The Phils' Favorite Opponents

by taco pal on May 20, 2010 6:34 PM EDT

So I was scrolling through a few of the Phillies' lifetime batter-vs-pitcher stats, and some of them are so nuts that it's almost comical. All batter-vs-pitcher stats have to be taken with a grain of salt, of course, since they're all based on small sample sizes pretty much by definition. But still, it's fun.

So anyway, here are some of the pitchers that the current Phillies' hitters own (and vice versa).

(I wish there was a way to jazz this up a little instead of just having a wall of text and numbers to stare at, but hey.)

JIMMY ROLLINS
Tom Glavine: 29 for 78, 10 2B, 6 HR, 8 BB, 3 K, .372/.430/.756/1.187
Ian Snell: 12 for 19, 4 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 0 K, .632/.667/1.263/1.930

PLACIDO POLANCO
Johan Santana: 12 for 29, 2 HR, 0 BB, 2 K, .414/.414/.655/1.069
Kevin Millwood: 12 for 24, 2 2B, 1 BB, 2 K, .500/.520/.583/1.103
Randy Johnson: 14 for 38, 6 2B, 3 BB, 6 K, .368/.405/.526/.931

CHASE UTLEY
Derek Lowe: 12 for 27, 3 2B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 0 K, .444/.500/.778/1.278
Mike Pelfrey: 8 for 25, 4 HR, 3 BB, 2 K, .320/.414/.840/1.254
John Lannan: 11 for 23, 2 HR, 3 BB, 4 K, .478/.571/.783/1.354

RYAN HOWARD
Braden Looper: 6 for 13, 5 HR, 4 BB, 0 K, .667/.769/2.333/3.103 (!)
Tim Hudson: 13 for 36, 5 HR, 8 BB, 6 K, .361/.477/.806/1.283
Chris Volstad: 6 for 15, 4 HR, 1 BB, 2 K, .438/1.200/1.638

JAYSON WERTH
Scott Olsen: 10 for 20, 2 2B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 3 K, .500/.565/1.050/1.615
Jason Marquis: 6 for 12, 2 2B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 0 K, .500/.625/1.167/1.792

RAUL IBANEZ
Jered Weaver: 14 for 27, 2 2B, 4 HR, 6 BB, 6 K, .519/.606/1.037/1.643
Freddy Garcia: 19 for 34, 5 2B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 2 K, .559/.605/.853/1.458
John Lannan: 8 for 12, 2 HR, 1 BB, 2 K, .667/.714/1.333/2.048

SHANE VICTORINO
Andrew Miller: 9 for 17, 3 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 2 K, .529/.579/1.059/1.638
Randy Johnson: 5 for 13, 2 HR, 1 BB, 1 K, .385/.429/.846/1.275

BEN FRANCISCO
Andy Sonnanstine: 8 for 9, 1 2B, 5 HR, 1 BB, 0 K, .889/.900/2.667/3.567 (!!)
Aquilino Lopez: 4 for 6, 1 2B, 3 HR, 1 BB, 0 K, .667/.714/2.333/3.048

ROSS GLOAD
Javier Vazquez: 16 for 35, 3 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 4 K, .457/.472/.743/1.215

GREG DOBBS
Dave Bush: 6 for 14, 2 HR, 0 BB, 0 K, .429/.429/.929/1.357
Mike Pelfrey: 7 for 13, 1 2B, 1 HR, 0 BB, 0 K, .538/.538/.846/1.385

(No time for the pitchers actually. Maybe I'll do that some other time. Or maybe I'll do one on the pitchers the Phillies' hitters are most owned by.)

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Holy crap @ Ben Francisco’s numbers against Sonnanstine.

Also, I love the fact that a lot of the guys our hitters crush are currently in the rotations of division rivals (naturally, I guess).

by FuquaManuel on May 20, 2010 6:44 PM EDT reply actions

He prolly sees Ben in his nightmares…

"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel

by foos05 on May 20, 2010 6:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

by taco pal on May 20, 2010 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Article with video.

by taco pal on May 20, 2010 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Although i believe Sonnanstine still no longer in the rotation. He’s in the pen .

by j reed on May 20, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Although I believe Sonnanstine ~~still~~ is no longer in the rotation. He’s in the pen .

by j reed on May 20, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Yikes. Some crazy numbers there. On a related note, it was kinda crazy that pretty much everyone Contreras faced today had some awesome numbers against him.

"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel

by foos05 on May 20, 2010 6:55 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Haha, Francisco has a .555 HR avg vs Sonnanstine.

Formerly Bye, Dawk :(

by JimmyK on May 20, 2010 7:27 PM EDT reply actions

I think my favorite part of this exercise is that Utley’s craziest numbers aren’t even particularly crazy, relative to his career numbers.

by Spoilt Victorian Child on May 20, 2010 8:22 PM EDT reply actions

very utlerian

i wonder how many pitchers chase has an ops over .850 against

by Steve J on May 20, 2010 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions

to answer my own question – with at least 10 PAs, chase has a .900+ OPS against 60 pitchers

by Steve J on May 20, 2010 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions

If I ever divest of my bobbleheads, I’ll send my Ryan Howard to Mr. Braden Looper. COD of course.

by Wet Luzinski on May 20, 2010 9:19 PM EDT reply actions

Don’t you mean utterly utlerian?

by Phils Rock on May 21, 2010 8:53 AM EDT reply actions

That explains why Lannan broke Utley’s finger.

by David S. Cohen on May 21, 2010 9:49 AM EDT reply actions

I may be wrong about this, but as I was at the game when that happened, Utley may have better numbers post break. I think it’s a thing with him, and if it were me, I’d feel the same way. Idiot potentially cost him an MVP award.

by Wet Luzinski on May 21, 2010 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions

I believe that game was actually Lannan’s major league debut.

by taco pal on May 21, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions

It was, because every. single. time the Phillies face Lannan, the Nats broadcasters bring up how Lannan should never have been ejected in that game. He hit Utley, broke his hand, and then nailed Howard with his next pitch.

"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luuko

by doubleh on May 21, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Here’s the actual clip. While it brings back bad memories, it’s somewhat entertaining to hear the back-and-forth between Wheels and Spaceman Sarge about whether Lannan should have been ejected.

by taco pal on May 21, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions

He probably shouldn’t have been as I don’t believe the pitches were intentional. Even so, if he had no control of himself, he could have hurt someone even more.

"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luuko

by doubleh on May 21, 2010 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions