Weekly Hitter Rankings: Play Ball!

Weekly Hitter Rankings: Play Ball!

This article is part of our Weekly Hitter Rankings series.

Batter up! I know we had a two-month season with extended playoffs, but it seems like forever since the Dodgers beat the Rays in  the World Series.

I'll be honest, friends, the quantitative aspect of these rankings are sketchy as the player and team numbers are suspect. Early on, pay more heed to home/away, platoon advantages and parks — and maybe eyeball quality of opposition. With that, here are the four-day and 11-day hitting tables with opposing pitchers faced. By means of reminder, you can also get dynamically updated opposing pitchers on the probable-pitchers grid.

Thursday, April 1 - Sunday, April 4

MLB Hitter Rankings

KEY (100 neutral)

  • HR LHB/HR RHB - Average HR Park Factors
  • SB - Stolen Base Index
  • P LHB/P RHB - Opposing pitcher quality index
  • Runs - Runs scoring index
TMGMSvLHPvRHPHOMEAWAYHR LHBHR RHBSBP LHBP RHBRUNSAVE LHBAVE RHBTOTAL
1ARZ41304819111596100109939695
2ATL303031221268711410485999698
3BAL3120379937710411096919593
4BOS321307993127109101107999798
5CHC312308810680107102105969696
6CHW41304120989710294130101

Batter up! I know we had a two-month season with extended playoffs, but it seems like forever since the Dodgers beat the Rays in  the World Series.

I'll be honest, friends, the quantitative aspect of these rankings are sketchy as the player and team numbers are suspect. Early on, pay more heed to home/away, platoon advantages and parks — and maybe eyeball quality of opposition. With that, here are the four-day and 11-day hitting tables with opposing pitchers faced. By means of reminder, you can also get dynamically updated opposing pitchers on the probable-pitchers grid.

Thursday, April 1 - Sunday, April 4

MLB Hitter Rankings

KEY (100 neutral)

  • HR LHB/HR RHB - Average HR Park Factors
  • SB - Stolen Base Index
  • P LHB/P RHB - Opposing pitcher quality index
  • Runs - Runs scoring index
TMGMSvLHPvRHPHOMEAWAYHR LHBHR RHBSBP LHBP RHBRUNSAVE LHBAVE RHBTOTAL
1ARZ41304819111596100109939695
2ATL303031221268711410485999698
3BAL3120379937710411096919593
4BOS321307993127109101107999798
5CHC312308810680107102105969696
6CHW413041209897102941301019598
7CIN303301161186410198100959495
8CLE32103921051111011161019410298
9COL422401231191488787118989798
10DET303309210578849489859088
11HOU422048590869889111939092
12KC31230848065707065757475
13LAA41340120981268795122979898
14LAD41304123119108111114126105106106
15MIA3123080751099310092899291
16MIL3123011010596959689929292
17MIN303031101051451058884979094
18NYM3120311211511310310381959595
19NYY321301191068910110899979898
20OAK404408590100100104114969897
21PHI31230122126113969390959495
22PIT3030388106889110293879390
23SD422408191160132134137115117116
24SF32103919970105105100939494
25SEA30330919990103102101959595
26STL31203116118839510191919493
27TB303038075961119890958992
28TEX3121291877795103100909392
29TOR303031191061021049487969093
30WSH303301121151611009397999698

Pitching Matchups

TeamMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN
ARZ                                           @Darvish R@Snell L@Musgrove R@Paddack R
ATL   @Nola R @Wheeler R@Eflin R
BAL   @Eovaldi R @Houck R@Perez L
BOS   vs. Means L vs. Harvey Rvs. Zimmermann L
CHC   vs. Kuhl R vs. Anderson Lvs. Keller R
CHW   @Bundy R@Heaney L@Cobb R@Ohtani R
CIN   vs. Flaherty R vs. Wainwright Rvs. Martinez R
CLE   @Boyd L @Teheran R@Skubal L
COL   vs. Kershaw Lvs. Bauer Rvs. Buehler Rvs. Urias L
DET   vs. Bieber R vs. Plesac Rvs. Civale R
HOU   @Bassitt R@Luzardo L@Montas R@Manaea L
KC   vs. Gibson R vs. Arihara Rvs. Benjamin L
LAA   vs. Giolito Rvs. Keuchel Lvs. Lynn Rvs. Cease R
LAD   @Marquez R@Senzatela R@Gray R@Gomber L
MIA   vs. Glasnow Rvs. Yarbrough Lvs. Archer R 
MIL   vs. Maeda R vs. Berrios Rvs. Happ L
MIN   @Woodruff R @Burnes R@Houser R
NYM   @Scherzer R @Strasburg R@Corbin L
NYY   vs. Ryu L vs. Matz Lvs. Zeuch R
OAK   vs. Greinke Rvs. Javier Rvs. McCullers Rvs. Urquidy R
PHI   vs. Fried L vs. Morton Rvs. Anderson R
PIT   @Hendricks R @Arrieta R@Davies R
SD   vs. Bumgarner Lvs. Kelly Rvs. Smith Lvs. Widener R
SEA   vs. Gausman Rvs. Cueto Rvs. Webb R 
SF   @Gonzales L@Paxton L@Flexen R 
STL   @Castillo R @Mahle R@Miley L
TB   @Alcantara R@Lopez R@Hernandez R 
TEX   @Keller R @Minor Lvs. Paddack R
TOR   @Cole R @Kluber R@German R
WSH   vs. deGrom R vs. Stroman Rvs. Walker R

Thursday, April 1 - Sunday, April 11

MLB Hitter Rankings

KEY (100 neutral)

  • HR LHB/HR RHB - Average HR Park Factors
  • SB - Stolen Base Index
  • P LHB/P RHB - Opposing pitcher quality index
  • Runs - Runs scoring index
TMGMSvLHPvRHPHOMEAWAYHR LHBHR RHBSBP LHBP RHBRUNSAVE LHBAVE RHBTOTAL
1ARZ1028379810110810310810298101100
2ATL9273611111197908395939092
3BAL9363610410890858395909090
4BOS9456390103136108104108102102103
5CHC9366391979110810299999799
6CHW10553711210199104104118102101102
7CIN9186310911180110105108102100102
8CLE84453101101991041129598101100
9COL103773104106123103102113102102102
10DET9276397103909310097939795
11HOU94536101100801029594969294
12KC835351059478849174868787
13LAA10376411610412298112111101105103
14LAD1037371191171019597106989898
15MIA927638382100929098929192
16MIL9183697988710010496959796
17MIN93636991021209691101969596
18NYM936361081121051009593989697
19NYY94563109103989492104969596
20OAK10197393971001019997979797
21PHI93663115114134101989710199100
22PIT909361001011011001071019710099
23SD1037738895128107109117103104104
24SF9543677888110610899969897
25SEA9276393989510010296969797
26STL9363697919810810094999598
27TB92736838894989495949293
28TEX93672100978410211110298102100
29TOR102846111107110107100110104101102
30WSH9366311211214398969910099100

Pitching Matchups

Opposing pitchers for April 1-4 are posted above.

TeamMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN
ARZ @Marquez R@Senzatela R@Gray Rvs. Mahle Rvs. Miley Lvs. Lorenzen R
ATL@Ross R@Scherzer R@Lester L vs. Wheeler Rvs. Eflin Rvs. Moore L
BAL@Montgomery L@Cole R@Taillon Rvs. Rodriguez L vs. Richards Rvs. Pivetta R
BOSvs. Wacha Rvs. Hill Lvs. Glasnow R@Harvey R @Zimmermann L@Lopez R
CHCvs. Anderson Lvs. Peralta Rvs. Woodruff R@Anderson L @Keller R@Brubaker R
CHW@Sheffield L@Kikuchi L@Dunn Rvs. Minor L vs. Singer Rvs. Duffy L
CINvs. Brubaker Rvs. Crowe Rvs. Kuhl R @Smith L@Widener R@Weaver R
CLEvs. Duffy L vs. Keller R vs. Teheran Rvs. Skubal Lvs. Urena R
COL vs. Weaver Rvs. Bumgarner Lvs. Kelly R@Cueto R@Webb R@DeSclafani R
DETvs. Shoemaker Rvs. Happ Lvs. Maeda R @Plesac R@Civale R@Allen L
HOU@Quintana L@Canning R vs. Montas Rvs. Manaea Lvs. Jefferies R 
KC@Allen L @Bieber R@Lynn R @Cease R@Rodon L
LAAvs. Garcia Rvs. Greinke R @Matz L@Ray L@Roark R@Stripling R
LAD@Jefferies R@Bassitt R@Luzardo L vs. Strasburg Rvs. Corbin Lvs. Ross R
MIAvs. Ponce de leon Rvs. Gant Rvs. Flaherty R@Stroman R @Peterson L@Walker R
MIL@Williams R@Alzolay R@Hendricks R@Wainwright R @Martinez R@Ponce de leon R
MIN@Urena R@Mize R@Boyd Lvs. Gonzales L vs. Paxton Lvs. Flexen R
NYM@Moore L@Anderson R@Nola Rvs. Hernandez R vs. Rogers Lvs. Alcantara R
NYYvs. Lopez Rvs. Kremer Rvs. Means L @Yarbrough L@Wacha R@Archer R
OAKvs. May Rvs. Kershaw Lvs. Bauer R@McCullers R@Javier R@Urquidy R 
PHIvs. Walker Rvs. deGrom Rvs. Lucchesi L @Morton R@Anderson R@Smyly L
PIT@Hoffman R@De Leon R@Castillo Rvs. Arrieta R vs. Davies Rvs. Williams R
SDvs. DeSclafani Rvs. Sanchez. Rvs. Gausman R @Arihara R@Foltynewicz R@Benjamin L
SEAvs. Rodon Lvs. Giolito Rvs. Keuchel L@Berrios R @Pineda R@Shoemaker R
SF@Morejon L@Darvish R@Snell L vs. Gomber Lvs. Gonzalez Rvs. Marquez R
STL@Rogers L@Alcantara R@Lopez Rvs. Burnes R vs. Houser Rvs. Anderson L
TB@Pivetta R@Perez L@Eovaldi R vs. Kluber Rvs. German Rvs. Montgomery L
TEXvs. Roark Rvs. Stripling Rvs. Ryu L vs. Musgrove Rvs. Paddack Rvs. Morejon L
TOR@Foltynewicz R@Hearn L@Gibson Rvs. Bundy Rvs. Heaney Lvs. Cobb Rvs. Ohtani R
WSHvs. Smyly Lvs. Fried Lvs. Ynoa R @Buehler R@Urias L@May R

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