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eauhomme · 12-03-2024, 10:51 AM

The primary determinant of double plays is generally the number of baserunners.

Good hitting teams almost always have higher double play totals than bad hitting teams, and good pitching teams almost always turn fewer double plays than bad ones. The league leader in double plays hit into is generally over .500, and the league leader in double plays turned is generally under .500.

Some fast guys will still hit into a lot of double plays. Smack a ground ball to the shortstop with a runner on first and it doesn't matter if you're Usain Bolt. You're probably getting doubled up. I remember being surprised at how many DPs Willie Randolph would hit into batting #2 behind Rickey Henderson. Henderson still led the league in runs, and Don Mattingly hitting #3 would lead in RBIs.

Big, slow power guys who hit a lot of ground balls are the ones that will do 30+ DPs in a year. Albert Pujols holds the record, followed by Miguel Cabrera, Cal Ripken, Ivan Rodriguez, and Hank Aaron. Julio Franco at #10 is the first guy who doesn't fit that mold.

But there are big power guys who rarely hit ground balls who will have very low DP totals as a result. Joey Gallo, for example, has hit into a career total of 16 in 10 years.

12-03-2024, 10:51 AM	#6
eauhomme Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 129	The primary determinant of double plays is generally the number of baserunners. Good hitting teams almost always have higher double play totals than bad hitting teams, and good pitching teams almost always turn fewer double plays than bad ones. The league leader in double plays hit into is generally over .500, and the league leader in double plays turned is generally under .500. Some fast guys will still hit into a lot of double plays. Smack a ground ball to the shortstop with a runner on first and it doesn't matter if you're Usain Bolt. You're probably getting doubled up. I remember being surprised at how many DPs Willie Randolph would hit into batting #2 behind Rickey Henderson. Henderson still led the league in runs, and Don Mattingly hitting #3 would lead in RBIs. Big, slow power guys who hit a lot of ground balls are the ones that will do 30+ DPs in a year. Albert Pujols holds the record, followed by Miguel Cabrera, Cal Ripken, Ivan Rodriguez, and Hank Aaron. Julio Franco at #10 is the first guy who doesn't fit that mold. But there are big power guys who rarely hit ground balls who will have very low DP totals as a result. Joey Gallo, for example, has hit into a career total of 16 in 10 years.