Entering play on Thursday, there had been 73,352 plate appearances and 282,213 pitches seen.
That averages 3.847 pitches per plate appearance.
Some batters see nine or 10 pitches in a plate appearances, some see only two. But the one thing we know, is that every time someone steps up to the plate, the batter sees at least one pitch.
That makes the first pitch of an at bat a pretty interesting variable. Not always statistically significant, but certainly interesting and really kind of fun.
| P | Swng# | |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Gomez (MIL) | 463 | 240 |
| Miguel Cabrera (DET) | 528 | 227 |
| Freddie Freeman (ATL) | 484 | 223 |
| Josh Hamilton (LAA) | 505 | 212 |
| Adam Jones (BAL) | 542 | 205 |
| Ian Desmond (WSH) | 510 | 198 |
| Pablo Sandoval (SF) | 448 | 195 |
| Alexei Ramirez (CWS) | 534 | 193 |
| Chris Davis (BAL) | 521 | 189 |
| Jay Bruce (CIN) | 542 | 186 |
| Yadier Molina (STL) | 413 | 185 |
| Justin Morneau (MIN) | 509 | 185 |
| Mark Trumbo (LAA) | 534 | 181 |
| Hunter Pence (SF) | 529 | 181 |
| Andrew McCutchen (PIT) | 525 | 181 |
| Robinson Cano (NYY) | 540 | 178 |
| Anthony Rizzo (CHC) | 532 | 178 |
| Jose Altuve (HOU) | 514 | 177 |
| Marlon Byrd (NYM) | 443 | 174 |
| Matt Holliday (STL) | 460 | 173 |
| H | 2B | 3B | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Cabrera (DET) | 39 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Robinson Cano (NYY) | 36 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Freddie Freeman (ATL) | 36 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Carlos Gomez (MIL) | 34 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Adam Jones (BAL) | 32 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Anthony Rizzo (CHC) | 31 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| Kendrys Morales (SEA) | 30 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Yasiel Puig (LAD) | 29 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Yadier Molina (STL) | 29 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Joey Votto (CIN) | 29 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Alexei Ramirez (CWS) | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| David Wright (NYM) | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Andrew McCutchen (PIT) | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Alcides Escobar (KC) | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| A. J. Pierzynski (TEX) | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Yunel Escobar (TB) | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Trumbo (LAA) | 26 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Ian Desmond (WSH) | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Hunter Pence (SF) | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerardo Parra (ARI) | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| AB | HR | |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Cabrera (DET) | 80 | 13 |
| Chris Davis (BAL) | 54 | 10 |
| Edwin Encarnacion (TOR) | 56 | 9 |
| Pedro Alvarez (PIT) | 48 | 8 |
| Mark Trumbo (LAA) | 67 | 8 |
| Evan Longoria (TB) | 44 | 8 |
| Adam Jones (BAL) | 79 | 8 |
| Robinson Cano (NYY) | 87 | 7 |
| Anthony Rizzo (CHC) | 79 | 7 |
| Troy Tulowitzki (COL) | 46 | 6 |
| Kendrys Morales (SEA) | 61 | 6 |
| Josh Hamilton (LAA) | 72 | 6 |
| Jose Bautista (TOR) | 37 | 6 |
| Hanley Ramirez (LAD) | 40 | 6 |
| Chris Carter (HOU) | 28 | 6 |
| Carlos Gomez (MIL) | 87 | 6 |
| Bryce Harper (WSH) | 49 | 6 |
| Swng# | Miss# | Miss% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Gomez (MIL) | 240 | 65 | 27.1% |
| Josh Hamilton (LAA) | 212 | 63 | 29.7% |
| Jay Bruce (CIN) | 186 | 62 | 33.3% |
| Mark Trumbo (LAA) | 181 | 61 | 33.7% |
| Ian Desmond (WSH) | 198 | 61 | 30.8% |
| Freddie Freeman (ATL) | 223 | 61 | 27.4% |
| Chris Davis (BAL) | 189 | 61 | 32.3% |
| Pedro Alvarez (PIT) | 156 | 59 | 37.8% |
| Adam Jones (BAL) | 205 | 56 | 27.3% |
| Marlon Byrd (NYM) | 174 | 55 | 31.6% |
| Dan Uggla (ATL) | 154 | 54 | 35.1% |
| Miguel Cabrera (DET) | 227 | 53 | 23.3% |
| Todd Frazier (CIN) | 165 | 50 | 30.3% |
| Justin Upton (ATL) | 149 | 50 | 33.6% |
| John Buck (NYM) | 167 | 50 | 29.9% |
| P | Strk# | ClStk# | ClStk% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Pedroia (BOS) | 577 | 335 | 278 | 53.5% |
| Matt Carpenter (STL) | 549 | 334 | 266 | 55.3% |
| J. J. Hardy (BAL) | 496 | 301 | 250 | 56.2% |
| Martin Prado (ARI) | 521 | 305 | 248 | 53.4% |
| Alex Rios (TEX) | 508 | 298 | 228 | 52.1% |
| Starling Marte (PIT) | 536 | 363 | 225 | 56.5% |
| Mike Trout (LAA) | 560 | 297 | 224 | 46.0% |
| Marco Scutaro (SF) | 472 | 277 | 223 | 53.3% |
| Alejandro De Aza (CWS) | 539 | 327 | 221 | 51.0% |
| Brian Dozier (MIN) | 464 | 268 | 217 | 52.5% |
| Jose Bautista (TOR) | 528 | 311 | 216 | 49.9% |
| Nick Markakis (BAL) | 556 | 315 | 210 | 46.6% |
| Ian Kinsler (TEX) | 447 | 253 | 209 | 51.9% |
| Jason Kipnis (CLE) | 512 | 273 | 208 | 46.5% |
| Ryan Zimmerman (WSH) | 471 | 273 | 203 | 50.6% |
| Carlos Santana (CLE) | 490 | 283 | 203 | 49.5% |
| Nate McLouth (BAL) | 470 | 296 | 202 | 53.7% |
| Alex Gordon (KC) | 532 | 306 | 201 | 47.1% |
| Starlin Castro (CHC) | 538 | 312 | 200 | 46.9% |
| Allen Craig (STL) | 509 | 307 | 200 | 49.8% |
| P | Strk# | Zone# | Ball# | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Pedroia (BOS) | 520 | 278 | 293 | 242 |
| Mike Trout (LAA) | 487 | 224 | 240 | 263 |
| Matt Carpenter (STL) | 481 | 266 | 244 | 215 |
| Joe Mauer (MIN) | 469 | 232 | 211 | 237 |
| Martin Prado (ARI) | 464 | 248 | 260 | 216 |
| Nick Markakis (BAL) | 451 | 210 | 197 | 241 |
| Jason Kipnis (CLE) | 447 | 208 | 194 | 239 |
| J. J. Hardy (BAL) | 445 | 250 | 269 | 195 |
| Alex Rios (TEX) | 438 | 228 | 232 | 210 |
| Jose Bautista (TOR) | 433 | 216 | 212 | 217 |
| Alejandro De Aza (CWS) | 433 | 221 | 204 | 212 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury (BOS) | 430 | 193 | 193 | 237 |
| Elvis Andrus (TEX) | 430 | 198 | 219 | 232 |
| Paul Goldschmidt (ARI) | 428 | 188 | 194 | 240 |
| Evan Longoria (TB) | 427 | 190 | 213 | 237 |
| Alex Gordon (KC) | 427 | 201 | 183 | 226 |
| Starlin Castro (CHC) | 426 | 200 | 216 | 226 |
| Brett Gardner (NYY) | 424 | 198 | 186 | 226 |
| Kyle Seager (SEA) | 421 | 196 | 174 | 225 |
| Billy Butler (KC) | 421 | 191 | 199 | 230 |
Spend a little time mulling this over and leave some comments. I look forward to hearing from you.