Baseball Evolution's Daily Top 10 by Richard Van Zandt, BaseballEvolution.com April 19, 2007 Every weekday, Richard Van Zandt provides three Top 10 lists: One for pitchers, one for hitters, and one concerning team totals. Enjoy! Pitchers Top Ten – Lowest Batting Averages Against w/RISP (min 10 AB) 10. David Aardsma – ChW - .091 – 1-for-11 8t. Brad Thompson – StL - .077 – 1-for-13 8t. Angel Guzman – ChC - .077 – 1-for-13 5t. Brad Penny – LAD - .071 – 1-for-14 5t. Chad Cordero – Wsh - .071 – 1-for-14 5t. Josh Beckett – Bos - .071 – 1-for-14 4. Adam Loewen – Bal - .067 – 1-for-15 3. Anibal Sanchez – Fla - .048 – 1-for-21 1t. John Maine – NYM - .000 – 0-for-10 1t. Geoff Geary – Phi - .000 – 0-for-13 Hitters Top Ten – Lowest Percentage of Swings That Missed 10. Ian Kinsler – Tex – 6.8% - 5-of-74 9. Cesar Izturis – ChC– 6.2% - 4-of-65 8. Scott Podsednik – ChW– 6.1% - 3-of-49 7. Omar Vizquel – SF – 6.0% - 5-of-84 6. Juan Pierre – LAD – 5.3% - 6-of-114 5. Jack Wilson – Pit – 5.0% - 5-of-100 4. David Eckstein – StL – 3.7% - 4-of-107 3. Placido Polanco – Det – 3.0% - 3-of-100 2. Scott Hatteberg – Cin – 2.2% - 1-of-46 1. Todd Helton – Col – 2.1% - 2-of-96 Teams Top Ten – Lowest Slugging Average Against 10. Houston Astros - .373 8t. Chicago White Sox - .360 8t. Chicago Cubs - .360 7. Baltimore Orioles - .357 6. New York Yankees - .347 5. New York Mets - .341 4. St. Louis Cardinals - .338 3. Oakland Athletics - .337 2. San Diego Padres - .330 1. Boston Red Sox - .300 Disagree with something? Got something to add? Wanna bring up something totally new? Richard resides in San Francisco, California and can be reached at richard@baseballevolution.com.