Comments on: On Neil Walker and plate discipline http://stealingfirstbase.com/2010/07/29/on-neil-walker-and-plate-discipline/ a Pittsburgh Pirates blog Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:16:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Revisiting Neil Walker’s plate discipline » Pittsburgh Lumber Co. http://stealingfirstbase.com/2010/07/29/on-neil-walker-and-plate-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Revisiting Neil Walker’s plate discipline » Pittsburgh Lumber Co. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:23:29 +0000 http://titletahn.com/stealingfirstbase/?p=108#comment-8 [...] night, Nate Rose of Stealing First Base took my recent article regarding Neil Walker and began digging deeper. He went to FanGraphs and took a look at Walker’s plate discipline numbers, wondering whether we [...] [...] night, Nate Rose of Stealing First Base took my recent article regarding Neil Walker and began digging deeper. He went to FanGraphs and took a look at Walker’s plate discipline numbers, wondering whether we [...]

]]> By: naterose http://stealingfirstbase.com/2010/07/29/on-neil-walker-and-plate-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-7 naterose Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:43:14 +0000 http://titletahn.com/stealingfirstbase/?p=108#comment-7 The first pitch strike percentage on the Pirates is 59.4%, good for the 10th highest in the league. It may appear you're on to something. The nine teams with higher first pitch strike percentages than us are all also bad, with the Royals, Rockies, Nationals, Orioles, Astros, Giants, Indians, Cubs and Blue Jays rounding out the top 10. Only the Giants are really in the race for their division. However, the Yankees still get credit for being a very disciplined team, as collectively they swing at only 25.8% of pitches out of the zone. The Pirates rank near the middle of the pack as a team in that statistic, with 29.1% The Bucs are also the 6th worst in the Majors at swinging strike percentage with 9.2% of their strikes of the swing-and-miss variety. The first pitch strike percentage on the Pirates is 59.4%, good for the 10th highest in the league. It may appear you’re on to something. The nine teams with higher first pitch strike percentages than us are all also bad, with the Royals, Rockies, Nationals, Orioles, Astros, Giants, Indians, Cubs and Blue Jays rounding out the top 10. Only the Giants are really in the race for their division.

However, the Yankees still get credit for being a very disciplined team, as collectively they swing at only 25.8% of pitches out of the zone. The Pirates rank near the middle of the pack as a team in that statistic, with 29.1% The Bucs are also the 6th worst in the Majors at swinging strike percentage with 9.2% of their strikes of the swing-and-miss variety.

]]> By: Don http://stealingfirstbase.com/2010/07/29/on-neil-walker-and-plate-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Don Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:12:19 +0000 http://titletahn.com/stealingfirstbase/?p=108#comment-6 Interesting stuff. Seperate but related question. Do the pirates in general get more first pitch strikes compared to league average? I would surmise that in general pitchers are not afraid to pitch to the pirates and generally go after the strike zone more readily than they would against other more potent team. The Yankees at one extreme are always lauded for having great plate discipline, but isnt that partially a result of having more feared hitters? So, with plate discipline, isnt there some mitigating factors... Interesting stuff. Seperate but related question. Do the pirates in general get more first pitch strikes compared to league average? I would surmise that in general pitchers are not afraid to pitch to the pirates and generally go after the strike zone more readily than they would against other more potent team. The Yankees at one extreme are always lauded for having great plate discipline, but isnt that partially a result of having more feared hitters? So, with plate discipline, isnt there some mitigating factors…

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