2007-06-29 20:22:42 · 10 answers · asked by endgame1915 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Bill James once wrote about something called "the defensive spectrum." The most taxing positions (shortstop, center field) were at one end, the least taxing (first base) were at the other. Players tend to move toward the least taxing end as they get older because they lose athletic ability.
Now, right field is more taxing than left field, as it's a longer throw to third from there. Better defenders go to right, and someone like Greg Luzinski, who was as fast as a tree, stayed in left. Therefore, I would guess that left field would have a slight edge in production overall. But it would take a lot of research to actually prove it.
2007-06-30 09:56:40 · answer #1 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply put no..... Any right fielder compared to any left fielder could sway that argument in either direction. Heres 3 examples
Vladimir Guerrero (RF) 352 in 11+ seasons
Or 30.60 homers a season
vs.
Manny Ramirez (LF) 481 in 14+ Seasons
Or 33.17 homers per season
Advantage Left Fielder... but wait
Compare any left fielder to Sammy Sosa, Advantage Right Fielder
Compare and Right Fielder to Barry Bonds, Advantage Left Fielder
Compare the Right and Left Fielders to Willie Mays, Advantage Center Field.
It doesn't matter what outfield position that a player is in, thats just where they fit on the team. Take a look at Alfonso Soriano... he used to play second base and he wanted to stay there just so his stats would rank higher when compared to second basemen (not a real power spot in the lineup) instead of with Griffey, Bonds, Sosa & Mays of baseball.
2007-06-30 03:55:31 · answer #2 · answered by Kyle D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Henry Aaron, Babe Ruth and Roger Maris all played Right Field and held or hold the single season and/or career record for Homeruns for many years. Now a left fielder appears that he will come to hold both these records. As far as the general population of left or right fielders as to who has hit or will hit the most good luck trying to figure it out.
2007-06-30 10:22:17 · answer #3 · answered by ligoneskiing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some very good answers here so far, and there are too many variables to give a definitive answer. And why compare only the two? Why not compare all outfield positions, or compare either with center field?
2007-06-30 16:58:44 · answer #4 · answered by dwmatty19 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right Field tends to be a more demanding defensive position than left field, so managers put their more offensively minded players in positions where they pose the least risk to the team.
Hope this answers your ?.
2007-06-30 03:38:46 · answer #5 · answered by Brandon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is an impossible question...anything can change that stat...more left than right handed pitchers they face...etc all u can go by are the stats which would take too long to look up
my advice- watch baseball tonight for the ''touch 'em all'' segment
2007-06-30 03:27:34 · answer #6 · answered by Marissa B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
RF hit more HR than LF
2007-06-30 04:15:29 · answer #7 · answered by Mr.Kennedys #1Fan (KYR) PASC 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm sure there's a stat for that somewhere.
2007-06-30 05:23:47 · answer #8 · answered by dj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that tends to be the case but its generally just coincadence.
2007-06-30 03:36:15 · answer #9 · answered by Count b 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no idea.... i aint sure ...sry
2007-06-30 04:19:12 · answer #10 · answered by Bassman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋