Batter Reliability
Hate when you’re building a daily MLB squad earlier in the day, and the lineups aren’t available yet? While it’s impossible to fully know who will be starting ahead of game-time, we’ve done the dirty work for you to find out who the most reliable batters in the MLB are! That way, even when starting lineups haven’t been released yet, you know who has the best chance to make an appearance based on Active Game Appearance rate, Pinch Hit Rate, Matchup Notes of who they often sit vs., avg. batting position and more. See the Legend below the table for full details.
â–¾ NOTE: Table is sortable. Just click the header of each column to sort!
| Player | Team | Pos | Avg. Bat Pos. | Active Game Appearance Rate â–¾ | Pinch Hit Rate | PA/G | Games | Inactive Games | Matchup Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Bautista | TOR | RF | 3.0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 4.38 | 90 | 18 | – |
| M. Morse | WSH | LF | 4.4 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 4.33 | 58 | 50 | – |
| R. Cano | NYY | 2B | 3.9 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 4.32 | 108 | 0 | – |
| P. Fielder | DET | 1B | 4.0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 4.30 | 109 | 0 | – |
| S. Castro | CHC | SS | 2.5 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 4.30 | 107 | 0 | – |
| J. Ellsbury | BOS | CF | 1.0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 4.27 | 30 | 78 | – |
| Adam Jones | BAL | CF | 3.9 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 4.25 | 109 | 0 | – |
| E. Longoria | TB | 3B | 3.4 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 4.22 | 23 | 85 | – |
| A. Rizzo | CHC | 1B | 3.0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 4.18 | 34 | 71 | – |
| M. Bourn | ATL | CF | 1.0 | 100.0% | 0.22% | 4.68 | 109 | 0 | – |
| M. Cabrera | DET | 3B | 2.8 | 100.0% | 0.23% | 4.43 | 109 | 0 | – |
| M. Kemp | LAD | CF | 3.0 | 100.0% | 0.47% | 4.26 | 58 | 52 | – |
| C. Pena | TB | 1B | 3.0 | 100.0% | 0.52% | 4.25 | 108 | 0 | – |
| S. Marte | PIT | LF | 1.0 | 100.0% | 2.22% | 4.60 | 11 | 97 | – |
| C. Headley | SD | 3B | 3.3 | 99.1% | 0.49% | 4.35 | 110 | 0 | – |
| J. Reyes | MIA | SS | 1.2 | 99.1% | 0.00% | 4.48 | 108 | 0 | – |
| D. Espinosa | WSH | 2B | 4.4 | 99.1% | 0.74% | 4.29 | 108 | 0 | – |
| C. Granderson | NYY | CF | 2.4 | 99.1% | 0.00% | 4.47 | 107 | 0 | – |
| A. Gordon | KC | LF | 1.7 | 99.1% | 0.23% | 4.59 | 107 | 0 | – |
| B. Butler | KC | 1B | 3.5 | 99.1% | 0.50% | 4.27 | 107 | 0 | – |
| A. Dunn | CWS | 1B | 3.0 | 99.1% | 0.53% | 4.37 | 107 | 0 | – |
| N. Markakis | BAL | RF | 2.4 | 98.9% | 0.00% | 4.57 | 74 | 34 | – |
| B. Harper | WSH | LF | 2.6 | 98.5% | 0.29% | 4.44 | 87 | 21 | – |
| A. Pujols | LAA | 1B | 3.0 | 98.2% | 0.00% | 4.39 | 108 | 0 | – |
| A. Gonzalez | BOS | 1B | 4.5 | 98.2% | 0.47% | 3.93 | 108 | 0 | – |
| H. Pence | SF | RF | 4.0 | 98.2% | 0.24% | 4.37 | 107 | 0 | – |
| D. Jeter | NYY | SS | 1.0 | 98.1% | 0.00% | 4.59 | 106 | 0 | – |
| I. Suzuki | NYY | RF | 2.8 | 98.1% | 0.00% | 4.40 | 108 | 0 | – |
| A. Escobar | KC | SS | 5.9 | 98.1% | 0.00% | 4.03 | 106 | 0 | – |
| A. Rios | CWS | CF | 5.2 | 98.1% | 0.25% | 4.12 | 106 | 0 | – |
| C. Hart | MIL | RF | 4.2 | 98.1% | 0.49% | 4.29 | 106 | 0 | – |
| N. Cruz | TEX | RF | 5.8 | 98.1% | 0.50% | 4.17 | 106 | 0 | – |
| C. Lee | MIA | 1B | 4.6 | 97.5% | 0.28% | 3.84 | 94 | 13 | – |
| M. Trout | LAA | CF | 1.0 | 97.4% | 0.00% | 4.66 | 87 | 21 | – |
| B. Upton | TB | CF | 2.9 | 97.4% | 0.00% | 4.34 | 92 | 13 | – |
| J. Hardy | BAL | SS | 2.1 | 97.2% | 0.00% | 4.49 | 106 | 0 | – |
| D. Uggla | ATL | 2B | 5.0 | 97.2% | 0.00% | 4.20 | 106 | 0 | – |
| M. Brantley | CLE | CF | 4.2 | 97.2% | 0.00% | 4.16 | 106 | 0 | – |
| J. Rollins | PHI | SS | 1.4 | 97.2% | 0.23% | 4.55 | 106 | 0 | – |
| M. Prado | ATL | LF | 2.0 | 97.2% | 0.24% | 4.50 | 106 | 0 | – |
| J. Kipnis | CLE | 2B | 3.0 | 97.2% | 0.24% | 4.38 | 106 | 0 | – |
| J. Bruce | CIN | RF | 4.7 | 97.2% | 0.27% | 4.18 | 106 | 0 | – |
| M. Holliday | STL | LF | 3.0 | 97.2% | 0.49% | 4.47 | 106 | 0 | – |
| J. Heyward | ATL | RF | 4.9 | 97.2% | 0.52% | 4.21 | 106 | 0 | – |
| D. Murphy | NYM | 2B | 5.1 | 97.2% | 2.55% | 3.83 | 106 | 0 | – |
| J. Peralta | DET | SS | 7.0 | 97.2% | 0.00% | 3.97 | 99 | 7 | – |
| R. Tejada | NYM | SS | 1.7 | 97.2% | 0.38% | 4.50 | 64 | 43 | – |
| I. Kinsler | TEX | 2B | 1.0 | 97.2% | 0.00% | 4.70 | 105 | 0 | – |
| E. Encarnacion | TOR | DH | 4.1 | 97.2% | 0.00% | 4.29 | 105 | 0 | – |
| A. Ramirez | CWS | SS | 5.3 | 97.2% | 0.00% | 4.17 | 105 | 0 | – |
| C. Rasmus | TOR | CF | 4.6 | 97.2% | 0.25% | 4.20 | 105 | 0 | – |
| E. Hosmer | KC | 1B | 4.6 | 97.2% | 0.26% | 4.15 | 105 | 0 | – |
| N. Walker | PIT | 2B | 3.5 | 97.2% | 0.26% | 4.17 | 105 | 0 | – |
| M. Young | TEX | 1B | 4.8 | 97.2% | 0.47% | 4.25 | 105 | 0 | – |
| P. Sandoval | SF | 3B | 4.3 | 96.9% | 0.00% | 4.15 | 62 | 45 | – |
| D. Ortiz | BOS | DH | 3.8 | 96.7% | 0.63% | 4.30 | 89 | 18 | – |
| L. Cain | KC | CF | 4.4 | 96.7% | 1.96% | 3.97 | 29 | 78 | – |
| Y. Alonso | SD | 1B | 5.1 | 96.4% | 1.31% | 4.01 | 107 | 0 | – |
| A. Cabrera | CLE | SS | 2.3 | 96.4% | 0.00% | 4.43 | 99 | 6 | – |
| D. Jennings | TB | LF | 2.1 | 96.4% | 0.94% | 4.22 | 85 | 20 | – |
| S. Victorino | LAD | LF | 3.5 | 96.4% | 0.00% | 4.22 | 106 | 0 | – |
| M. Scutaro | SF | 3B | 1.9 | 96.3% | 0.00% | 4.44 | 105 | 0 | – |
| J. Reddick | OAK | RF | 3.0 | 96.3% | 0.00% | 4.42 | 105 | 0 | – |
| M. Cabrera | SF | LF | 2.8 | 96.3% | 0.23% | 4.43 | 105 | 0 | – |
| D. Wright | NYM | 3B | 3.1 | 96.3% | 0.26% | 4.40 | 105 | 0 | – |
| J. Willingham | MIN | LF | 4.0 | 96.3% | 0.27% | 4.31 | 105 | 0 | – |
| B. Zobrist | TB | RF | 3.4 | 96.3% | 0.00% | 4.26 | 104 | 0 | – |
| E. Andrus | TEX | SS | 2.0 | 96.3% | 0.24% | 4.52 | 104 | 0 | – |
| A. McCutchen | PIT | CF | 3.0 | 96.3% | 0.26% | 4.24 | 104 | 0 | – |
| R. Weeks | MIL | 2B | 4.3 | 96.3% | 0.53% | 4.30 | 104 | 0 | – |
| A. Beltre | TEX | 3B | 4.2 | 96.3% | 0.99% | 4.22 | 104 | 0 | – |
| D. Barney | CHC | 2B | 5.9 | 96.3% | 0.83% | 3.75 | 103 | 0 | – |
| A. Ethier | LAD | RF | 3.8 | 96.2% | 0.28% | 4.14 | 98 | 8 | – |
| D. Young | DET | LF | 5.0 | 95.6% | 0.53% | 4.12 | 99 | 5 | – |
| H. Ramirez | LAD | 3B | 3.2 | 95.5% | 0.00% | 4.31 | 105 | 0 | – |
| J. Votto | CIN | 1B | 3.0 | 95.4% | 0.34% | 4.34 | 86 | 19 | – |
| A. Hill | ARI | 2B | 4.1 | 95.4% | 0.75% | 4.21 | 104 | 0 | – |
| I. Davis | NYM | 1B | 5.3 | 95.4% | 2.51% | 3.86 | 104 | 0 | – |
| G. Beckham | CWS | 2B | 5.8 | 95.4% | 0.00% | 4.02 | 103 | 0 | – |
| A. De Aza | CWS | CF | 1.0 | 95.4% | 0.48% | 4.51 | 103 | 0 | – |
| S. Choo | CLE | RF | 2.0 | 94.5% | 0.00% | 4.48 | 103 | 0 | – |
| Z. Cozart | CIN | SS | 1.6 | 94.5% | 0.48% | 4.42 | 103 | 0 | – |
| C. Beltran | STL | RF | 3.9 | 94.5% | 1.84% | 4.17 | 103 | 0 | – |
| Y. Escobar | TOR | SS | 3.5 | 94.4% | 0.25% | 4.26 | 102 | 0 | – |
| M. Teixeira | NYY | 1B | 4.4 | 94.4% | 0.54% | 4.24 | 102 | 0 | – |
| D. Fowler | COL | CF | 3.4 | 94.4% | 2.13% | 3.80 | 101 | 0 | – |
| R. Zimmerman | WSH | 3B | 3.0 | 94.0% | 0.27% | 4.45 | 94 | 9 | – |
| M. Cuddyer | COL | RF | 5.1 | 94.0% | 0.86% | 3.96 | 98 | 3 | – |
| L. Valbuena | CHC | 3B | 7.7 | 93.9% | 0.75% | 3.52 | 43 | 61 | Vs. RHP |
| D. Ackley | SEA | 2B | 2.5 | 93.7% | 0.00% | 4.37 | 104 | 0 | – |
| K. Seager | SEA | 3B | 4.5 | 93.7% | 0.51% | 4.17 | 104 | 0 | – |
| B. Bogusevic | HOU | RF | 6.1 | 93.6% | 6.57% | 3.17 | 103 | 0 | Vs. RHP |
| T. Gwynn | LAD | CF | 5.9 | 93.6% | 7.72% | 2.80 | 103 | 0 | – |
| D. Pedroia | BOS | 2B | 2.3 | 93.6% | 0.00% | 4.47 | 92 | 12 | – |
| A. Pagan | SF | CF | 3.9 | 93.6% | 0.25% | 4.28 | 102 | 0 | – |
| A. LaRoche | WSH | 1B | 4.3 | 93.6% | 0.27% | 4.29 | 102 | 0 | – |
| B. Boesch | DET | LF | 4.9 | 93.6% | 1.31% | 3.99 | 102 | 0 | – |
| J. Francoeur | KC | RF | 5.3 | 93.5% | 0.00% | 4.12 | 101 | 0 | – |
| R. Braun | MIL | LF | 3.0 | 93.5% | 0.26% | 4.43 | 101 | 0 | – |
| K. Johnson | TOR | 2B | 3.6 | 93.5% | 0.54% | 4.26 | 101 | 0 | – |
| A. Soriano | CHC | LF | 4.3 | 93.5% | 0.00% | 4.05 | 100 | 0 | – |
| I. Desmond | WSH | SS | 3.6 | 93.2% | 0.27% | 4.39 | 89 | 13 | – |
| C. Santana | CLE | C | 4.5 | 93.0% | 0.31% | 4.26 | 93 | 9 | – |
| J. Altuve | HOU | 2B | 2.0 | 92.7% | 0.00% | 4.44 | 102 | 0 | – |
| M. Aviles | BOS | SS | 5.5 | 92.7% | 0.00% | 4.05 | 102 | 0 | – |
| J. Upton | ARI | RF | 3.4 | 92.7% | 0.00% | 4.25 | 101 | 0 | – |
| J. Weeks | OAK | 2B | 1.8 | 92.7% | 0.25% | 4.50 | 101 | 0 | – |
| B. Lawrie | TOR | 3B | 3.8 | 92.6% | 0.00% | 4.26 | 100 | 0 | – |
| P. Konerko | CWS | 1B | 4.0 | 92.6% | 0.00% | 4.22 | 100 | 0 | – |
| J. Hamilton | TEX | LF | 3.1 | 92.6% | 0.26% | 4.41 | 100 | 0 | – |
| D. Viciedo | CWS | RF | 6.9 | 92.6% | 1.44% | 3.74 | 100 | 0 | – |
| M. Maldonado | MIL | C | 7.5 | 92.6% | 4.76% | 3.33 | 55 | 49 | – |
| C. Gonzalez | COL | LF | 3.1 | 92.5% | 0.00% | 4.47 | 99 | 0 | – |
| D. DeJesus | CHC | RF | 2.2 | 92.5% | 2.10% | 4.00 | 99 | 0 | – |
| Y. Molina | STL | C | 5.8 | 92.5% | 0.84% | 4.09 | 95 | 6 | – |
| G. Stanton | MIA | RF | 4.4 | 92.5% | 1.05% | 4.17 | 80 | 22 | – |
| L. Morrison | MIA | LF | 5.2 | 92.2% | 4.39% | 3.63 | 93 | 8 | – |
| M. Saunders | SEA | CF | 5.9 | 91.9% | 1.37% | 3.87 | 102 | 0 | – |
| W. Venable | SD | RF | 3.4 | 91.9% | 5.82% | 3.24 | 102 | 0 | Vs. RHP |
| M. Ellis | LAD | 2B | 1.9 | 91.8% | 0.43% | 4.43 | 63 | 41 | – |
| J. Loney | LAD | 1B | 6.3 | 91.8% | 5.03% | 3.26 | 101 | 0 | Vs. RHP |
| D. Span | MIN | CF | 1.0 | 91.7% | 0.00% | 4.60 | 100 | 0 | – |
| R. Furcal | STL | SS | 1.2 | 91.7% | 0.50% | 4.63 | 100 | 0 | – |
| J. Mauer | MIN | C | 3.0 | 91.7% | 0.54% | 4.44 | 100 | 0 | – |
| M. Moustakas | KC | 3B | 5.2 | 91.7% | 0.00% | 4.18 | 99 | 0 | – |
| A. Ramirez | MIL | 3B | 5.3 | 91.7% | 0.00% | 4.17 | 99 | 0 | – |
| N. Aoki | MIL | LF | 2.9 | 91.7% | 6.39% | 3.79 | 99 | 0 | – |
| R. Howard | PHI | 1B | 4.0 | 91.5% | 3.70% | 4.24 | 24 | 83 | – |
| J. Morneau | MIN | 1B | 4.7 | 91.5% | 0.00% | 4.30 | 86 | 15 | – |
| J. Lucroy | MIL | C | 6.5 | 91.4% | 4.27% | 3.49 | 51 | 52 | – |
| M. Joyce | TB | RF | 4.6 | 91.2% | 1.93% | 3.88 | 78 | 22 | Often sits vs. LHP |
| A. Jackson | DET | CF | 1.0 | 91.1% | 0.29% | 4.56 | 87 | 13 | – |
| E. Aybar | LAA | SS | 6.2 | 91.1% | 0.91% | 3.83 | 92 | 9 | – |
| M. Trumbo | LAA | RF | 4.8 | 90.9% | 0.00% | 4.10 | 100 | 0 | – |
| H. Kendrick | LAA | 2B | 5.2 | 90.9% | 0.54% | 4.16 | 100 | 0 | – |
| J. Carroll | MIN | SS | 6.8 | 90.8% | 0.00% | 3.90 | 99 | 0 | – |
| C. Johnson | ARI | 3B | 6.0 | 90.8% | 0.27% | 3.98 | 99 | 0 | – |
| J. Kubel | ARI | LF | 4.1 | 90.8% | 0.82% | 4.29 | 99 | 0 | – |
| D. Freese | STL | 3B | 5.4 | 90.8% | 1.10% | 4.18 | 99 | 0 | – |
| J. Mayberry | PHI | LF | 6.6 | 90.8% | 7.92% | 2.99 | 99 | 0 | – |
| C. Utley | PHI | 2B | 3.0 | 90.3% | 1.82% | 4.38 | 31 | 75 | – |
| J. Martinez | HOU | LF | 4.6 | 90.0% | 2.26% | 3.99 | 99 | 0 | Vs. RHP |
| D. Stubbs | CIN | CF | 2.2 | 90.0% | 0.00% | 4.32 | 90 | 9 | – |
| B. Crawford | SF | SS | 7.2 | 89.9% | 0.32% | 3.65 | 98 | 0 | – |
| M. Wieters | BAL | C | 4.9 | 89.9% | 0.56% | 4.15 | 98 | 0 | – |
| B. Posey | SF | C | 4.0 | 89.9% | 0.56% | 4.23 | 98 | 0 | – |
| P. Alvarez | PIT | 3B | 5.5 | 89.8% | 1.21% | 3.81 | 97 | 0 | – |
| C. Ruiz | PHI | C | 5.8 | 89.4% | 3.19% | 3.76 | 95 | 3 | – |
| C. Maybin | SD | CF | 4.3 | 89.2% | 0.00% | 4.01 | 99 | 0 | – |
| B. Phillips | CIN | 2B | 3.6 | 89.0% | 0.27% | 4.23 | 97 | 0 | – |
| O. Infante | DET | 2B | 5.0 | 89.0% | 0.81% | 3.99 | 97 | 0 | – |
| C. Barmes | PIT | SS | 7.6 | 88.9% | 0.00% | 3.39 | 96 | 0 | – |
| M. Reynolds | BAL | 3B | 6.8 | 88.8% | 0.36% | 3.87 | 84 | 14 | – |
| J. Pacheco | COL | 3B | 5.9 | 88.8% | 1.08% | 3.73 | 79 | 18 | – |
| E. Young | COL | OF | 7.1 | 88.6% | 43.20% | 1.72 | 86 | 10 | – |
| C. Pennington | OAK | SS | 6.3 | 88.4% | 0.35% | 3.77 | 82 | 16 | – |
| F. Freeman | ATL | 1B | 4.3 | 88.1% | 0.28% | 4.29 | 96 | 0 | – |
| P. Goldschmidt | ARI | 1B | 5.2 | 88.1% | 1.79% | 3.97 | 96 | 0 | – |
| C. Gomez | MIL | CF | 3.8 | 88.0% | 6.44% | 3.24 | 84 | 13 | – |
| Y. Cespedes | OAK | CF | 4.0 | 87.9% | 0.00% | 4.08 | 76 | 22 | – |
| A. Gose | TOR | OF | 6.5 | 87.5% | 2.08% | 3.77 | 14 | – | – |
| B. Ryan | SEA | SS | 8.3 | 87.4% | 0.70% | 3.42 | 97 | 0 | – |
| S. Smith | OAK | LF | 4.8 | 87.3% | 5.40% | 3.63 | 92 | 4 | – |
| J. Schafer | HOU | CF | 2.9 | 87.3% | 2.62% | 3.83 | 96 | 0 | – |
| S. Perez | KC | C | 6.8 | 87.3% | 0.84% | 3.78 | 33 | 70 | – |
| C. Kotchman | CLE | 1B | 7.3 | 87.2% | 0.63% | 3.74 | 95 | 0 | – |
| N. Swisher | NYY | RF | 5.4 | 87.0% | 0.30% | 4.06 | 94 | 0 | – |
| A. Rodriguez | NYY | 3B | 3.4 | 87.0% | 0.85% | 4.36 | 94 | 0 | – |
| D. Murphy | TEX | LF | 5.1 | 87.0% | 3.70% | 3.83 | 94 | 0 | – |
| J. Jay | STL | CF | 3.5 | 86.9% | 0.44% | 4.02 | 65 | 34 | – |
| J. Rivera | LAD | LF | 4.7 | 86.6% | 4.96% | 3.57 | 75 | 23 | Vs. LHP |
| S. Cousins | MIA | CF | 7.8 | 86.4% | 17.14% | 2.31 | 39 | 64 | – |
| C. Davis | BAL | 1B | 5.7 | 86.2% | 0.29% | 4.01 | 94 | 0 | – |
| M. Montero | ARI | C | 5.1 | 86.2% | 0.62% | 4.06 | 94 | 0 | – |
| G. Blanco | SF | LF | 2.6 | 86.2% | 3.44% | 3.80 | 94 | 0 | – |
| B. Belt | SF | 1B | 6.6 | 86.2% | 3.60% | 3.20 | 94 | 0 | – |
| D. Descalso | STL | 2B | 7.0 | 86.2% | 5.81% | 2.93 | 94 | 0 | – |
| E. Johnson | TB | 2B | 7.8 | 86.1% | 1.93% | 3.26 | 93 | 0 | – |
| G. Jones | PIT | RF | 4.9 | 86.1% | 4.45% | 3.38 | 93 | 0 | – |
| C. McGehee | NYY | 1B | 5.5 | 86.1% | 5.24% | 3.23 | 93 | 0 | – |
| R. Roberts | TB | 3B | 6.8 | 86.1% | 6.34% | 3.42 | 93 | 0 | – |
| B. LaHair | CHC | RF | 5.0 | 86.0% | 3.90% | 3.49 | 92 | 0 | – |
| K. Youkilis | CWS | 3B | 3.6 | 85.6% | 0.00% | 4.19 | 77 | 18 | – |
| C. Crisp | OAK | LF | 2.2 | 85.4% | 2.12% | 4.09 | 76 | 17 | – |
| C. Iannetta | LAA | C | 8.4 | 85.4% | 1.16% | 3.22 | 34 | 70 | – |
| M. Moreland | TEX | 1B | 8.5 | 85.4% | 7.18% | 3.18 | 63 | 34 | Vs. RHP |
| W. Betemit | BAL | 3B | 6.4 | 85.3% | 0.95% | 3.82 | 93 | 0 | Vs. RHP |
| T. Wigginton | PHI | 1B | 5.9 | 85.3% | 6.44% | 3.19 | 93 | 0 | – |
| C. Quentin | SD | RF | 4.0 | 85.3% | 1.07% | 4.33 | 54 | 48 | – |
| Y. Grandal | SD | C | 5.1 | 85.1% | 2.60% | 3.95 | 24 | 83 | – |
| C. Young | ARI | CF | 5.8 | 84.8% | 1.30% | 3.71 | 67 | 30 | – |
| J. Montero | SEA | C | 4.3 | 84.7% | 0.56% | 4.13 | 94 | 0 | – |
| S. Drew | ARI | SS | 4.0 | 84.5% | 2.02% | 4.07 | 29 | 75 | – |
| R. Davis | TOR | LF | 6.7 | 84.3% | 0.80% | 3.09 | 91 | 0 | – |
| M. Napoli | TEX | C | 7.4 | 84.3% | 1.68% | 3.90 | 91 | 0 | – |
| K. Nieuwenhuis | NYM | CF | 4.2 | 84.2% | 3.90% | 3.47 | 91 | 1 | – |
| M. Carpenter | STL | 1B | 6.8 | 84.1% | 10.98% | 2.91 | 69 | 27 | – |
| P. Polanco | PHI | 3B | 4.6 | 83.5% | 1.38% | 3.81 | 82 | 11 | – |
| T. Frazier | CIN | 3B | 6.8 | 83.5% | 3.83% | 3.49 | 82 | 11 | – |
| G. Parra | ARI | LF | 4.8 | 83.5% | 5.58% | 3.47 | 91 | 0 | – |
| S. Hairston | NYM | RF | 5.6 | 83.5% | 9.84% | 2.90 | 91 | 0 | Vs. LHP |
| R. Ibanez | NYY | LF | 6.4 | 83.3% | 5.36% | 3.53 | 90 | 0 | Vs. RHP |
| J. Arencibia | TOR | C | 7.6 | 83.3% | 1.42% | 3.68 | 81 | 11 | – |
| C. Carter | OAK | 1B | 5.2 | 83.0% | 3.61% | 4.00 | 27 | 76 | – |
| T. Hunter | LAA | CF | 3.4 | 82.9% | 0.30% | 4.10 | 89 | 3 | – |
| W. Middlebrooks | BOS | 3B | 6.0 | 82.8% | 0.78% | 3.91 | 71 | 24 | – |
| A. Callaspo | LAA | 3B | 5.6 | 82.7% | 2.00% | 3.80 | 91 | 0 | – |
| R. Doumit | MIN | C | 5.9 | 82.6% | 1.26% | 3.96 | 90 | 0 | – |
| A. Pierzynski | CWS | C | 5.8 | 82.4% | 1.91% | 3.91 | 89 | 0 | – |
| N. Morgan | MIL | CF | 4.2 | 82.4% | 7.69% | 3.20 | 89 | 0 | – |
| J. Keppinger | TB | 2B | 5.2 | 82.1% | 3.86% | 3.60 | 65 | 29 | Vs. LHP |
| S. Rolen | CIN | 3B | 6.0 | 81.9% | 1.04% | 3.57 | 62 | 33 | – |
| K. Morales | LAA | 1B | 4.8 | 81.8% | 3.15% | 3.90 | 90 | 0 | – |
| A. Avila | DET | C | 6.9 | 81.7% | 1.17% | 3.92 | 78 | 13 | – |
| L. Duda | NYM | RF | 5.0 | 81.7% | 1.30% | 3.99 | 89 | 0 | – |
| J. Pierre | PHI | LF | 3.7 | 81.7% | 3.60% | 3.44 | 89 | 0 | – |
| S. Lombardozzi | WSH | 2B | 3.5 | 81.7% | 4.78% | 3.57 | 89 | 0 | Vs. RHP |
| R. Theriot | SF | 2B | 3.3 | 81.2% | 1.67% | 4.13 | 79 | 12 | – |
| J. Smoak | SEA | 1B | 5.3 | 81.1% | 0.00% | 4.17 | 90 | 0 | – |
| R. Bernadina | WSH | CF | 7.3 | 80.7% | 11.63% | 2.34 | 88 | 0 | – |
| T. Pastornicky | ATL | SS | 7.9 | 80.7% | 7.24% | 2.96 | 56 | 40 | – |
| R. Martin | NYY | C | 8.4 | 80.6% | 2.65% | 3.53 | 87 | 0 | – |
| C. Gentry | TEX | CF | 8.0 | 80.6% | 6.01% | 2.40 | 87 | 0 | – |
| A. Simmons | ATL | SS | 7.5 | 80.5% | 0.00% | 3.79 | 33 | 68 | – |
| C. Denorfia | SD | RF | 3.5 | 80.2% | 8.19% | 3.00 | 89 | 0 | Vs. LHP |
| B. McCann | ATL | C | 4.4 | 79.8% | 1.26% | 4.19 | 87 | 0 | – |
| A. Amarista | SD | 2B | 5.4 | 79.6% | 4.97% | 3.20 | 64 | 31 | – |
| A. Craig | STL | RF | 4.3 | 79.1% | 2.32% | 4.25 | 68 | 25 | – |
| T. Colvin | COL | LF | 5.4 | 78.5% | 7.38% | 3.08 | 84 | 0 | – |
| R. Lavarnway | BOS | C | 5.0 | 78.4% | 11.11% | 5.00 | 3 | 106 | – |
| A. Ellis | LAD | C | 7.0 | 78.2% | 0.36% | 3.90 | 86 | 0 | – |
| J. Saltalamacchia | BOS | C | 6.5 | 78.2% | 4.20% | 3.63 | 86 | 0 | Vs. RHP |
| R. Andino | BAL | 2B | 6.8 | 78.0% | 0.00% | 3.79 | 85 | 0 | Vs. LHP |
| J. Guzman | SD | 1B | 5.9 | 77.5% | 14.55% | 2.81 | 86 | 0 | – |
| R. Ludwick | CIN | LF | 6.1 | 77.1% | 4.29% | 3.69 | 84 | 0 | – |
| C. Heisey | CIN | LF | 5.6 | 77.1% | 5.16% | 3.23 | 84 | 0 | – |
| J. Dyson | KC | CF | 5.8 | 76.4% | 1.25% | 3.65 | 77 | 7 | – |
| N. Schierholtz | PHI | RF | 6.4 | 76.1% | 14.43% | 2.63 | 83 | 0 | – |
| J. Thole | NYM | C | 7.4 | 76.0% | 4.24% | 3.48 | 76 | 9 | – |
| J. Hairston | LAD | SS | 5.1 | 76.0% | 2.24% | 3.39 | 74 | 13 | – |
| T. Campana | CHC | CF | 3.8 | 75.6% | 8.86% | 2.64 | 70 | 14 | – |
| J. Maxwell | HOU | CF | 6.1 | 75.5% | 13.68% | 2.57 | 83 | 0 | – |
| J. Buck | MIA | C | 7.9 | 75.2% | 0.00% | 3.72 | 82 | 0 | – |
| T. Plouffe | MIN | RF | 6.6 | 74.7% | 0.00% | 3.95 | 74 | 10 | – |
| P. Bourjos | LAA | CF | 8.0 | 74.5% | 0.62% | 3.02 | 82 | 0 | – |
| R. Santiago | DET | 2B | 7.4 | 74.3% | 3.43% | 3.01 | 81 | 0 | – |
| A. Dirks | DET | LF | 3.8 | 73.9% | 1.42% | 3.97 | 40 | 55 | – |
| A. Torres | NYM | CF | 4.1 | 73.4% | 3.03% | 3.52 | 80 | 0 | – |
| C. Ross | BOS | LF | 5.7 | 73.3% | 1.06% | 4.03 | 80 | 1 | – |
| N. Hundley | SD | C | 5.9 | 73.3% | 1.04% | 3.91 | 55 | 36 | – |
| J. Hannahan | CLE | 3B | 8.2 | 73.3% | 0.00% | 3.44 | 68 | 16 | – |
| N. McLouth | BAL | LF | 6.7 | 73.2% | 22.58% | 1.88 | 37 | 58 | – |
| C. Wells | SEA | RF | 5.0 | 73.1% | 2.88% | 3.39 | 68 | 18 | – |
| J. Lowrie | HOU | SS | 3.2 | 72.7% | 1.40% | 4.21 | 80 | 0 | – |
| B. Dozier | MIN | SS | 6.5 | 72.5% | 0.33% | 4.00 | 79 | 0 | – |
| L. Nix | PHI | LF | 7.1 | 72.4% | 16.39% | 2.13 | 32 | 65 | – |
| R. Hanigan | CIN | C | 8.1 | 71.6% | 0.45% | 3.25 | 78 | 0 | – |
| B. Inge | OAK | 3B | 6.4 | 71.6% | 0.70% | 3.99 | 78 | 0 | – |
| W. Bloomquist | ARI | SS | 1.8 | 71.6% | 0.94% | 4.30 | 78 | 0 | – |
| R. Johnson | ATL | LF | 6.1 | 71.6% | 16.48% | 2.69 | 78 | 0 | – |
| D. Gordon | LAD | SS | 2.1 | 70.9% | 0.33% | 4.38 | 78 | 0 | – |
| B. Abreu | LAD | RF | 4.7 | 70.9% | 9.36% | 3.03 | 78 | 0 | – |
| K. Suzuki | WSH | C | 7.3 | 70.6% | 0.37% | 3.74 | 77 | 0 | – |
| A. Kennedy | LAD | 2B | 6.6 | 70.6% | 13.89% | 2.48 | 70 | 11 | – |
| A. Presley | PIT | LF | 2.3 | 70.4% | 3.36% | 3.86 | 76 | 0 | – |
Note: Stats from 2012 season from beginning of season through August 6, 2012. Notice something that may be off? Click here to let us know!
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Cut-Off: Only Players with above a .700 Game Appearance % are shown.
| Column | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Game Appearance % | Games Played / Total Team Games 1 |
| Avg. Batting Position | Average of Games batted at slots 1-9. (Min of 4 ABs per slot required). |
| AB/G | Player ABs per Game 2 |
| Pinch Hit % | Pinch Hit ABs / Total ABs |
| Matchup Notes | Noted when it’s determined when a player sits out with some regularity in certain scenarios (i.e. Saltalamachia often sits vs. Lefties). 3 |
1 – _Adjusted for estimated Inactive Games. This is our best estimate of games missed when on the DL. The % games played statistic shows an estimate of the percentage of games each player takes the field for, minus any games spent on the disabled list
2 – Note: PA = AB + BB + HBP + SH + SF + Times Reached on Defensive Interference. PA is slightly better to determine a players’ value per game played. PA includes walks, so a player who walks a lot will be getting more Plate Appearances.
3 – “Vs. LHP” and “Vs. RHP” situations noted with credit to MLBDepthCharts.com