I thought it would be interesting to see how the Reds regulars rate across contact ability, discipline and power. So I did this quick and dirty look at Contact%, BB% and ISO.
I looked at league averages since 2010 and then took what I thought what a reasonable range around them to get a low, medium, and high category and assigned those to our regulars based on their performance 2010-2012. I then assigned 1, 2 or 3 points accordingly . Here's what I came up with.
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Contact%: <Low> 76% <Med> 86% <High>
BB%: <Low> 6.5% <Med> 10.5% <High>
ISO: <Low> .120 <Med> .180 <High>
Contact Disc. Power Total
Votto Med High High 8
Rolen Med Med High 7
Hanigan High High Low 7
Bruce Low Med High 6
Cairo Med Med Med 6
Frazier Low Low High 5
Heisey Low Low High 5
Cozart Med Low Med 5
Phillips Med Low Med 5
Stubbs Low Med Med 5
Ludwick Low Med Med 5
Average 1.6 1.8 2.4
Rembering that 2 is, theorhetically, league average, I think that looks about right. Below average contact, slightly below average discipline, above average power. Of course, when it comes to producing runs, these 3 things aren't equal, but I think the composition is right.