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In baseball, a contact hitter is a hitter who does not strike out often. Thus, they are usually able to use their bats to make contact with the ball (hence the name contact hitter) and put it in play. As a result of their focus on putting the ball in play, they usually have fewer home runs than power hitters.
Tony Gwynn is the leading example of a modern contact hitter. Although he had 135 career home runs, Gwynn accurately described himself as a contact hitter who could hit to all fields. He rarely struck out (just 434 times, once every 21 at-bats) and his goal was to put the ball in play and move baserunners over. Gwynn's success as a contact hitter landed him in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
References [edit]
- ^ Baseball-Reference.com - Ichiro Suzuki. Retrieved October 23, 2006.
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Bleacher Report
Fri, 17 May 2013 18:48:30 -0700
If the pure contact hitter started dying a slow death after 1980, it would show in an increase in power and strikeouts among the top hitters in the league, right? Precisely. This graph shows the progression of the average Isolated Power—like slugging ...
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Rant Sports
Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:12 -0700
But why not a contact hitter? Contact hitters with little power tend to hit more ground balls, and those, more often than not, end up in double plays. In fact, the least costly out at this spot is the strikeout. High walks? High strikeouts? For the New ...
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Boston Globe
Fri, 24 May 2013 02:14:14 -0700
The Sox selected Betts in the fifth round of the 2011 draft, knowing his potential as a smooth defender, a threat on the base paths, and a solid contact hitter. After hitting .267 with nine extra-base hits and 32 walks a year ago with the Lowell ...
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Rant Sports
Thu, 23 May 2013 14:53:44 -0700
Parra has shown that he can be an amazing contact hitter from the top-spot, but he has been a very underrated power hitter as well. Most leadoff hitters just hit for average, but this kid is doing it all in Arizona. The more overlooked aspect of Parra ...
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Lookout Landing
Thu, 23 May 2013 09:11:12 -0700
He hits for zero power (.321 SLG), and he's an ok contact hitter (.302 average, 10.2% K rate) who's enjoying his best offensive season since 2009, which is still mediocre (.694 OPS). He's got a strong arm and has thrown out 42% of would be base ...
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Wicked Local- Melrose
Thu, 23 May 2013 15:05:41 -0700
He is an outstanding contact hitter who is difficult to strike out. He is well liked by his teammates and coaches and was a real positive presence on our team.” A Melrose High graduate, Salines played four years of varsity baseball under coach Bill ...
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Naperville Sun
Tue, 21 May 2013 16:51:36 -0700
“She batted second a lot last year and that's because she's left-handed and always been a good contact hitter,” Nussbaum said. “In some ways she's a classic No. 3 hitter, but she's so good that we basically want her to bat more than anyone else.” It's ...
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Lake Geneva Regional News
Wed, 22 May 2013 15:45:56 -0700
I'm a contact hitter. For golf, I don't swing all the way back, I stop halfway. As long as I hit it good, it will still go. RN: What do you do when you're not playing baseball? DS: I worked at Wilmot ski hill last winter, so I snowboarded a lot. Also ...
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