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Friday, November 18, 2011

How Far Did It Fly In 2011?

Average HR Distance:
1. Ike Davis - 411.1 feet (7 HRs)
2. Ryan Braun - 407.3 feet (33 HRs)
3. Ryan Lavarnway - 396.5 feet (2 HRs)
4. Kevin Youkilis - 391.9 feet (17 HRs)
5. Ian Kinsler - 391.5 feet (32 HRs)
6. Danny Valencia - 390.1 feet (15 HRs)
7. Sam Fuld - 350.3 feet (3 HRs)

Longest Of The Long Balls:
1. Ike Davis, 4/21/11, 456 feet
2. Ryan Braun, 3/31/11, 445 feet
3. Ryan Braun, 4/3/11, 444 feet
4. Ryan Braun, 9/13/11, 436 feet (a walk-off in the 11th inning)
5. Ryan Braun, 7/20/11, 433 feet
6. Ryan Braun, 9/23/11, 431 feet (most iconic HR of the year for Braun, IMO)
7. Ryan Braun, 8/20/11, 430 feet
8. Ryan Braun, 9/5/11, 429 feet
9. Danny Valencia, 5/20/11, 427 feet
10. Ryan Braun, 4/29/11, 426 feet
11. Ryan Braun, 4/25/11, 425 feet
12. Ian Kinsler, 9/4/11, 424 feet (starts at the 11 second mark)
12. Ike Davis, 4/22/11, 424 feet
13. Ryan Braun, 4/26/11, 422 feet
14. Ryan Braun, 7/28/11, 421 feet
14. Ian Kinsler, 4/22/11, 421 feet
14. Ian Kinsler, 7/8/11, 421 feet
15. Kevin Youkilis, 7/30/11, 419 feet (starts at the 37 second mark)
15. Ryan Braun, 7/24/11, 419 feet
Posted by Josh Borenstein at 8:33 PM

2 comments:

William Tasker - Caribou, ME said...

Very cool post, Josh.

November 19, 2011 6:36 AM
Anonymous said...

Nice research

November 27, 2011 5:42 PM

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