT N 19 .262 .326 .409 OFernandez/SFG SFG N 28 .262 .326 .409 JPaniagua/MON MON N 11 .262 .332 .403 JFassero/MON MON N 34 .261 .324 .411 MGardner/SFG SFG N 28 .264 .327 .407 TGlavine/ATL ATL N 36 .260 .326 .407 MHampton/HOU HOU N 27 .260 .326 .408 MikWilliams/PHI PHI N 29 .261 .327 .407 PITCHER TEA L GS AVG OBP SLG -------------------- --- - --- ----- ------ ------ RBailey/COL COL N 11 .259 .325 .409 TCandiotti/LAD LAD N 27 .263 .325 .408 PHarnisch/NYM NYM N 31 .261 .326 .406 ALeiter/FLA FLA N 33 .260 .326 .406 PWilson/NYM NYM N 26 .262 .327 .405 CPark/LAD LAD N 10 .259 .328 .403 TiWorrell/SDP SDP N 11 .260 .323 .408 DBurba/CIN CIN N 33 .260 .326 .405 MLeiter/SFG SFG N 22 .260 .323 .406 SSanders/SDP SDP N 16 .262 .330 .399 MFreeman/COL COL N 23 .260 .325 .404 CSchilling/PHI PHI N 26 .260 .325 .404 KFoster/CHC CHC N 16 .263 .326 .403 SAvery/ATL ATL N 23 .262 .323 .405 JHamilton/SDP SDP N 33 .259 .323 .404 #Peters# PIT N 10 .261 .326 .400 KRitz/COL COL N 35 .259 .325 .400 MMimbs/PHI PHI N 17 .259 .323 .401 DOsborne/STL STL N 30 .258 .323 .400 SEstes/SFG SFG N 11 .259 .320 .402 RPerson/NYM NYM N 13 .261 .325 .397 BRekar/COL COL N 11 .258 .326 .395 JWright/COL COL N 15 .257 .323 .398 JSchmidt/ATL ATL N 12 .258 .323 .394 |
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