Inside Edge Rockies - Red Sox Rankings

ROCKIES PITCHERS				RED SOX PITCHERS
Least likely to allow a hard-hit ball				Least likely to allow a hard-hit ball
Hitter	Well-hit Avg.	Well-hit	AB	Hitter	Well-hit Avg.	Well-hit	AB
Fuentes, Brian	.193	43	223	Papelbon, Jonathan	.180	37	205
Jimenez, Ubaldo	.202	62	307	Delcarmen, Manny	.183	28	153
Hawkins, LaTroy	.214	44	206	Lopez, Javier	.220	33	150
Best fastball				Best fastball
Pitcher	Fastball BAVG	H	AB	Pitcher	Fastball BAVG	H	AB
Fuentes, Brian	.197	27	137	Papelbon, Jonathan	.110	17	154
Corpas, Manuel	.273	53	194	Delcarmen, Manny	.195	17	87
Hawkins, LaTroy	.274	37	135	Lopez, Javier	.202	18	89
Best off-speed pitches				Best off-speed pitches
Pitcher	Off-speed BAVG	H	AB	Pitcher	Off-speed BAVG	H	AB
Corpas, Manuel	.116	10	86	Timlin, Mike	.164	12	73
Affeldt, Jeremy	.125	10	80	Delcarmen, Manny	.167	11	66
Jimenez, Ubaldo	.130	14	108	Okajima, Hideki	.169	24	142
Most likely to get hitters to chase a pitch				Most likely to get hitters to chase a pitch
Pitcher	Chase Pct.	Chased	Balls	Pitcher	Chase Pct.	Chased	Balls
Buchholz, Taylor	29%	198	693	Papelbon, Jonathan	35%	144	414
Francis, Jeff	24%	417	1745	Schilling, Curt	29%	295	1005
Corpas, Manuel	23%	115	493	Wakefield, Tim	26%	368	1390
Best first-pitch strike percentage				Best first-pitch strike percentage
Pitcher	1st P. Strike Pct.	Strikes	Pitches	Pitcher	1st P. Strike Pct.	Strikes	Pitches
Cook, Aaron	61%	429	698	Papelbon, Jonathan	68%	152	224
Herges, Matt	61%	117	192	Schilling, Curt	67%	427	634
Francis, Jeff	60%	556	923	Timlin, Mike	67%	149	223
Best pitchers against hitters 3 and 4 in the lineup				Best pitchers against hitters 3 and 4 in the lineup
Hitter	BAVG	H	AB	Hitter	BAVG	H	AB
Affeldt, Jeremy	.227	10	44	Papelbon, Jonathan	.125	5	40
Corpas, Manuel	.279	19	68	Gagne, Eric	.162	6	37
Francis, Jeff	.280	52	186	Delcarmen, Manny	.200	5	25
* all stats are from 2007 regular season