AN Mailbag #8: Josh Reddick and… Bobby Kielty?!?!
A question about Josh Reddick and his RISP struggles, and why some hitters switch-hit when it seems to be against their own best interests.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69 | 245 | 52 | 72 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 43 | 43 | 56 | 12 | 3 | .294 | .401 | .514 | |
| 2000 | 129 | 451 | 79 | 118 | 30 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 98 | 109 | 6 | 4 | .262 | .396 | .435 | |
| 2001 | Twins | 37 | 104 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .297 | .385 |
| 2001 | 94 | 341 | 58 | 98 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 50 | 53 | 76 | 5 | 0 | .287 | .391 | .478 | |
| 2002 | Twins | 112 | 289 | 49 | 84 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 46 | 52 | 66 | 4 | 1 | .291 | .405 | .484 |
| 2002 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .500 | .571 | |
| 2003 | Blue Jays | 62 | 189 | 31 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 2 | 1 | .233 | .342 | .376 |
| 2003 | Twins | 75 | 238 | 40 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 42 | 56 | 6 | 2 | .252 | .370 | .420 |
| 2003 | 137 | 427 | 71 | 104 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 57 | 71 | 92 | 8 | 3 | .244 | .358 | .400 | |
| 2004 | Athletics | 83 | 238 | 29 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 47 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .321 | .370 |
| 2005 | Athletics | 116 | 377 | 55 | 99 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 50 | 67 | 3 | 2 | .263 | .350 | .395 |
| 2006 | Athletics | 81 | 270 | 35 | 73 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 22 | 49 | 2 | 0 | .270 | .329 | .441 |
| 2006 | 10 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .349 | .306 | |
| 2007 | Red Sox | 20 | 52 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .295 | .327 |
| 2007 | Athletics | 13 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .275 | .229 |
| 2007 | 9 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .394 | .459 | .515 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .333 | .625 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .231 | .394 | .346 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .462 | .917 | |
| Career Total | 599 | 1792 | 257 | 456 | 105 | 6 | 53 | 253 | 246 | 372 | 21 | 6 | .254 | .348 | .408 | |
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A question about Josh Reddick and his RISP struggles, and why some hitters switch-hit when it seems to be against their own best interests.
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