Leaderboards of Laziness

Mayhap you are back to work on this Tuesday, which is supposed to be the most productive day of the work week, according to Business Journal. But not for you; you are avoiding doing actual work at work by covertly reading NotGraphs and/or Jon Bois’s lunch ratings at Progressive Boink.

Very well. In honor of not doing work at work, which might function as a pedestrian, contemporary definition of “laziness,” and following up on yesterday’s Leaderboards of Labor, I’d like to present Leaderboards of Laziness. Without further ado…

The Laziest Pitchers Based on Innings Pitched per Game
Minimum 50 Innings Pitched…

Name	Team	Age	G	IP	TBF	Pitches	IP/G
Chad Durbin	Braves	34	66	53.2	223	854	0.81
Sean Burnett	Nationals	29	61	50.2	210	833	0.82
Sean Marshall	Reds	29	60	50.2	218	859	0.84
Matt Reynolds	Rockies	27	62	53.2	230	916	0.86
Joel Peralta	Rays	36	64	55	214	872	0.86
Brad Ziegler	Diamondbacks	32	65	56	220	788	0.86
Heath Bell	Marlins	34	61	53	246	1013	0.87
Rex Brothers	Rockies	24	61	53.2	236	935	0.87
Santiago Casilla	Giants	31	57	50.1	219	820	0.88
Brett Myers	– – –	31	57	50.2	216	779	0.88
Matt Thornton	White Sox	35	61	54.2	227	859	0.89
Fernando Salas	Cardinals	27	56	50.1	215	876	0.89
Aaron Crow	Royals	25	60	54.1	215	819	0.90
Bobby Parnell	Mets	27	61	55.1	240	947	0.90

 
The Laziest Pitchers Based on Number of Pitches Thrown, on Average, to Each Batter Faced
Minimum 50 Innings Pitched…

Name	Team	Age	G	IP	TBF	Pitches	P/BF
Aaron Cook	Red Sox	33	13	70.2	301	985	3.27
Jaime Garcia	Cardinals	25	14	85.2	367	1233	3.36
Bartolo Colon	Athletics	39	24	152.1	636	2141	3.37
Edward Mujica	– – –	28	57	54.1	214	724	3.38
Carl Pavano	Twins	36	11	63	268	915	3.41
Kameron Loe	Brewers	30	58	59.1	254	881	3.47
Chris Resop	Pirates	29	52	66.2	294	1022	3.48
Will Smith	Royals	22	12	67.2	300	1049	3.50
Clayton Richard	Padres	28	28	190.1	783	2743	3.50
John Danks	White Sox	27	9	53.2	238	834	3.50
Ricky Nolasco	Marlins	29	27	165	723	2535	3.51
Scott Diamond	Twins	25	21	137.1	561	1968	3.51
Kevin Correia	Pirates	31	26	135	582	2044	3.51
Wilton Lopez	Astros	28	53	53.2	212	745	3.51
Burke Badenhop	Rays	29	58	58	243	854	3.51

The FanGraphs custom leaderboard that I used to create the above two charts can be found here.

 
The Laziest Hitters Based on Number of Pitches Seen per Plate Appearance
Minimum 100 PAs…

Name	Team	Age	G	PA	Pitches	P/PA
Tony Cruz	Cardinals	25	44	113	346	3.06
Salvador Perez	Royals	22	52	207	648	3.13
Cesar Izturis	– – –	32	62	173	548	3.17
Andrelton Simmons	Braves	22	33	125	399	3.19
Erick Aybar	Angels	28	117	460	1492	3.24
Steve Lombardozzi	Nationals	23	108	380	1255	3.30
Luis Cruz	Dodgers	28	52	198	655	3.31
Trayvon Robinson	Mariners	24	29	109	365	3.35
Josh Rutledge	Rockies	23	44	164	551	3.36
Josh Harrison	Pirates	24	86	225	758	3.37
Carlos Gomez	Brewers	26	110	352	1186	3.37
Matt Diaz	Braves	34	51	118	398	3.37
Carlos Quentin	Padres	29	76	315	1065	3.38
Wilson Valdez	Reds	34	62	154	521	3.38

 
The Laziest [Qualified] Hitters Based on Swing%

Name	Team	Age	PA	Pitches	Swing%	Swings
Joe Mauer	Twins	29	543	2341	35.50%	831
Ben Zobrist	Rays	31	552	2241	37.10%	831
Jamey Carroll	Twins	38	475	1925	37.30%	718
Alberto Callaspo	Angels	29	421	1610	38.40%	618
Jemile Weeks	Athletics	25	504	2043	38.60%	789
Carlos Santana	Indians	26	492	2094	38.70%	810
Dustin Ackley	Mariners	24	565	2282	38.70%	883
Martin Prado	Braves	28	587	2297	38.70%	889
Denard Span	Twins	28	488	1923	39.00%	750
Elvis Andrus	Rangers	23	590	2282	39.30%	897
Rickie Weeks	Brewers	29	556	2279	39.90%	909
David DeJesus	Cubs	32	489	2003	40.30%	807
Michael Brantley	Indians	25	537	1908	40.50%	773
Josh Willingham	Twins	33	545	2275	40.50%	921
J.J. Hardy	Orioles	29	584	2289	40.50%	927

The FanGraphs custom leaderboard that I used to create the above two charts can be found here.