These two outfielders got off to a rough start. One has rebounded, the other hasn't:
Player A
Split | BB% | K% | BB/K | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | wRC | wRAA | wOBA | wRC+ |
Apr | 4.8% | 17.5% | 0.29 | .204 | .227 | .431 | .072 | .177 | 2.0 | -9.4 | .199 | 14 |
May | 2.3% | 20.0% | 0.12 | .299 | .376 | .675 | .094 | .343 | 8.4 | -1.1 | .299 | 84 |
Player B
Split | BB% | K% | BB/K | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | wRC | wRAA | wOBA | wRC+ |
Apr | 9.3% | 29.9% | 0.35 | .247 | .218 | .466 | .057 | .217 | 3.8 | -6.8 | .225 | 33 |
May | 4.0% | 13.9% | 0.30 | .360 | .583 | .943 | .250 | .345 | 13.7 | 5.6 | .411 | 159 |
Also, Player B's platoon splits...
this year:
Split | BB% | K% | BB/K | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | wRC | wRAA | wOBA | wRC+ |
vs L | 6.4% | 25.6% | 0.27 | .319 | .535 | .854 | .279 | .276 | 7.2 | 2.1 | .373 | 133 |
vs R | 7.2% | 21.6% | 0.36 | .288 | .328 | .616 | .095 | .281 | 10.1 | -3.5 | .279 | 69 |
and for the past 4 years:
vs. L | vs. R | diff | |
2008 | .866 | .824 | .042 |
2009 | .998 | .859 | .139 |
2010 | .728 | .822 | -.094 |
2011 | .854 | .616 | .238 |
Hint: one signed a surprisingly big contract before the 2009 season. The other signed a big contract this past off-season.