How much did the Reds pitchers benefit from their infield?

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Defense. They say it’s a pitchers best friend. And sometimes that is true. Though sometimes it really isn’t. Daren Willman, one of the data architects at MLBAM has released another fun tool over at Baseball Savant. Monday saw the unveiling of Outs Above Average for infielders when a specific pitcher was on the mound. This would be more useful if we could also get a look at how the pitchers benefited with regards to outfielders, too – but for some reason that data isn’t available. Still, some data is better than no data.

The top two pitchers in baseball that had the biggest boost thanks to their defense were both St. Louis Cardinals. Dakota Hudson, amazingly, sits atop at +16 OAA. In…