Just a few more calculations I did. This will probably be the last of my ‘By the numbers’ series.
Here are the rest:
Fastest players according to Master Game speed ratings…
| Player | Speed |
|---|---|
| Emilio Bonifacio | 20 |
| Pedro Ciriaco | 19 |
| Rajai Davis | 19 |
| Tony Campana | 19 |
| Eric Young | 19 |
| Dee Gordon | 19 |
| Carlos Gomez | 19 |
| Nyjer Morgan | 19 |
| Everth Cabrera | 19 |
| Brett Gardner | 19 |
| Jose Constanza | 19 |
…and the slowest.
| Player | Speed |
|---|---|
| Jim Thome | 2 |
| Ryan Howard | 2 |
| Paul Konerko | 3 |
| Bartolo Colon | 3 |
| Jose Molina | 3 |
| Jason Giambi | 3 |
| Jonathan Albaladejo | 3 |
| Carlos Maldonado | 3 |
These were the (S)low baserunners who still got a single column 11.
| Player | Speed |
|---|---|
| Jhonatan Solano | 5 |
| Luke Carlin | 6 |
| Bryan Anderson | 6 |
All the catchers who got an 11 as well.
| Catchers with an 11 |
|---|
| Player |
| Luke Carlin |
| Bryan Anderson |
| Jhonatan Solano |
Here’s the distribution of the Master Game Bat handicap (i.e SA-2).
| Bat Handicap | |
|---|---|
| 0 | 263 |
| 1 | 215 |
| 2 | 422 |
| 3 | 104 |
| 4 | 167 |
| 5 | 113 |
I crunched the numbers for the Fast and Slow runners. I did it for everyone and then for non-pitchers only.
| Speed | # | non-pitchers |
|---|---|---|
| Fast | 250 | 237 |
| Slow | 619 | 266 |
Here is everyone who had four power numbers, a single column 1, and a single column 11.
| Four Power #s, an 11 and a single column 1 |
|---|
| Alex Rios |
| Mike Trout |
| Yoenis Cespedes |
| Michael Saunders |
| B.J. Upton |
| Paul Goldschmidt |
| Jason Heyward |
| Carlos Gonzalez |
| Justin Ruggiano |
| Carlos Gomez |
| Ryan Braun |
| Andrew Mccutchen |
| Bryce Harper |
| Ian Desmond |
| Bryan Anderson |
Finally, these were the players with best batting average among hitters with no first column 7s or 11s.
| Player | Avg |
|---|---|
| David Ortiz | .318 |
| Aaron Hill | .302 |
| Aramis Ramirez | .300 |
| Denis Phipps | .300 |
| Jason Pridie | .300 |
Really enjoyed this breakdown of the set.