http://www.sbnation.comhttp://www.sbnation.com/users/SethC Posts made by SethC on SB Nation http://www.thegoodphight.com/2009/9/26/1055744/ryan-howards-platoon-split SethC Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:01:07 -0000 <p>Pivoting off a <a href="http://www.thegoodphight.com/2009/9/24/1053652/biggest-era-difference-ever">recent fanpost</a> about another Phillie in historical context: Does <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/players/189/Ryan_Howard" class="sbn-auto-link">Ryan Howard</a> have the biggest single-season platoon split of all time? I don't know how to check this, but it's at least plausible:</p> <p>vs RHP: .313/.388/.679</p> <p>vs LHP: .197/.289/.352</p> <p>That's a difference of 426 points (!) of OPS, roughly the gap between the best hitters in the league and the worst. Off the top of my head, I can't recall another player quite like that. Anyone?</p>