This season, hitting was the Diamondbacks’ biggest weakness. “[Christian Walker was] one of the few offensive players not to have a disappointing year for the D-backs.” —Jim McLennan
Although a winning team has pitching, fielding, baserunning and hitting, for now let’s focus on hitting.
2-Strike Statistics
My curiosity about 2-strike statistics started with an article written by Travis Sawchick. Travis Sawchick focused on two-strike weighted on-base average (wOBA-2s). Two reasons to focus on 2-strike performance:
- “...the percentage of two-strike pitches is typically greater in the postseason.