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    Brewers: Pitchers Who Raked?

    CoreyGreen_By CoreyGreen_February 25, 2022No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Brewers' manager Craig Counsell takes a frustrated Brandon Woodruff out of the fifth inning of Game Two of the National League Wild Card Series
    Craig Counsell taking out SP Brandon Woodruff in a rough 2020 start.
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    Well Brewers fans, you got to watch your pitchers swing a bat for 26 seasons. So, how was it? 

    Not great. 

    Worse Than Bad

    Since moving to the National League in 1998, the Brewers’ pitching staff has produced a slashline of .133/.165/.172. For comparison, Bob Uecker’s worst year produced a slashline of .150/.243/.218. So, the GOAT broadcaster who’s been joking about his abysmal offense for the last 50+ years can rest assured that he was never as bad at hitting as this pitching staff. 

    To that you might say, “But pitchers aren’t supposed to be good at hitting!” 

    Then why did we make them do it for so long? Why did we subject the pitchers to that much torture? Why did we subject viewers to that much torture? Was watching a pitcher lay down a sacrifice bunt so enthralling that it made up for all the worthless freebie outs that happened in non-bunting situations? 

    National League Ranks

    So, how do the Brewers’ numbers compare to the rest of the National League?

    Not great. 

    Their aforementioned slashline ranks 11th/12th/8th in the NL at that time. Their .338 OPS was good for 12th. To make matters worse, the Cardinals and Cubs were first and second, respectively, in OPS by pitchers. 

    And now you might be thinking, “But that’s going back to 1998. Now we have pitchers who rake!”

    Not really. 

    In the last five seasons where pitchers were forced to hit, the Brewers’ pitchers slashed .119/.158/.154. They’re actually worse now than they were before. In terms of NL rankings, that slashline is 9th/8th/11th and their .311 OPS is good for 10th. Still sitting behind the Cardinals (2nd) and Cubs (6th). 

    But it hasn’t been all bad. Their 36 home runs since 1998 was good for fifth in the NL. I mean, they were still behind the Cardinals (40, 4th) and Cubs (66, 1st), but they were still in the top third of the league. They were also tied with the Nationals for fewest times grounding into double plays with 80. At least they weren’t taking people down with them while failing to produce hits. 

    Trivial Stats

    The last pitcher to hit a home run in the playoffs was Brandon Woodruff off Clayton Kershaw in the 2018 NLCS.

    Pitcher Woodruff hits key homer off Kershaw in Game 1 - YouTube

    The last National League pitcher to get intentionally walked was Brooks Kieschnick in 2004. That was the first time a National League pitcher got walked intentionally since 1958. It was the most recent instance of a pitcher getting walked intentionally until it happened to – who else? – Shohei Ohtani last season.

    The last hit by a Brewers pitcher was by Brandon Woodruff on September 28th. The last home run by a Brewers pitcher was by Eric Lauer on May 26th. The last triple by a Brewers pitcher was by Manny Parra in 2008.

    Just about every record for a Brewers’ pitcher hitting is held by Yovani Gallardo, followed by Brooks Kieschnick. They are the only two pitchers to hit more than two home runs for the Brewers.

    Home Runs:

    1. Gallardo- 12
    2. Kieschnick- 8

    Hits:

    1. Gallardo- 81
    2. Kieschnick- 38

    RBIs:

    1. Gallardo- 42
    2. Kieschnick- 19

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