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Vladimir Guerrero's Swing Percentage: |
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Best Out-Of Zone Hitter in the Game |
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Below is a chart that shows Vlad’s productivity IN the zone and OUT of the zone vs. the rest of the league. No wonder he swings so often. |
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The First Pitch. |
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On the first pitch of an at-bat, Vladimir Guerrero has taken only 18% of pitches in the zone in 2006. The typical major league hitter takes a first pitch strike three times as often (55%). |
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Vlad’s Chase% on first pitch is 28%. The league chases 10%. |
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Perhaps one reason why Vlad is swinging so often on first pitch is that he likes the ball down in the zone, which is where most pitchers try to be with pitch number one. |
The graphic below shows Guerrero’s batting average on 1 st pitch by level (Up / Middle / Down). Note: these numbers include pitches out of the zone as well as in the zone. |
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