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Originally Posted by Garlon
Regarding pitchers hitting there actually was a substantial difference. In 1901, position players batted .279 and pitchers batted .200.
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Overall, sure. But I'll bet if we compare the top starting pitchers - the ones getting the bulk of the complete games - with the position players on the bench, the difference in batting avg, etc., would be smaller. And that's really the comparison: Letting the starting pitcher hit, vs pinch-hitting for him.