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Team Offenses As Players

Raw team batting lines, and their most similar individual hitters over the past three years. Minimum 500 plate appearances, no park adjustment, only BA/OBP/SLG considered.

Team AVG OBP SLG Player
Angels 0.252 0.315 0.396 Delwyn Young
Astros 0.248 0.304 0.364 Henry Blanco
Athletics 0.255 0.324 0.374 Mark Ellis
Blue Jays 0.248 0.313 0.455 Jonny Gomes
Braves 0.262 0.342 0.406 Ryan Garko
Brewers 0.261 0.333 0.426 Gordon Beckham
Cardinals 0.263 0.330 0.409 Garrett Atkins
Cubs 0.261 0.321 0.411 Aaron Rowand
Diamondbacks 0.251 0.327 0.418 Drew Stubbs
Dodgers 0.256 0.325 0.382 Mark Ellis
Giants 0.258 0.322 0.406 Aaron Rowand
Indians 0.246 0.320 0.374 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Mariners 0.234 0.298 0.339 Bobby Crosby
Marlins 0.257 0.323 0.412 Aaron Rowand
Mets 0.248 0.314 0.377 Edgar Gonzalez
Nationals 0.256 0.322 0.397 Cameron Maybin
Orioles 0.258 0.314 0.387 Franklin Gutierrez
Padres 0.247 0.319 0.373 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Phillies 0.257 0.327 0.409 Ryan Church
Pirates 0.240 0.301 0.368 Chris Coste
Rangers 0.276 0.339 0.421 Melvin Mora
Rays 0.251 0.337 0.410 Alex Gordon
Red Sox 0.267 0.339 0.452 Michael Cuddyer
Reds 0.271 0.338 0.433 Matt Diaz
Rockies 0.265 0.339 0.431 Kelly Johnson
Royals 0.275 0.331 0.395 Yorvit Torrealba
Tigers 0.270 0.339 0.415 Melvin Mora
Twins 0.276 0.344 0.425 Fred Lewis
White Sox 0.269 0.332 0.426 Mike Sweeney
Yankees 0.268 0.351 0.439 Lyle Overbay
  • You may consider this additional evidence that Mark Ellis is the most Oakland player of them all
  • Aaron Rowand appears to be a trend-setter
  • It's probably bad news for the Astros that their most similar bat is a backup catcher
  • Everything about the Mariners' most similar hitter is perfect