Yanks Home/Road Splits Evening Out

Columns — By Scott Ham on September 10, 2009 10:57 am

After the firestorm surrounding all of the home runs in the new Yankee Stadium, it looks like things might be starting to even out.

The Yankees’ pitching staff home/road splits:

Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	SO/BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	281	2745	2434	306	605	101	9	89	259	565	2.18	.249	.325	.407	.732
Away	250	2690	2376	351	595	135	13	73	240	538	2.24	.250	.326	.410	.736

Not a heck of a lot of difference there.

The hitters?

Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	744	2706	2354	395	656	128	3	122	298	408	.279	.364	.491	.855
Away	781	2927	2588	414	737	158	15	97	288	476	.285	.359	.470	.829

Obviously, the Yankees have hit better at home than on the road, with 25 more home runs in 219 less plate appearances. Given the pitching splits, though, it’s hard to blame this discrepancy on the stadium. The Yankees just have a strong lineup that takes advantage of right field.