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Monday
Sep302013

For the Rangers, Price May Be Right

David Price did not face the Texas Rangers this season which is a good thing, because if history is any predictor of future success, if Price had faced Texas in the first 162, there is a chance that tonight's play-in playoff would not be taking place.

So before you you look at the David Price vs. Martin Perez and say that this is a Tampa slam-dunk, take a look at the numbers.

Price has struggled against the Rangers

I Year W L W-L% ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP
2009 0 2 .000 9.45 3 3 13.1 12 14 14 2 10 11 1 1.650
2010 0 0 3.00 1 1 6.0 5 2 2 0 5 8 0 1.667
2011 0 1 .000 3.21 2 2 14.0 13 5 5 1 3 13 0 1.143
2012 1 1 .500 6.97 2 2 10.1 16 8 8 2 1 9 0 1.645
Career Total 1 4 .200 5.98 8 8 43.2 46 29 29 5 19 41 1 1.489
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 9/30/2013.
In his eight career starts, Price has struggled
David Price vs. the Rangers
AVG SLUG OBP HR K/9 BB/9 XBH
David Price .274 .429 .349 5 8.45 3.92 16

Price vs.the 2008-12 Rangers

David Price vs the Rangers 2008-12
G AB H HR XBH K BB P/PA Miss% ISO AVG SLUG OBP
Adrian Beltre 7 23 8 1 4 6 0 3.78 36.0% .261 .348 .609 .348
Elvis Andrus 8 17 6 0 0 3 5 4.30 14.3% .000 .353 .353 .522
Nelson Cruz 6 12 6 2 2 1 2 3.93 18.5% .500 .500 1.000 .571
Ian Kinsler 7 18 3 1 3 1 2 3.90 10.8% .278 .167 .444 .250
David Murphy 5 10 2 0 1 5 1 4.00 20.0% .100 .200 .300 .250
Craig Gentry 4 9 2 0 1 0 0 2.70 6.3% .111 .222 .333 .222

Price vs current Rangers who weren't Rangers at the time

David Price vs Rangers who weren't Rangers 2008-12
G AB H HR XBH K BB P/PA Miss% ISO AVG SLUG OBP
A.J. Pierzynski 4 10 2 0 0 1 0 2.92 13.0% .000 .200 .200 .273
Alex Rios 9 23 10 2 5 5 3 3.65 14.3% .435 .435 .870 .500
Geovany Soto 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3.00 0.0% .000 .500 .500 .500
Adam Rosales 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 5.00 16.7% .000 .200 .200 .200

Breaking it down

Breaking Down David Price vs Rangers 2008-12
G AB H HR XBH K BB P/PA Miss% ISO AVG SLUG OBP
Vs. Rangers Lefties 8 35 8 0 1 11 1 4.16 19.2% .029 .229 .257 .243
Vs. Rangers Righties 8 133 38 5 15 30 18 4.08 21.8% .188 .286 .474 .375
Vs. Rangers in Texas 4 70 25 4 9 16 8 4.16 16.0% .243 .357 .600 .425
Vs. Rangers Lefties in Texas 4 14 4 0 0 6 0 4.53 18.4% .000 .286 .286 .267
Vs. Rangers Righties in Texas 4 56 21 4 9 10 8 4.07 15.3% .304 .375 .679 .462

The Rangers vs. Price's fastball in Arlington

Righties feast:
  • Righties have hit .455/.586/.864 against David Price's fastball in Arlington.
  • Lefties have hit .286/.267/.286 against David Price's fastball in Arlington. Price has thrown 68 pitches against Rangers lefties in Texas, 66 have been fastballs.

Tonight it may come down to righties vs. Price's hard stuff

Price vs Righties in Texas 2008-12
P AB H HR XBH K Miss% Chas% ClStk% P/PA AVG SLUG ISO
Fastball 143 22 10 2 5 3 9.4% 17.6% 33.3% 3.90 .455 .864 .409
Slider 31 5 3 1 2 0 8.3% 22.2% 26.3% 3.00 .600 1.400 .800
Change 41 11 4 1 1 2 30.4% 40.0% 33.3% 5.00 .364 .636 .273
Curve 11 5 1 0 0 1 42.9% 60.0% 50.0% 4.20 .200 .200 .000
Cutter 39 10 1 0 1 4 10.5% 23.1% 55.0% 4.42 .100 .200 .100
Hard 182 32 11 2 6 7 9.7% 18.5% 37.3% 4.05 .344 .656 .313
Soft 83 21 8 2 3 3 26.2% 34.9% 31.7% 4.36 .381 .714 .333

There are no slam dunks in baseball.

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Reader Comments (1)

Include the post-season, and it gets even worse for Price.

September 30, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterStu

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