Carlos Pena is a Powerful Man

by FreeZorilla on Aug 25, 2009 11:25 AM EDT 16 comments

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The stat Isolated Power (ISO) is used to isolate extra base hit power from the slugging equation. The formula is:

 Doubles) +(2 x Triples) + (3 x HR) / At-bats = ISO  = (SLG-BA)/AB

The current top 10 AL ISO leaderboard is as follows:

Name	ISO
Carlos Pena	0.308
Nelson Cruz	0.278
Kendry Morales	0.270
Russell Branyan	0.270
Mark Teixeira	0.268
Ben Zobrist	0.266
Hideki Matsui	0.262
Jason Bay	0.262
Kevin Youkilis	0.259
Justin Morneau	0.256

 

What happens if we further isolate extra base hit power by eliminating strikeouts? Essentially, this creates a Batted Ball ISO or Isolated Contact Power. Click  the jump for results where BBAB = At-bats - Strikeouts:

	AB	2B	3B	HR	SO	BBAB	BBISO
Carlos Pena	425	22	2	35	149	276	0.475
Russell Branyan	419	21	1	30	144	275	0.411
Jim Thome	322	13	0	23	107	215	0.381
Jason Bay	416	24	2	27	119	297	0.367
Nelson Cruz	353	18	1	26	85	268	0.366
Kevin Youkilis	378	30	1	22	100	278	0.353
Ben Zobrist	372	18	6	23	81	291	0.340
Kendry Morales	433	32	2	27	82	351	0.333
Mark Teixeira	473	34	0	31	85	388	0.327
Nick Swisher	379	25	1	21	99	280	0.321

 When Carlos Pena makes contact in fair territory he is a dominant beast.

As a sidenote, in 2001 Barry Bonds ISO was .540. Wow. His BBISO was .671. Wow again. 

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I wonder where Mark Reynolds would come out...

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by Brickhaus on Aug 25, 2009 11:31 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

an even .500

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by FreeZorilla on Aug 25, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Suprised to see Zobrist and Youks up there.

by rglass44 on Aug 25, 2009 11:33 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

What happens if we eliminate Carlos Pena from the Rays?

by sternfan1 on Aug 25, 2009 11:37 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Depends what we replace him with.

by rglass44 on Aug 25, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what happens if we eliminate PED's from Bonds?

no banhammee please

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by Buc Wild on Aug 25, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You have the best baseball player in the 1990's.

And a first ballot hall of famer.

Tools Whore

by Tyler on Aug 25, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

At this juncture Zobrist at 1B, might be the answer for '11

by sternfan1 on Aug 25, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah.

Seems like it might be a waste, though, as good as his defense has been at 2B.

by rglass44 on Aug 25, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And a power bat at 2B is almost a luxury, not so at 1B

by sternfan1 on Aug 25, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

At 2B he has been one of the best players in baseball. At 1B he’s just another player.

by rglass44 on Aug 25, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't wait for community projections

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by FreeZorilla on Aug 25, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If Jon Brett was the Rays' manager...

Carlos Pena would bunt every at bat.

by ZBW on Aug 25, 2009 12:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Carlos Pena is country strong

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by Tommy Rancel on Aug 25, 2009 12:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions   0 recs

If by 'country', you mean La Republica Dominicana

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by Brickhaus on Aug 25, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pena's ContactISO vs RHP is .559

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by FreeZorilla on Aug 25, 2009 3:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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