Top 30 Batters by PA: 2005-2010

Comparisons to MLB Regulars: Misery Index!

Are "the grinders" better or worse than the following MLB regulars?

Name	PA	AB	H	2b	3b	HR	BB	K	HP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG
Yuniesky Betancourt	3068	2901	785	162	24	47	104	277	7	26	25	.271	.295	.392
Jose Lopez	3607	3382	900	189	11	81	134	402	29	24	16	.266	.297	.400

Park and League-Adjusted (MLE) Stats: The Grinders

What "the grinders" would have done in a neutral park in MLB.

Name	PA	AB	H	2b	3b	HR	BB	K	HP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG
Matthew Miller	3297	3066	748	127	10	48	199	459	79	20	32	.244	.307	.339
Joseph Koshansky	3211	2926	640	127	7	115	260	947	58	19	19	.219	.295	.385
Matt Young	3160	2843	637	99	24	14	283	399	69	127	78	.224	.310	.291
Jeffrey Frazier	3148	2995	661	139	8	56	137	478	41	28	15	.221	.264	.329
Irving Falu	3075	2892	611	77	21	8	177	262	15	85	65	.211	.260	.261
Jamie Hoffmann	3051	2844	628	107	17	30	189	565	39	84	57	.221	.279	.302
Sean Kazmar	3039	2858	581	103	9	33	170	482	26	37	17	.203	.254	.280
Kila Kaaihue	2991	2613	544	99	3	81	356	521	49	8	8	.208	.314	.341
Bryan LaHair	2990	2773	674	140	4	86	206	712	21	7	11	.243	.300	.389
Buck Coats	2984	2788	680	125	14	28	184	505	21	82	30	.244	.296	.329
Trevor Plouffe	2980	2802	586	128	15	42	163	553	31	32	35	.209	.260	.310
Tommy Everidge	2966	2758	577	122	5	69	190	646	48	5	10	.209	.272	.332
Jesus Guzman	2953	2762	670	119	16	62	173	524	39	20	31	.243	.297	.365
Gregory Golson	2935	2810	592	100	25	40	110	860	33	108	45	.211	.249	.307
Chris Carter	2915	2691	660	127	9	77	209	406	32	12	7	.245	.307	.385
Josh Kroeger	2913	2723	605	132	10	63	174	563	26	70	27	.222	.275	.347
Justin Ruggiano	2899	2641	650	142	13	67	224	807	61	113	45	.246	.320	.386
Clay Timpner	2888	2743	623	87	19	22	135	431	21	64	61	.227	.269	.297
David Cook	2885	2582	524	101	13	85	282	666	45	51	41	.203	.293	.351
Lee Mitchell	2884	2609	539	131	12	57	244	845	57	21	13	.207	.289	.332
Tim HulettJr.	2884	2591	570	126	19	35	281	582	22	65	32	.220	.302	.324
Angel Chavez	2874	2743	644	131	7	44	119	455	20	36	15	.235	.272	.336
Kevin Melillo	2869	2605	566	127	20	56	255	532	19	45	31	.217	.292	.346
Nate Sutton	2869	2687	549	75	24	17	168	486	36	86	56	.204	.260	.269
Mike Carp	2868	2606	558	96	5	77	210	613	122	7	9	.214	.303	.343
Hernan Iribarren	2865	2693	648	89	22	15	162	524	22	88	75	.241	.289	.307
Vinny Rottino	2855	2639	647	115	11	32	198	416	35	59	29	.245	.306	.333
Brad Nelson	2853	2582	588	117	6	71	264	566	15	31	33	.228	.303	.360
Brian Bixler	2838	2621	599	97	24	29	169	749	91	104	43	.229	.298	.317
Marshall Hubbard	2836	2564	542	118	9	52	240	626	66	11	20	.211	.295	.325

2005-2010 data generously provided by Minor League Splits (Jeff Sackmann) / CC BY-SA 3.0

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