IBC

A Note on Positional Averages

... [H]ere are the MLB averages for each position in 2008:

Offensive Performance by Defensive Position, MLB 2008

Pos BA OBP SLG BB/PA ISO

C .257 .325 .390 .082 .133
1B .272 .353 .464 .105 .192
2B .276 .338 .409 .079 .133
3B .266 .336 .436 .089 .170
SS .272 .327 .391 .071 .119
LF .269 .344 .442 .095 .173
CF .268 .334 .420 .083 .152
RF .276 .347 .451 .093 .175

And here are the pitchers:

Opponent Offensive Performance, Starter vs Reliever, MLB 2008

Pos BA OBP SLG BB/PA ISO

SP .269 .333 .426 .081 .157
RP .254 .333 .397 .099 .143

Hey, a little context never killed anyone…

The original may be seen at: http://ducksnorts.com/pdf/ducksnorts_20 ... cerpts.pdf

RF outslugged LF...

I'm probably wrong, but it seems like more and more teams have a steady RF, and a platoon in LF.

I think it's a function of teams trying to go cheap, and platooning AAAA types in left field is a pretty good way to do that.