Andre Ethier Has Been More Than Alright
by Eric Stephen on Aug 21, 2009 11:00 AM PDT
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PrintSitting at a Dodger game with Phil and BHSportsGuy a few weeks back, we were talking about Andre Ethier, and we were discussing his weird and fluky home/road splits (he has much better numbers at home this year), and his splits vs LHP/RHP (he has struggled against lefties), and were wondering what the specific breakdowns were for each hand and each location. Specifically, we wanted to know just how great he must be against RHP at home.
Using the amazing Baseball-Reference.com Play Index Event Finder, here are the splits:
| Situation | PA | HR | BA/OBP/SLG | OPS |
| vs RHP at home | 187 | 13 | .323/.396/.665 | 1.061 |
| vs RHP on road | 196 | 7 | .307/.408/.524 | .932 |
| vs LHP at home | 73 | 5 | .297/.370/.609 | .979 |
| vs LHP on road | 70 | 0 | .097/.200/.097 | .297 |
| Season Totals | 526 | 25 | .283/.371/.529 | .899 |
Ethier has been awesome at home, no matter the handedness of the pitcher, and he has also hit righthanded pitchers very well on the road. The only outlier is the amazing struggle against lefties on the road: six singles in 62 at-bats. Yikes. However, Ethier's batting average on balls in play (BABIP) is a paltry .130 in this situation, suggesting he has been abnormally unlucky in this situation. The league average BABIP is .298.
The bottom line is that Ethier is having a very good offensive season. He has struggled against lefties, although its not as bad as the numbers would suggest. But, if you're a righthanded pitcher, wearing the road greys at Dodger Stadium, you're going to get hit, and hit hard by Andre Ethier.
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Just a quick glance
His road woes seem to not be influenced by the quality of LH. The only LH he will see on the next road trip will De La Rosa in Colorado (unless he gets a day off).
Yeah
He only played CF for the Rockies and played their every road game in 2007.
by bhsportsguy on Aug 21, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I played LF in little league
That doesn’t make me a good LF.
Seriously, there’s no way the worst outfielder on the team is starting in such an important series.
by silverwidow on Aug 21, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Since 2006 Juan Pierre's stat line at Coors Field
.391/.429/.500 in 98 plate appearances.
36 hits in 92 at bats with 4 doubles and 3 triples.
And just this year, he is .476/.500./.714 in 22 plate appearances.
I think he will start at least once in that series.
by bhsportsguy on Aug 21, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Regarding last night's game. I
I’m still confused on why the Cubs intentionally walked Loney last night. Even if Loney had the handiness advantage, he’s in such a slump, and Martin was killing the ball against them.
Not up to date
Presumably because the Cubs were just looking at season averages rather than numbers for the last few weeks. Poor statistics, poor scouting.
first base open, one out.
They were probably just trying to set up the double play.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 21, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Lou is a horrible play caller as a manager
He has used Zambrano as a PH more than once.
by stillnotah8er on Aug 21, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
martin had 11 DP
why wouldn’t you set up the double play?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Aug 21, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
True, it is a tough call
But my point still stands. Z’s career OBP is around 250. Lou’s choices involving the pen are also sometimes mind-numbingly odd.
by stillnotah8er on Aug 21, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
They remember last year's NLDS and the GRAND SLAM!
by Seanny Rotten on Aug 21, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Right
how come the rest of us didn’t come up with that one.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Just throwing this out there...
Curious to see Matt Kemp’s Home/Away Righty/Lefty stats…
by EthierIsBetterThanKemp on Aug 21, 2009 12:30 PM PDT reply actions
Someone claimed Billy Wagner
Mets could release him, and someone is on the hook for over 2 mil this year plus I think a 2 mil buy out. I’ve heard it may be Florida, but I doubt they want that kind of coin.
I just realized i was starting conversation on the post game thread
but was just talking with mwhite about the Dodgers future plans for TV contracts, when exactly is the deal with Fox up, and realistically will McCourt try to set up his own TV network off the bat, have they’re been discussions,articles, press releases about this?
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Just having back the TV rights would be enough.
Prime Ticket only exists because of the Dodgers. Just the threat of the Dodgers possibly moving away would make Fox pay a whole bunch more than it currently does.
Ya, but Prime Ticket runs non-Dodger related crap (track and field, horseracing, old UCLA and USC basketball game) all day long. The YES network is like a 24/7 propaganda machine for the Yankees. YES Network struck a deal with the NJ Nets a few years ago to air basketball, but other than that it’s all Yankees all the time. Also, the YES Network is broadcast in Japan where it has been a huge boost in profits. If the same sort of play is feasible for McCourt, he should absolutely exploit it.
by Michael White on Aug 21, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
the thought of a yes-type operation
starting in the first post-Vin year is painful.
by stillnotah8er on Aug 21, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
that's why you just run Dodger classics all day
like the Yankees do.
Yankees also broadcast Francesa for 5 hours each day (who has a great show). If LA ever got a good local sports show (sadly Siciliano and Thompson is probably the best one right now) they could do that too.
I'd watch the jungle on TV, just to see Romie's reaction during some of the smack off calls lol
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
I wonder how good the archives are
And if they’re all digitized at this point. I bet the pre-Howe era doesn’t have much outside of the playoffs.
by stillnotah8er on Aug 21, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm...
so the Yankees have YES. What do we call the Dodger’s network?
And we should totally consider airing games to Taiwan, Japan, Korea and anywhere in Latin America that has the infrastructure to support it. Man, think of the coin.
And who knows, maybe by the time Pujols’ contract is up in ‘10 we will have the moolah to sign him! And Joe Mauer! And Roy Halladay! And Brandon Webb (if his shoulder ever heals)… we’d be just like my MBL The Show roster in ’11! Greatest game, ever.
by Seanny Rotten on Aug 21, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn't the answer staring us in the face?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Eric, thanks for teaching me how to fish today
I always wanted to get stat lines like that, but didn’t realize how to manipulate the event finder to do it, but now I know.
Honestly I was dreading this for almost 2 weeks, because I was going to go through each box score, or at least the event finder. Then, lo and behold, I noticed when you run a search, B-R does all the work and totals it up for you! Viola!!! :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 21, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
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