Philadelphia Phillies: Plugging a Lineup Hole

Herrera, Franco and Joseph Need a Fifth-Slot Bat. Photo by Bill Streicher - USA TODAY Sports.
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Kendrick’s Offense Will Be an Important Contribution Toward a Successful 2017. Photo by Richard Mackson – USA TODAY Sports.
Kendrick’s Offense Will Be an Important Contribution Toward a Successful 2017. Photo by Richard Mackson – USA TODAY Sports. /

The Numerical Bible:

This review is not a sabermetrics article, which means no heavy statistical analysis. But because some readers rely on stats, this is only a reference: no reason to articulate the importance of these numbers.

These numbers do not include any postseason activity.

Kendrick’s stats:

  • 2013: 122 Gms., 513 PA, a .297 Avg., a .335 OBP, a .439 SLG, a .142 ISO, a .340 BABIP, 13 HR, 54 RBI, a .775 OPS, a 2.6 WAR, 6 SB, 3 CS and a 4.4 Spd.
  • 2014: 157 Gms., 674 PA, a .293 Avg., a .347 OBP, a .397 SLG, a .104 ISO, a .347 BABIP, 7 HR, 75 RBI, a .744 OPS, a 4.6 WAR, 14 SB, 5 CS and a 5.2 Spd.
  • 2015: 117 Gms., 495 PA, a .295 Avg., a .336 OBP, a .409 SLG, a .114 ISO, a .342 BABIP, 9 HR, 54 RBI, a .746 OPS, a 2.2 WAR, 6 SB, 2 CS and a 4.3 Spd.

Hitting stats:

  • Hernandez, 26.5: 155 Gms., 622 PA, a .294 Avg., a .371 OBP, a .393 SLG, a .099 ISO, a .363 BABIP, 6 HR, 39 RBI, a .764 OPS, a 4.4 WAR, 17 SB, 13 CS and a 5.7 Spd.
  • Quinn, 23.5: 15 Gms., 69 PA, a .263 Avg., a .373 OBP, a .333 SLG, a .070 ISO, a .395 BABIP, 0 HR, 6 RBI, a .706 OPS, a 0.4 WAR, 5 SB, 1 CS and a 6.0 Spd.
  • Herrera, almost 25: 159 Gms., 656 PA, a .286 Avg., a .361 OBP, a .420 SLG, a .134 ISO, a .349 BABIP, 15 HR, 49 RBI, a .781 OPS, a 4.0 WAR, 25 SB, 7 CS and a 6.3 Spd.
  • Franco, 24: 152 Gms., 630 PA, a .255 Avg., a .306 OBP, a .427 SLG, a .172 ISO, a .271 BABIP, 25 HR, 88 RBI, a .733 OPS and a 1.4 WAR.
  • Kendrick, 33.5: 146 Gms., 543 PA, a .255 Avg., a .326 OBP, a .366 SLG, a .111 ISO, a .301 BABIP, 8 HR, 40 RBI, a .691 OPS, a 0.9 WAR, 10 SB, 2 CS and a 4.8 Spd.
  • Joseph, 25.5: 107 Gms., 347 PA, a .257 Avg., a .308 OBP, a .505 SLG, a .248 ISO, a .267 BABIP, 21 HR, 47 RBI, an .813 OPS and a 0.9 WAR.
  • Rupp, 28: 105 Gms., 419 PA, a .252 Avg., a .303 OBP, a .447 SLG, a .195 ISO, a .315 BABIP, 16 HR, 54 RBI, a .750 OPS and a 1.6 WAR.

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  • Galvis, 27: 158 Gms., 624 PA, a .241 Avg., a .274 OBP, a .399 SLG, a .158 ISO, a .280 BABIP, 20 HR, 67 RBI, a .673 OPS and a 2.4 WAR.