This article is part of our Weekly Hitter Rankings series.
Batter up! I know we had a two-month season with extended playoffs, but it seems like forever since the Dodgers beat the Rays in the World Series.
I'll be honest, friends, the quantitative aspect of these rankings are sketchy as the player and team numbers are suspect. Early on, pay more heed to home/away, platoon advantages and parks — and maybe eyeball quality of opposition. With that, here are the four-day and 11-day hitting tables with opposing pitchers faced. By means of reminder, you can also get dynamically updated opposing pitchers on the probable-pitchers grid.
Thursday, April 1 - Sunday, April 4
MLB Hitter Rankings
KEY (100 neutral)
- HR LHB/HR RHB - Average HR Park Factors
- SB - Stolen Base Index
- P LHB/P RHB - Opposing pitcher quality index
- Runs - Runs scoring index
TM | GMS | vLHP | vRHP | HOME | AWAY | HR LHB | HR RHB | SB | P LHB | P RHB | RUNS | AVE LHB | AVE RHB | TOTAL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ARZ | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 91 | 115 | 96 | 100 | 109 | 93 | 96 | 95 |
2 | ATL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 126 | 87 | 114 | 104 | 85 | 99 | 96 | 98 |
3 | BAL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 93 | 77 | 104 | 110 | 96 | 91 | 95 | 93 |
4 | BOS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 93 | 127 | 109 | 101 | 107 | 99 | 97 | 98 |
5 | CHC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 106 | 80 | 107 | 102 | 105 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
6 | CHW | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 98 | 97 | 102 | 94 | 130 | 101 |
Batter up! I know we had a two-month season with extended playoffs, but it seems like forever since the Dodgers beat the Rays in the World Series.
I'll be honest, friends, the quantitative aspect of these rankings are sketchy as the player and team numbers are suspect. Early on, pay more heed to home/away, platoon advantages and parks — and maybe eyeball quality of opposition. With that, here are the four-day and 11-day hitting tables with opposing pitchers faced. By means of reminder, you can also get dynamically updated opposing pitchers on the probable-pitchers grid.
Thursday, April 1 - Sunday, April 4
MLB Hitter Rankings
KEY (100 neutral)
- HR LHB/HR RHB - Average HR Park Factors
- SB - Stolen Base Index
- P LHB/P RHB - Opposing pitcher quality index
- Runs - Runs scoring index
TM | GMS | vLHP | vRHP | HOME | AWAY | HR LHB | HR RHB | SB | P LHB | P RHB | RUNS | AVE LHB | AVE RHB | TOTAL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ARZ | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 91 | 115 | 96 | 100 | 109 | 93 | 96 | 95 |
2 | ATL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 126 | 87 | 114 | 104 | 85 | 99 | 96 | 98 |
3 | BAL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 93 | 77 | 104 | 110 | 96 | 91 | 95 | 93 |
4 | BOS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 93 | 127 | 109 | 101 | 107 | 99 | 97 | 98 |
5 | CHC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 106 | 80 | 107 | 102 | 105 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
6 | CHW | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 98 | 97 | 102 | 94 | 130 | 101 | 95 | 98 |
7 | CIN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 116 | 118 | 64 | 101 | 98 | 100 | 95 | 94 | 95 |
8 | CLE | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 105 | 111 | 101 | 116 | 101 | 94 | 102 | 98 |
9 | COL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 123 | 119 | 148 | 87 | 87 | 118 | 98 | 97 | 98 |
10 | DET | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 105 | 78 | 84 | 94 | 89 | 85 | 90 | 88 |
11 | HOU | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 85 | 90 | 86 | 98 | 89 | 111 | 93 | 90 | 92 |
12 | KC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 80 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 75 | 74 | 75 |
13 | LAA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 98 | 126 | 87 | 95 | 122 | 97 | 98 | 98 |
14 | LAD | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 123 | 119 | 108 | 111 | 114 | 126 | 105 | 106 | 106 |
15 | MIA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 75 | 109 | 93 | 100 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 91 |
16 | MIL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 105 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 92 |
17 | MIN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 105 | 145 | 105 | 88 | 84 | 97 | 90 | 94 |
18 | NYM | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 115 | 113 | 103 | 103 | 81 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
19 | NYY | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 106 | 89 | 101 | 108 | 99 | 97 | 98 | 98 |
20 | OAK | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 90 | 100 | 100 | 104 | 114 | 96 | 98 | 97 |
21 | PHI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 126 | 113 | 96 | 93 | 90 | 95 | 94 | 95 |
22 | PIT | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 106 | 88 | 91 | 102 | 93 | 87 | 93 | 90 |
23 | SD | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 91 | 160 | 132 | 134 | 137 | 115 | 117 | 116 |
24 | SF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 99 | 70 | 105 | 105 | 100 | 93 | 94 | 94 |
25 | SEA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 99 | 90 | 103 | 102 | 101 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
26 | STL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 118 | 83 | 95 | 101 | 91 | 91 | 94 | 93 |
27 | TB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 75 | 96 | 111 | 98 | 90 | 95 | 89 | 92 |
28 | TEX | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 91 | 87 | 77 | 95 | 103 | 100 | 90 | 93 | 92 |
29 | TOR | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 119 | 106 | 102 | 104 | 94 | 87 | 96 | 90 | 93 |
30 | WSH | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 115 | 161 | 100 | 93 | 97 | 99 | 96 | 98 |
Pitching Matchups
Team | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ARZ | @Darvish R | @Snell L | @Musgrove R | @Paddack R | |||
ATL | @Nola R | @Wheeler R | @Eflin R | ||||
BAL | @Eovaldi R | @Houck R | @Perez L | ||||
BOS | vs. Means L | vs. Harvey R | vs. Zimmermann L | ||||
CHC | vs. Kuhl R | vs. Anderson L | vs. Keller R | ||||
CHW | @Bundy R | @Heaney L | @Cobb R | @Ohtani R | |||
CIN | vs. Flaherty R | vs. Wainwright R | vs. Martinez R | ||||
CLE | @Boyd L | @Teheran R | @Skubal L | ||||
COL | vs. Kershaw L | vs. Bauer R | vs. Buehler R | vs. Urias L | |||
DET | vs. Bieber R | vs. Plesac R | vs. Civale R | ||||
HOU | @Bassitt R | @Luzardo L | @Montas R | @Manaea L | |||
KC | vs. Gibson R | vs. Arihara R | vs. Benjamin L | ||||
LAA | vs. Giolito R | vs. Keuchel L | vs. Lynn R | vs. Cease R | |||
LAD | @Marquez R | @Senzatela R | @Gray R | @Gomber L | |||
MIA | vs. Glasnow R | vs. Yarbrough L | vs. Archer R | ||||
MIL | vs. Maeda R | vs. Berrios R | vs. Happ L | ||||
MIN | @Woodruff R | @Burnes R | @Houser R | ||||
NYM | @Scherzer R | @Strasburg R | @Corbin L | ||||
NYY | vs. Ryu L | vs. Matz L | vs. Zeuch R | ||||
OAK | vs. Greinke R | vs. Javier R | vs. McCullers R | vs. Urquidy R | |||
PHI | vs. Fried L | vs. Morton R | vs. Anderson R | ||||
PIT | @Hendricks R | @Arrieta R | @Davies R | ||||
SD | vs. Bumgarner L | vs. Kelly R | vs. Smith L | vs. Widener R | |||
SEA | vs. Gausman R | vs. Cueto R | vs. Webb R | ||||
SF | @Gonzales L | @Paxton L | @Flexen R | ||||
STL | @Castillo R | @Mahle R | @Miley L | ||||
TB | @Alcantara R | @Lopez R | @Hernandez R | ||||
TEX | @Keller R | @Minor L | vs. Paddack R | ||||
TOR | @Cole R | @Kluber R | @German R | ||||
WSH | vs. deGrom R | vs. Stroman R | vs. Walker R |
Thursday, April 1 - Sunday, April 11
MLB Hitter Rankings
KEY (100 neutral)
- HR LHB/HR RHB - Average HR Park Factors
- SB - Stolen Base Index
- P LHB/P RHB - Opposing pitcher quality index
- Runs - Runs scoring index
TM | GMS | vLHP | vRHP | HOME | AWAY | HR LHB | HR RHB | SB | P LHB | P RHB | RUNS | AVE LHB | AVE RHB | TOTAL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ARZ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 98 | 101 | 108 | 103 | 108 | 102 | 98 | 101 | 100 |
2 | ATL | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 111 | 111 | 97 | 90 | 83 | 95 | 93 | 90 | 92 |
3 | BAL | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 104 | 108 | 90 | 85 | 83 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
4 | BOS | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 90 | 103 | 136 | 108 | 104 | 108 | 102 | 102 | 103 |
5 | CHC | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 91 | 97 | 91 | 108 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 99 |
6 | CHW | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 112 | 101 | 99 | 104 | 104 | 118 | 102 | 101 | 102 |
7 | CIN | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 109 | 111 | 80 | 110 | 105 | 108 | 102 | 100 | 102 |
8 | CLE | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 104 | 112 | 95 | 98 | 101 | 100 |
9 | COL | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 104 | 106 | 123 | 103 | 102 | 113 | 102 | 102 | 102 |
10 | DET | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 97 | 103 | 90 | 93 | 100 | 97 | 93 | 97 | 95 |
11 | HOU | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 101 | 100 | 80 | 102 | 95 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 94 |
12 | KC | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 105 | 94 | 78 | 84 | 91 | 74 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
13 | LAA | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 116 | 104 | 122 | 98 | 112 | 111 | 101 | 105 | 103 |
14 | LAD | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 119 | 117 | 101 | 95 | 97 | 106 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
15 | MIA | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 83 | 82 | 100 | 92 | 90 | 98 | 92 | 91 | 92 |
16 | MIL | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 97 | 98 | 87 | 100 | 104 | 96 | 95 | 97 | 96 |
17 | MIN | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 99 | 102 | 120 | 96 | 91 | 101 | 96 | 95 | 96 |
18 | NYM | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 108 | 112 | 105 | 100 | 95 | 93 | 98 | 96 | 97 |
19 | NYY | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 109 | 103 | 98 | 94 | 92 | 104 | 96 | 95 | 96 |
20 | OAK | 10 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 93 | 97 | 100 | 101 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
21 | PHI | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 115 | 114 | 134 | 101 | 98 | 97 | 101 | 99 | 100 |
22 | PIT | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 100 | 101 | 101 | 100 | 107 | 101 | 97 | 100 | 99 |
23 | SD | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 88 | 95 | 128 | 107 | 109 | 117 | 103 | 104 | 104 |
24 | SF | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 77 | 88 | 81 | 106 | 108 | 99 | 96 | 98 | 97 |
25 | SEA | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 93 | 98 | 95 | 100 | 102 | 96 | 96 | 97 | 97 |
26 | STL | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 97 | 91 | 98 | 108 | 100 | 94 | 99 | 95 | 98 |
27 | TB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 83 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 93 |
28 | TEX | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 100 | 97 | 84 | 102 | 111 | 102 | 98 | 102 | 100 |
29 | TOR | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 111 | 107 | 110 | 107 | 100 | 110 | 104 | 101 | 102 |
30 | WSH | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 112 | 112 | 143 | 98 | 96 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 100 |
Pitching Matchups
Opposing pitchers for April 1-4 are posted above.
Team | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ARZ | @Marquez R | @Senzatela R | @Gray R | vs. Mahle R | vs. Miley L | vs. Lorenzen R | |
ATL | @Ross R | @Scherzer R | @Lester L | vs. Wheeler R | vs. Eflin R | vs. Moore L | |
BAL | @Montgomery L | @Cole R | @Taillon R | vs. Rodriguez L | vs. Richards R | vs. Pivetta R | |
BOS | vs. Wacha R | vs. Hill L | vs. Glasnow R | @Harvey R | @Zimmermann L | @Lopez R | |
CHC | vs. Anderson L | vs. Peralta R | vs. Woodruff R | @Anderson L | @Keller R | @Brubaker R | |
CHW | @Sheffield L | @Kikuchi L | @Dunn R | vs. Minor L | vs. Singer R | vs. Duffy L | |
CIN | vs. Brubaker R | vs. Crowe R | vs. Kuhl R | @Smith L | @Widener R | @Weaver R | |
CLE | vs. Duffy L | vs. Keller R | vs. Teheran R | vs. Skubal L | vs. Urena R | ||
COL | vs. Weaver R | vs. Bumgarner L | vs. Kelly R | @Cueto R | @Webb R | @DeSclafani R | |
DET | vs. Shoemaker R | vs. Happ L | vs. Maeda R | @Plesac R | @Civale R | @Allen L | |
HOU | @Quintana L | @Canning R | vs. Montas R | vs. Manaea L | vs. Jefferies R | ||
KC | @Allen L | @Bieber R | @Lynn R | @Cease R | @Rodon L | ||
LAA | vs. Garcia R | vs. Greinke R | @Matz L | @Ray L | @Roark R | @Stripling R | |
LAD | @Jefferies R | @Bassitt R | @Luzardo L | vs. Strasburg R | vs. Corbin L | vs. Ross R | |
MIA | vs. Ponce de leon R | vs. Gant R | vs. Flaherty R | @Stroman R | @Peterson L | @Walker R | |
MIL | @Williams R | @Alzolay R | @Hendricks R | @Wainwright R | @Martinez R | @Ponce de leon R | |
MIN | @Urena R | @Mize R | @Boyd L | vs. Gonzales L | vs. Paxton L | vs. Flexen R | |
NYM | @Moore L | @Anderson R | @Nola R | vs. Hernandez R | vs. Rogers L | vs. Alcantara R | |
NYY | vs. Lopez R | vs. Kremer R | vs. Means L | @Yarbrough L | @Wacha R | @Archer R | |
OAK | vs. May R | vs. Kershaw L | vs. Bauer R | @McCullers R | @Javier R | @Urquidy R | |
PHI | vs. Walker R | vs. deGrom R | vs. Lucchesi L | @Morton R | @Anderson R | @Smyly L | |
PIT | @Hoffman R | @De Leon R | @Castillo R | vs. Arrieta R | vs. Davies R | vs. Williams R | |
SD | vs. DeSclafani R | vs. Sanchez. R | vs. Gausman R | @Arihara R | @Foltynewicz R | @Benjamin L | |
SEA | vs. Rodon L | vs. Giolito R | vs. Keuchel L | @Berrios R | @Pineda R | @Shoemaker R | |
SF | @Morejon L | @Darvish R | @Snell L | vs. Gomber L | vs. Gonzalez R | vs. Marquez R | |
STL | @Rogers L | @Alcantara R | @Lopez R | vs. Burnes R | vs. Houser R | vs. Anderson L | |
TB | @Pivetta R | @Perez L | @Eovaldi R | vs. Kluber R | vs. German R | vs. Montgomery L | |
TEX | vs. Roark R | vs. Stripling R | vs. Ryu L | vs. Musgrove R | vs. Paddack R | vs. Morejon L | |
TOR | @Foltynewicz R | @Hearn L | @Gibson R | vs. Bundy R | vs. Heaney L | vs. Cobb R | vs. Ohtani R |
WSH | vs. Smyly L | vs. Fried L | vs. Ynoa R | @Buehler R | @Urias L | @May R |