Chart 2. Giants in Intermission
David Bell
|
Year
|
Age
|
Team
|
G
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
CS
|
BB
|
SO
|
BA
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
|
2001
|
28
|
SEA
|
135
|
470
|
62
|
122
|
28
|
0
|
15
|
64
|
2
|
1
|
28
|
59
|
.260
|
.303
|
.415
|
|
2002
|
29
|
SFG
|
154
|
552
|
82
|
144
|
29
|
2
|
20
|
73
|
1
|
2
|
54
|
80
|
.261
|
.333
|
.429
|
|
2003
|
30
|
PHI
|
85
|
297
|
32
|
58
|
14
|
0
|
4
|
37
|
0
|
0
|
41
|
40
|
.195
|
.296
|
.283
|
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Bell was much better as a Giant than he was the
year before or the year after with other teams.
Reggie Sanders
|
Year
|
Age
|
Team
|
G
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
CS
|
BB
|
SO
|
BA
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
|
2001
|
33
|
ARI
|
126
|
441
|
84
|
116
|
21
|
3
|
33
|
90
|
14
|
10
|
46
|
126
|
.263
|
.337
|
.549
|
|
2002
|
34
|
SFG
|
140*
|
505*
|
75
|
126
|
23
|
6
|
23
|
85
|
18
|
6
|
47
|
121
|
.250
|
.324
|
.455
|
|
2003
|
35
|
PIT
|
130
|
453
|
74
|
129
|
27
|
4
|
31
|
87
|
15
|
5
|
38
|
110
|
.285
|
.345
|
.567
|
|
505 AB Avg.
|
505
|
85
|
135
|
27
|
5
|
25
|
79
|
26
|
10
|
57
|
131
|
.268
|
.347
|
.488
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*career highs
Sanders stands as the only player who was hurt by
PacBell. In his healthiest season, his HR were down. However, his
PacBell season wasn’t much below his established level, and he was 34.
Benito Santiago
|
Year
|
Age
|
Team
|
G
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
CS
|
BB
|
SO
|
BA
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
|
2001
|
36
|
SFG
|
133
|
477
|
39
|
125
|
25
|
4
|
6
|
45
|
5
|
4
|
23
|
78
|
.262
|
.295
|
.369
|
|
2002
|
37
|
SFG
|
126
|
478
|
56
|
133
|
24
|
5
|
16
|
74
|
4
|
2
|
27
|
73
|
.278
|
.315
|
.450
|
|
2003
|
38
|
SFG
|
108
|
401
|
53
|
112
|
21
|
2
|
11
|
56
|
0
|
1
|
29
|
69
|
.279
|
.329
|
.424
|
|
162 Game Avg
|
569
|
62
|
150
|
26
|
3
|
18
|
76
|
8
|
6
|
36
|
104
|
.263
|
.307
|
.415
|
|
162 Game SF Avg
|
599
|
65
|
163
|
31
|
9
|
15
|
77
|
4
|
3
|
35
|
97
|
.272
|
.314
|
.413
|
A very old Benito Santiago posted numbers equal to
his career norms in PacBell.
Ellis Burks
|
Year
|
Age
|
Team
|
G
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
CS
|
BB
|
SO
|
BA
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
|
1999
|
34
|
SFG
|
120
|
390
|
73
|
110
|
19
|
0
|
31
|
96
|
7
|
5
|
69
|
86
|
.282
|
.394
|
.569
|
|
2000
|
35
|
SFG
|
122
|
393
|
74
|
135
|
21
|
5
|
24
|
96
|
5
|
1
|
56
|
49
|
.344
|
.419
|
.606
|
|
2001
|
36
|
CLE
|
124
|
439
|
83
|
123
|
29
|
1
|
28
|
74
|
5
|
1
|
62
|
85
|
.280
|
.369
|
.542
|
Burks typifies the pattern. His sandwich year in
PacBell was his best of the three. His HR were down, but his 3B were up
(my study shows that PacBell is a great ballpark for 3B) and his BA, OBP,
and SP were all higher in PacBell.
The other players with some comparative data reveal
no proof that PacBell hurts hitters:
Ray Durham
|
Year
|
Age
|
Team
|
G
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
CS
|
BB
|
SO
|
BA
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
|
2002
|
30
|
2
AL
|
150
|
564
|
114
|
163
|
34
|
6
|
15
|
70
|
26
|
7
|
73
|
93
|
.289
|
.374
|
.450
|
|
2003
|
31
|
SFG
|
110
|
410
|
61
|
117
|
30
|
5
|
8
|
33
|
7
|
7
|
50
|
82
|
.285
|
.366
|
.441
|
Durham was injured in ’03, but still posted
nearly identical on-base and slugging percentages as in ’02.
Edgardo Alfonzo
|
Year
|
Age
|
Team
|
G
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
CS
|
BB
|
SO
|
BA
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
|
2001
|
27
|
NYM
|
124
|
457
|
64
|
111
|
22
|
0
|
17
|
49
|
5
|
0
|
51
|
62
|
.243
|
.322
|
.403
|
|
2002
|
28
|
NYM
|
135
|
490
|
78
|
151
|
26
|
0
|
16
|
56
|
6
|
0
|
62
|
55
|
.308
|
.391
|
.459
|
|
2003
|
29
|
SFG
|
142
|
514
|
56
|
133
|
25
|
2
|
13
|
81
|
5
|
2
|
58
|
41
|
.259
|
.334
|
.391
|
Alfonso’s offense declined in ‘03, but he has
been an every-other-year player who was at least as good as his ’01
season in NY.
Jeff Kent
|
Year
|
Age
|
Team
|
G
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
CS
|
BB
|
SO
|
BA
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
|
2002
|
34
|
SFG
|
152
|
623
|
102
|
195
|
42
|
2
|
37
|
108
|
5
|
1
|
52
|
101
|
.313
|
.368
|
.565
|
|
2003
|
35
|
HOU
|
130
|
505
|
77
|
150
|
39
|
1
|
22
|
93
|
6
|
2
|
39
|
85
|
.297
|
.351
|
.509
|
Kent moved to an extreme hitters’ park in ‘03,
yet suffered a decline in production.
Jose Cruz Jr.
|
Year
|
Age
|
Team
|
G
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
CS
|
BB
|
SO
|
BA
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
|
2002
|
28
|
TOR
|
124
|
466
|
64
|
114
|
26
|
5
|
18
|
70
|
7
|
1
|
51
|
106
|
.245
|
.317
|
.438
|
|
2003
|
29
|
SFG
|
158
|
539
|
90
|
135
|
26
|
1
|
20
|
68
|
5
|
8
|
102
|
121
|
.250
|
.366
|
.414
|
Cruz Jr. moved to PacBell last year, and posted
nearly identical performance to ’02, except his walks doubled.
Chart 3. All Giants from Charts 1 and 2.
|
Averages
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
SO
|
BA
|
|
pre-PacBell
|
482
|
81
|
133
|
26
|
2
|
23
|
81
|
59
|
89
|
.276
|
|
first year in PacBell
|
501
|
86
|
143
|
28
|
4
|
24
|
85
|
71
|
95
|
.286
|
|
Averages
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
SO
|
BA
|
|
last year in PacBell
|
518
|
83
|
150
|
29
|
4
|
26
|
91
|
52
|
88
|
.289
|
|
year after PacBell
|
424
|
66
|
115
|
27
|
1.5
|
21
|
73
|
45
|
80
|
.271
|
Pitchers tend to have more variation in
performance, but no Giant pitcher did better in PacBell than 3Com, and
only one pitcher, Jason Schmidt, was clearly better in PacBell than
elsewhere.
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