Baseballs Most Unlucky Hitters

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The following is a list of players in the MLB who are hitting line drives in more than 20% of their ABs, but have a BABIP below league average. These are players that you might want to consider holding onto if you own them, or trying to acquire on the cheap as their luck could change, soon....hopefully!

 

Baseballs Luckiest Hitters

 

Granderson finds himself at the top of the list again, but his luck has changed in June, hitting .279.  Chase Headley, Alcides Escobar, Josh Harrison, Starling Marte, Logan Forsythe and Pablo Sandoval all hit their way off list, raising their BABIP over .300.  Chris Carter still owns a BABIP below .300, but his LD% fell to 18.5%. 

 

Name	LD%	BABIP
Curtis Granderson	27.20%	0.298
Ryan Howard	27.10%	0.274
Martin Prado	25.70%	0.298
Josh Reddick	25.40%	0.294
Brian Dozier	25.10%	0.282
Chris Davis	24.70%	0.297
Joe Mauer	24.30%	0.293
Robinson Cano	24.00%	0.287
Kyle Seager	22.90%	0.274
Andrelton Simmons	22.90%	0.285
Ian Kinsler	22.70%	0.297
Billy Hamilton	22.50%	0.261
Salvador Perez	22.40%	0.281
Wilmer Flores	22.20%	0.243
Brandon Moss	22.20%	0.288
Omar Infante	22.10%	0.276
David Ortiz	22.00%	0.232
Carlos Beltran	22.00%	0.296
Jay Bruce	21.90%	0.277
Elvis Andrus	21.80%	0.274
Hanley Ramirez	21.70%	0.277
Jimmy Rollins	21.60%	0.228
Will Middlebrooks	21.30%	0.254
Brad Miller	21.30%	0.266
Adam Eaton	21.30%	0.292
Shin-Soo Choo	21.20%	0.288
Buster Posey	21.00%	0.288
Nick Castellanos	21.00%	0.288
Carlos Gonzalez	20.80%	0.260
Melky Cabrera	20.80%	0.276
Todd Frazier	20.80%	0.287
Chris Coghlan	20.40%	0.278
Dexter Fowler	20.40%	0.284
Giancarlo Stanton	20.40%	0.296
Wilson Ramos	20.40%	0.299
Gregory Polanco	20.10%	0.291
Mark Teixeira	20.00%	0.232

Carlos Gonzalez (.078), David Ortiz, Dexter Fowler, Jimmy Rollins, Shin-Soo Choo, Hanley Ramirez, Mark Teixeira and Joe Mauer are all hitting .050 or more below their career BABIP.

 

Ian Kinsler, Josh Reddick and Andrelton Simmons own a BABIP above their career average.

Stats via FanGraphs