Three-year splits, top hitters against RHP, LHP

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 3:42 p.m. ET

Ryan Fowler

All stats through 4/28/2015

No matter if you're competing in a season-long fantasy baseball league or fight for the top spot on daily fantasy sites like DraftKings or Fan Duel, every owner should know which sluggers dominate left-handed and right-handed starting pitchers.

Below are two charts, one showcasing the top 50 hitters against righties and the top 50 hitters against lefties – sorted by batting average – with stats collected 2012-2015. The three-year split provides for a strong sample size and removes those outliers who may overachieve season-to-season. Also, pay special attention to the final column – Line Drive Rate – a great indicator just how dominate a hitter is against that type of pitcher.

Although most hitters ranked 1-25 in both lists are probably owned, owners should keep tabs on those ranked 26-50 for potential waiver wire and bench depth, spot-start value. For example, Chris Johnson, who is owned in 2-percent of leagues on FOXSports.com is widely available and perhaps you have an open roster spot or want some depth at the hot corner. Why not pick him up and toss him out there when he squares off against a lefty? Plus, it's nearly a lock when Johnson faces a lefty that based on his DFS price tag, the juice is worth the squeeze for a .338 batting average.

2012-2015: Top 50 Hitters vs. RHP

#	Name	Team	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BABIP	K%	LD%
1	Devon Travis	Blue Jays	64	0.345	0.406	0.569	0.975	0.395	18.80%	21.70%
2	Robinson Cano	Mariners	1320	0.337	0.405	0.578	0.983	0.344	10.70%	24.30%
3	Miguel Cabrera	Tigers	1566	0.333	0.395	0.593	0.987	0.345	15.10%	22.90%
4	Mike Trout	Angels	1585	0.321	0.404	0.578	0.982	0.379	22.30%	21.60%
5	Adrian Beltre	Rangers	1515	0.317	0.363	0.520	0.883	0.321	11.20%	21.10%
6	Melky Cabrera	White Sox	1130	0.313	0.358	0.439	0.797	0.346	12.20%	22.50%
7	Joe Mauer	Twins	1168	0.312	0.401	0.453	0.854	0.362	15.20%	27.10%
8	Victor Martinez	Tigers	959	0.311	0.384	0.468	0.852	0.309	7.40%	21.50%
9	Michael Brantley	Indians	1303	0.311	0.363	0.463	0.826	0.318	7.40%	25.30%
10	Jose Abreu	White Sox	518	0.309	0.369	0.571	0.940	0.343	20.70%	22.50%
11	Matt Carpenter	Cardinals	1286	0.307	0.397	0.452	0.848	0.352	14.30%	26.20%
12	Justin Morneau	Rockies	1289	0.305	0.370	0.507	0.877	0.319	13.20%	21.90%
13	Andrew McCutchen	Pirates	1673	0.305	0.390	0.506	0.896	0.350	18.60%	22.20%
14	Freddie Freeman	Braves	1352	0.305	0.389	0.514	0.903	0.347	18.50%	27.80%
15	Yasiel Puig	Dodgers	841	0.305	0.381	0.509	0.890	0.370	21.50%	16.80%
16	Yadier Molina	Cardinals	1253	0.303	0.349	0.437	0.786	0.319	10.50%	23.00%
17	Adrian Gonzalez	Dodgers	1434	0.301	0.356	0.505	0.860	0.316	14.70%	23.70%
18	Pablo Sandoval	Red Sox	1220	0.300	0.358	0.464	0.822	0.319	12.90%	21.40%
19	Denard Span	Nationals	1388	0.298	0.347	0.427	0.774	0.325	9.90%	23.60%
20	Buster Posey	Giants	1340	0.295	0.369	0.446	0.815	0.318	13.70%	20.70%
21	Jose Reyes	Blue Jays	1352	0.294	0.344	0.423	0.767	0.315	10.40%	22.30%
22	Torii Hunter	Twins	1364	0.293	0.328	0.448	0.776	0.341	19.20%	20.30%
23	Jon Jay	Cardinals	1280	0.293	0.366	0.383	0.749	0.342	15.00%	26.10%
24	Andre Ethier	Dodgers	1146	0.293	0.377	0.471	0.848	0.334	16.50%	24.50%
25	Shin-Soo Choo	Rangers	1348	0.293	0.401	0.484	0.885	0.350	20.30%	21.70%
26	Daniel Murphy	Mets	1435	0.290	0.334	0.431	0.765	0.313	11.20%	23.70%
27	James Loney	Rays	1282	0.290	0.341	0.410	0.750	0.307	10.30%	27.40%
28	Jose Altuve	Astros	1559	0.290	0.329	0.377	0.707	0.315	10.20%	21.20%
29	Howie Kendrick	Dodgers	1371	0.287	0.330	0.399	0.729	0.338	17.60%	22.50%
30	Billy Butler	Athletics	1507	0.287	0.347	0.414	0.761	0.324	15.80%	21.40%
31	Matt Holliday	Cardinals	1527	0.286	0.369	0.457	0.826	0.312	15.30%	18.20%
32	Ben Revere	Phillies	1135	0.285	0.320	0.336	0.656	0.314	9.10%	22.10%
33	Adam Jones	Orioles	1575	0.285	0.317	0.493	0.809	0.309	18.50%	19.70%
34	Jason Heyward	Cardinals	1258	0.284	0.363	0.467	0.830	0.315	16.40%	19.30%
35	Paul Goldschmidt	Diamondbacks	1373	0.283	0.373	0.496	0.869	0.346	23.70%	21.30%
36	Dustin Pedroia	Red Sox	1457	0.283	0.341	0.395	0.736	0.303	10.90%	20.60%
37	Jonathan Lucroy	Brewers	1244	0.282	0.346	0.442	0.789	0.299	11.80%	21.30%
38	Jayson Werth	Nationals	1188	0.282	0.370	0.443	0.812	0.330	18.90%	22.20%
39	Alex Rios	Royals	1391	0.281	0.316	0.428	0.743	0.319	16.60%	21.40%
40	Gerardo Parra	Brewers	1311	0.280	0.328	0.426	0.754	0.322	16.00%	23.10%
41	Alex Gordon	Royals	1419	0.280	0.357	0.439	0.797	0.330	18.90%	22.30%
42	Nick Markakis	Braves	1349	0.280	0.349	0.408	0.758	0.291	9.80%	22.40%
43	Aaron Hill	Diamondbacks	1174	0.279	0.329	0.445	0.773	0.305	14.80%	23.10%
44	Anthony Rizzo	Cubs	1247	0.279	0.367	0.494	0.861	0.306	17.70%	23.00%
45	Aramis Ramirez	Brewers	1224	0.279	0.340	0.436	0.776	0.301	13.80%	19.30%
46	Omar Infante	Royals	1203	0.279	0.310	0.375	0.685	0.304	11.10%	22.00%
47	David Wright	Mets	1278	0.277	0.341	0.428	0.769	0.328	19.60%	22.70%
48	Ryan Braun	Brewers	1168	0.277	0.348	0.470	0.819	0.322	20.90%	17.70%
49	Martin Prado	Marlins	1462	0.276	0.320	0.393	0.713	0.298	11.70%	21.60%
50	Albert Pujols	Angels	1434	0.276	0.338	0.475	0.813	0.275	11.80%	18.90%

2012-2015: Top 50 Hitters vs. LHP

#	Name	Team	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	BABIP	K%	LD%
1	Jose Altuve	Astros	546	0.358	0.397	0.499	0.896	0.392	11.00%	22.50%
2	Buster Posey	Giants	556	0.349	0.403	0.600	1.002	0.354	10.80%	27.30%
3	David Wright	Mets	505	0.341	0.438	0.534	0.972	0.363	11.50%	23.70%
4	Chris Johnson	Braves	433	0.338	0.380	0.479	0.858	0.423	22.90%	31.30%
5	Jose Abreu	White Sox	177	0.338	0.418	0.636	1.054	0.380	20.30%	24.40%
6	Paul Goldschmidt	Diamondbacks	490	0.337	0.428	0.629	1.057	0.359	16.10%	26.30%
7	Ryan Braun	Brewers	412	0.332	0.386	0.635	1.021	0.345	16.70%	20.10%
8	Ben Revere	Phillies	459	0.327	0.346	0.386	0.732	0.361	10.00%	18.80%
9	Miguel Cabrera	Tigers	558	0.323	0.427	0.563	0.990	0.350	15.40%	24.00%
10	Martin Prado	Marlins	550	0.322	0.384	0.495	0.879	0.332	8.00%	25.50%
11	Rajai Davis	Tigers	470	0.321	0.372	0.494	0.867	0.378	17.90%	26.60%
12	Dexter Fowler	Cubs	452	0.318	0.407	0.450	0.856	0.383	17.00%	24.50%
13	Victor Martinez	Tigers	420	0.318	0.371	0.518	0.890	0.320	9.80%	22.30%
14	Nori Aoki	Giants	568	0.317	0.372	0.398	0.770	0.340	7.40%	16.30%
15	Shane Victorino	Red Sox	430	0.314	0.374	0.487	0.861	0.342	13.50%	20.30%
16	Matt Holliday	Cardinals	506	0.313	0.429	0.535	0.963	0.369	19.60%	22.10%
17	Nelson Cruz	Mariners	456	0.311	0.397	0.572	0.969	0.333	16.40%	17.30%
18	Alex Rios	Royals	461	0.310	0.350	0.527	0.877	0.334	14.30%	25.10%
19	Billy Butler	Athletics	531	0.309	0.392	0.510	0.902	0.332	15.40%	23.50%
20	Adrian Beltre	Rangers	529	0.308	0.380	0.494	0.874	0.326	13.60%	21.80%
21	Howie Kendrick	Dodgers	491	0.308	0.357	0.462	0.819	0.361	17.30%	22.00%
22	David Freese	Angels	405	0.307	0.380	0.503	0.883	0.354	18.80%	22.50%
23	Ian Kinsler	Tigers	563	0.307	0.367	0.464	0.831	0.321	9.20%	24.80%
24	Derek Norris	Padres	456	0.307	0.384	0.505	0.889	0.358	19.10%	19.80%
25	Torii Hunter	Twins	532	0.306	0.354	0.452	0.806	0.341	16.20%	21.80%
26	Dustin Pedroia	Red Sox	594	0.306	0.383	0.470	0.854	0.331	10.80%	23.90%
27	Anthony Rendon	Nationals	291	0.305	0.361	0.466	0.826	0.335	14.10%	27.20%
28	Ichiro Suzuki	Marlins	489	0.305	0.324	0.387	0.710	0.323	8.80%	21.50%
29	Evan Longoria	Rays	479	0.303	0.392	0.540	0.933	0.339	18.80%	22.20%
30	Nolan Arenado	Rockies	288	0.302	0.362	0.535	0.897	0.299	9.70%	24.90%
31	Danny Santana	Twins	156	0.301	0.338	0.438	0.776	0.442	31.40%	31.30%
32	Yasiel Puig	Dodgers	281	0.301	0.400	0.473	0.873	0.342	16.70%	19.00%
33	Paulo Orlando	Royals	23	0.300	0.391	0.550	0.941	0.353	13.00%	25.00%
34	Adam Jones	Orioles	573	0.300	0.351	0.509	0.859	0.338	19.50%	20.70%
35	Joaquin Arias	Giants	410	0.298	0.321	0.393	0.714	0.321	9.80%	22.10%
36	Josh Donaldson	Blue Jays	486	0.297	0.381	0.587	0.968	0.292	13.60%	18.60%
37	Melky Cabrera	White Sox	438	0.297	0.346	0.464	0.810	0.305	10.50%	18.50%
38	Hanley Ramirez	Red Sox	429	0.296	0.382	0.555	0.937	0.319	17.50%	25.20%
39	Ben Zobrist	Athletics	612	0.294	0.361	0.421	0.783	0.330	13.40%	21.10%
40	Joe Mauer	Twins	586	0.294	0.379	0.380	0.758	0.360	18.40%	26.20%
41	Ender Inciarte	Diamondbacks	165	0.291	0.344	0.331	0.675	0.321	8.50%	21.40%
42	Salvador Perez	Royals	412	0.291	0.328	0.475	0.803	0.289	9.20%	20.20%
43	Erick Aybar	Angels	513	0.287	0.312	0.414	0.726	0.307	9.40%	18.70%
44	Yangervis Solarte	Padres	195	0.286	0.337	0.411	0.748	0.311	12.30%	19.50%
45	Nick Markakis	Braves	616	0.285	0.341	0.367	0.708	0.326	14.30%	23.40%
46	Elvis Andrus	Rangers	606	0.285	0.348	0.373	0.721	0.314	10.40%	23.10%
47	Craig Gentry	Athletics	429	0.285	0.372	0.371	0.743	0.333	13.80%	22.20%
48	Drew Stubbs	Rockies	475	0.284	0.352	0.443	0.796	0.387	29.50%	20.50%
49	Chris Denorfia	Cubs	579	0.284	0.347	0.432	0.779	0.313	13.80%	18.50%
50	Brian Dozier	Twins	468	0.283	0.348	0.501	0.850	0.312	17.10%	20.90%