Friday, June 27, 2008

Best Hitting Pitchers of All-time

The Hall of Fame posts got me wanting to expand the thought to include pitchers NOT in the Hall. Here's my version of the best-hitting pitchers of all-time:
1. Wes Ferrell: record 38 HR in only 1176 AB; 208 RBI, 175 runs, .280 avg., .341 OBP, .446 slugging.
2. George Uhle: record .289 avg. (for those with 500+ AB), .330 OBP, .384 slugging, 21 triples and only 112 SO in 1360 AB.
3. Red Ruffing: .269 avg., .300 OB, .389 slugging, 98 2B, 36 HR and 273 RBI in 1937 AB.
4. Earl Wilson: Tops in power, with 35 HR (and 111 RBI) in only 740 AB! Only batted .195, though.
5. Don Newcombe: .271 avg., .334 OBP and .367 slugging with 15 HR and 108 RBI in 878 AB.
6. Bob Lemon: .232 avg., .386 slugging, 37 HR in 1183 AB (a converted outfielder)
7. Red Lucas: .281 avg., .331 OBP, pinch-hitter extraordinaire; walked almost as many times (124) as he struck out (133) in 1439 AB.
8. Schoolboy Rowe: .263 avg., .320 OBP, .382 slugging, 18 HR and 153 RBI in 909 AB.
9. Ken Brett: .262 avg., .406 slugging on 10 HR and 18 2B in just 347 AB.
10. Walter Johnson: .235 avg., 24 HR, 41 3B and 94 2B in 2324 AB with 255 RBI.

Special mention for mostly reliever Terry Forster, who retired with a career batting average of .397 (and slugging of .474) with 31 hits in 78 AB and only 9 strike outs.

Best recent retiree (I guess he's retired--hasn't played since 2005): Mike Hampton, with .242 avg. and .354 slugging on 15 HR in 664 AB. Best active pitcher with a few years under his belt: Carlos Zambrano: .234 avg., .369 slugging on 13 HR in 458 AB.

Best recent arrivals:
Adam Wainwright: .278 avg., .407 slugging on 3 HR and 5 2B in just 108 AB.
even better: Micah Owings: .299 avg., an incredible .542 slugging with 5 HR, 9 2B (and a 3B), 15 runs and 18 RBI in just 107 AB.

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