Road warriors – Fun with 2015 MLB stats
After a lot of years (a lot!) my days of working full-time in my home office will soon be coming to an end (more on that in the near future) and I’m looking forward to working in a new setting. There is an energy and excitement about working in less familiar surroundings, but there still will be a keyboard and a monitor to make me feel at ease.
The same is true for batters. The field, clubhouse, and dugout may be different, but the mantra remains the same: “See the ball, hit the ball.”
Road Warriors
Batters
There were 36 batters who hit over .300 in away games last season, here are the 11 who hit .320+
| Rk | Player | G | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denard Span | 30 | .372 | 140 | 121 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | Nori Aoki | 49 | .344 | 203 | 180 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Dee Gordon | 69 | .333 | 317 | 303 | 101 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| 4 | Ben Revere | 73 | .333 | 310 | 291 | 97 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 5 | Buster Posey | 77 | .330 | 328 | 294 | 97 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 52 |
| 6 | Clint Robinson | 61 | .329 | 165 | 149 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Joey Votto | 79 | .326 | 348 | 288 | 94 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 44 |
| 8 | Yoenis Cespedes | 80 | .320 | 357 | 337 | 108 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 73 |
| 9 | A.J. Pierzynski | 59 | .320 | 230 | 219 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Brandon Phillips | 76 | .320 | 323 | 306 | 98 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 32 |
| 11 | Enrique Hernandez | 36 | .320 | 107 | 100 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
Pitchers
There were 19 pitchers who had under a 3.00 ERA on the opposition’s field where the mantra remains the same: “See the ball, throw the ball.”
Nine to Know: Pitchers with under a 2.50 ERA in away games in 2015
| Rk | Player | G | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Arrieta | 18 | 1.60 | 124.0 | 83 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 25 | 129 | 0.871 |
| 2 | Zack Greinke | 15 | 1.88 | 105.1 | 70 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 23 | 97 | 0.883 |
| 3 | David Price | 16 | 2.05 | 110.0 | 90 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 29 | 110 | 1.082 |
| 4 | Max Scherzer | 17 | 2.20 | 118.2 | 89 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 151 | 0.885 |
| 5 | Francisco Liriano | 14 | 2.27 | 91.1 | 68 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 36 | 93 | 1.139 |
| 6 | Scott Feldman | 8 | 2.36 | 53.1 | 44 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 1.031 |
| 7 | Gerrit Cole | 17 | 2.39 | 109.1 | 95 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 25 | 111 | 1.098 |
| 8 | Robbie Ray | 12 | 2.49 | 72.1 | 58 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 26 | 62 | 1.161 |
| 9 | Carlos Carrasco | 15 | 2.49 | 101.1 | 64 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 24 | 125 | 0.868 |
