Here's a nibblet of information on pitches in the dirt. Seen by, or thrown by, Cubs players. I don't use the "in dirt" description, but a pz value less than 0.
| last | pitches | dirt | dirt% | swings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood | 146 | 2 | 1.37 | 1 |
| Wuertz | 222 | 3 | 1.35 | 0 |
| Dempster | 588 | 4 | 0.68 | 0 |
| Zambrano | 585 | 4 | 0.68 | 1 |
| Marquis | 460 | 3 | 0.65 | 0 |
| Howry | 220 | 1 | 0.45 | 0 |
| Lilly | 540 | 2 | 0.37 | 0 |
| Hart | 302 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 |
| Hill | 308 | 1 | 0.32 | 1 |
| Marmol | 280 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Lieber | 193 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marshall | 87 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Pignatiello | 25 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 3956 | 21 | 0.53 | 3 |
Now the hitters. Notice the only dirt-ball chasers are, well, the two guys you'd guess it would be.
| last | pitches | dirt | dirt% | swings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenot | 177 | 4 | 2.26 | 0 |
| Soriano | 201 | 4 | 1.99 | 2 |
| Cedeno | 213 | 4 | 1.88 | 0 |
| Ward | 110 | 2 | 1.82 | 0 |
| Johnson | 369 | 5 | 1.36 | 0 |
| Pie | 178 | 2 | 1.12 | 1 |
| Soto | 388 | 4 | 1.03 | 0 |
| Fukudome | 510 | 5 | 0.98 | 0 |
| DeRosa | 439 | 2 | 0.46 | 0 |
| Ramirez | 483 | 2 | 0.41 | 0 |
| Theriot | 390 | 1 | 0.26 | 0 |
| Lee | 501 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 |
| Blanco | 73 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Murton | 53 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 4085 | 36 | 0.88 | 3 |
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8 months ago
Need a little more analysis to go with the article Harry. I mean, what are you trying to say here? Good data but not sure what your point is.
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