Inside Edge Rockies - Red Sox Rankings

ROCKIES HITTERS				RED SOX HITTERS
Most likely to hit a ball hard (for out or hit)				Most likely to hit a ball hard (for out or hit)
Hitter	Well-hit Avg.	Well-hit	AB	Hitter	Well-hit Avg.	Well-hit	AB
Atkins, Garrett	.359	217	605	Ortiz, David	.352	192	546
Helton, Todd	.294	164	557	Ramirez, Manny	.337	163	483
Holliday, Matt	.294	187	636	Lowell, Mike	.301	177	589
Best fastball hitters				Best fastball hitters
Hitter	Fastball BAVG	H	AB	Hitter	Fastball BAVG	H	AB
Spilborghs, Ryan	.357	56	157	Ortiz, David	.369	103	279
Taveras, Willy	.336	84	250	Lowell, Mike	.336	123	366
Holliday, Matt	.333	128	384	Pedroia, Dustin	.315	112	355
Best off-speed hitters				Best off-speed hitters
Hitter	Off-speed BAVG	H	AB	Hitter	Off-speed BAVG	H	AB
Holliday, Matt	.349	88	252	Pedroia, Dustin	.311	50	161
Helton, Todd	.323	71	220	Lowell, Mike	.305	69	223
Taveras, Willy	.287	35	122	Ortiz, David	.292	78	267
Most likely to chase a pitch out of the strike zone				Most likely to chase a pitch out of the strike zone
Hitter	Chase Pct.	Chased	Balls	Hitter	Chase Pct.	Chased	Balls
Holliday, Matt	28%	374	1355	Varitek, Jason	22%	242	1080
Matsui, Kazuo	25%	227	900	Ortiz, David	21%	313	1524
Hawpe, Brad	25%	317	1289	Pedroia, Dustin	20%	196	989
Least likely to swing and miss a pitch				Least likely to swing and miss a pitch
Hitter	Miss Pct.	Missed	Swung	Hitter	Miss Pct.	Missed	Swung
Helton, Todd	8%	94	1178	Pedroia, Dustin	9%	83	967
Carroll, Jamey	12%	51	424	Lowell, Mike	11%	111	1012
Taveras, Willy	12%	85	685	Lugo, Julio	14%	147	1017
Least likely to swing at the first pitch				Least likely to swing at the first pitch
Hitter	Swing Pct.	Pitches	Swung	Hitter	Swing Pct.	Pitches	Swung
Carroll, Jamey	15%	268	40	Youkilis, Kevin	11%	624	69
Atkins, Garrett	19%	685	132	Pedroia, Dustin	15%	579	86
Torrealba, Yorvit	21%	443	91	Lowell, Mike	16%	653	104
All stats are from 2007 regular season