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Mundane, obscure baseball question

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by zimbabwe, Apr 30, 2009.

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  1. zimbabwe

    zimbabwe Active Member

    Does anyone know how/where I could find out how many pitchers in MLB history were/are left-handed?

    I'm looking for the kind of information that would allow me to indicate what percentage of pitchers, all-time, were/are left-handed.

    I need this strange piece of information for a feature on high school baseball and the unusually large number of excellent left-handed pitchers currently playing in the local area, pro rata.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    zimbabwe, Apr 30, 2009
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  2. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    25,343

    Roughly.
     
    Armchair_QB, Apr 30, 2009
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  3. jps

    jps Active Member

    give or take.
     
    jps, Apr 30, 2009
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  4. Freelance Hack

    Freelance Hack Active Member

    If anyone has that data it would be baseball-reference.com, Elias or buckweaver
     
    Freelance Hack, Apr 30, 2009
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  5. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Try one of the first two. I've been in the jurors' lounge since 8 a.m. Ugh.
     
    buckweaver, Apr 30, 2009
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  6. Hammer Pants

    Hammer Pants Active Member

    That's just 11 a.m. on the East Coast, pansy.
     
    Hammer Pants, Apr 30, 2009
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  7. zimbabwe

    zimbabwe Active Member

    Thank you.
     
    zimbabwe, Apr 30, 2009
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  8. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    How can something be both mundane and obscure? :)
     
    The Big Ragu, Apr 30, 2009
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  9. finishthehat

    finishthehat Active Member

    Geez, this isn't rocket surgery -- Just take the number of total pitchers ever in MLB, subtract the righties and you'll have your answer.

    Make an allowance for Jim Abbott.
     
    finishthehat, Apr 30, 2009
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  10. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    I almost spit my water at the screen. Thanks, fth.
     
    three_bags_full, Apr 30, 2009
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  11. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Tell the judge you need to be excused for this.
     
    playthrough, Apr 30, 2009
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  12. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Have to account for Greg Harris, too -- he pitched an inning in the 90s and faced two batters as a righty and two as a lefty.
     
    The Big Ragu, Apr 30, 2009
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