Graph of the Day: Plate Discipline (or not)

by iamawesomer on Mar 10, 2009 9:00 AM EDT

Of players who had at least 140 PA in 2008, Nick Johnson ranked lowest in swinging at pitches out of the zone at 10.0%. Pablo Sandoval ranked highest at 53.8%. These are their pitch charts on pitches out of the zone, red being pitches they swung at, blue pitches they took. For kicks, their contact...