Philadelphia Phillies: Top 10 Shocking Numbers at the Midway Point

The 2012 Philadelphia Phillies have had an extremely disappointing first half. 

It hasn't been all that shocking considering the loss of stars Chase Utley & Ryan Howard.  Also, Roy Halladay went down and the team really went south from there. 

They have since welcomed Utley back and celebrated by losing six straight.  Not the type of season most Phillies' fans or players envisioned.

GM Ruben Amaro has his hands full this month and it might be the last month Cole Hamels and Shane Victorino play as Phillies. 

Here are the top 10 most shocking numbers of the first half of the Phillies' season.

No. 10: Kyle Kendrick's ERA and Losses

When the Phillies traded for Roy Halladay, a few thought being around Halladay would seriously benefit Kyle Kendrick.  While Kendrick will never be mistaken for a Cy Young candidate or even a No. 2 starter, he did win 11 games in 2010 and had a very respectable 3.22 ERA last season while pitching 114.2 innings.

This season? It's been all bad except for a complete game shutout vs the St Louis Cardinals.  Kendrick is on pace for 16 losses and a bloated 5.35 ERA.  Phillies fans can't wait for Halladay to return from the DL to send Kyle back to the pen for long relief/mop-up duty.  As of right now, he's an absolute torch.

No. 9: Freddy Galvis' 15 Doubles

Prior to getting hurt on June 6th, rookie Freddy Galvis already had 15 doubles and was on pace for 40-plus. 

Galvis was billed as "all glove, no hit" but was holding his own at the plate with surprising extra base power. 

While injured, Galvis was also suspended for 50 games for violating the league's drug policy.

No. 8: Juan Pierre's .318 Batting Average

Face it, Juan Pierre was outplayed by Scott Podsednik in the spring but the Phils still decided to stick with Pierre since they had option flexibility with Podsednik. 

Well, Pierre has not disappointed. 

As a matter of fact, his .318 batting average is as high as he has been since hitting .326 in 2004.  Many things have gone wrong for the Phillies this season but Pierre has done all he can do.

No. 7: John Mayberry's .383 Slugging Percentage

Mayberry blossomed in 2011 and made it easier for the Phillies to say goodbye to Raul Ibanez.  Big John had 33 extra base hits in 267 at-bats and an impressive .513 slugging percentage. 

He was supposed to take over left field and take off similarly to Jayson Werth.  Instead, Mayberry's slugging percentage has dipped down to .383 with just six home runs in 196 at-bats.  That's one every 33 at-bats. 

Last season, he went deep every 17.8 at bats.  Mayberry looks more like the former first-round throw-away they acquired from the Texas Rangers than a future Jayson Werth.

No. 6: Joe Blanton's 19 HR's Allowed

Blanton is an innings eater and amazingly is on pace to win 14 games this season.  At the same time he is on pace to lose 14 as well but I think a 14-14 season for Blanton wouldn't be considered all that bad if he was the No. 5 starter. 

With that being said, Blanton is giving up dingers at an alarming rate.  He has given up 19 in 104 innings.  That's an average of 1.6 over nine innings which is a career high. 

No. 5: Antonio Bastardo's 1.37 WHIP

One of the bright spots of the 2011 season was the development of Antonio Bastardo.  While he appeared to tire down the stretch, he still finished the season with a 0.931 WHIP and only allowed 28 hits in 58 innings. 

This year, he has already surrendered 22 hits in 27 innings and his WHIP has exploded to 1.370.  Just another disappointing performance this season.

No. 4: Hunter Pence's 56 Runs Scored

Pence is on pace to score 112 runs this season.  His career high was with the Astros in 2010 when he crossed the plate 93 times. 

Even more shocking is he leads the team in runs scored while primarily batting cleanup this season.  It appears he has benefited from having Carlos Ruiz hitting after him this year.

No. 3: Shane Victorino's 32 Runs Scored

Victorino has 79 hits and has walked 30 times.  He has homered eight times meaning he has scored just 24 times by someone else knocking him in.  He's been on base 101 times not counting his homers and has stolen 19 bases and has only scored 24 runs (not including his home runs).  That's quite a trick that would be hard to replicate.

No. 2: Carlos Ruiz' Batting Average

When the Phillies won the World Series in 2008, Ruiz was an above-average defensive catcher who also was gifted at handling the staff.  However, he was just a .219 hitter during the regular season as well. 

He came into this year as a respectable .265 hitter.  No one could have predicted Chooch to lead the Major Leagues in hitting with a .356 average.  He hasn't shown any signs of wearing down either.  A career year for Ruiz at 33 years old.

No. 1: Cliff Lee's 0 Wins

This is a stunner.  After 13 starts, Cliff Lee still has not won a game. 

Early in the season, Lee just wasn't getting much luck.  Now it appears he is pressing trying to capture that elusive first "W".  His ERA of 4.13 is also shocking for a $21 million ace and the Phils are just 3-10 when he takes the bump. 

Lee can get on impressive streaks though, and with the majority of the luck being on the "bad" side so far this season, things are due to bounce his way.