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| 1. Great Hitters Have Plate Coverage (Ability to hit fastballs IN / Middle / Away): |
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| Mauer's Slugging Percentage of FB's in each third of the plate: |
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Outside |
.381 |
.716 |
.359 |
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| 2. Great Hitters Are "Tough With Two" (Strikes): |
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Mauer’s Batting Average with 2 strikes is .269.
The Major League average is .190 |
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| 3. Great Hitters Can Handle Any Kind of Pitch. |
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| Below is a comparison of Mauer's Well-Hit Average of each pitch type and the major league average: |
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Mauer |
MLB Avg. |
FB |
.341 |
.221 |
CH |
.341 |
.271 |
Curve |
.255 |
.188 |
Slider |
.228 |
.184 |
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| 4. Great Hitters Don't Miss. |
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Mauer is a calculated hitter. He takes the first pitch in the zone 74% of the time. After that, he's swinging, and he's making contact. Joe swings and misses 13% of the time when he takes the bat off his shoulder. The average major leaguer misses 20% of the time. Mauer also puts the ball in play at a higher rate than his peers. 53% of the time he swings, the ball is in play. The major league average is 43%. |
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| 5. Great Hitters Don't Help Pitchers. |
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| Mauer chases 15% of balls on "Hitter's Counts", such as 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1. The average major leaguer chases 21% of the time on these counts. |
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