Esteban Loaiza Intentional Walks
Esteban Loaiza Career Intentional Walks Overview
During Esteban Loaiza's 14-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
40 intentional walks, an average of 3 intentional walks per season. 2000 was his best season
with 1 intentional walks and his worst season was 1997 when he had
9 intentional walks. Esteban Loaiza is middlin' tier compared to similar player cohorts career totals, not clearly beating or
being beat by Mexico (14.855072463768), Gen X (15.855863192182), mlb (12.111569592128), SP (11.901013714967), and Y (42.444444444444) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Intentional walks are walks issued by pitchers to avoid risking a strong hitter from having a damaging at bat. Historically a pitcher would need to throw 4 intentional balls which are pitches out of the strike zone, however newer rules removes this requirement and batters can be walked without the pitches using a signal to the upmire. Generally, for Intentional Walks, lower is better. (Source)
Intentional walks are walks issued by pitchers to avoid risking a strong hitter from having a damaging at bat. Historically a pitcher would need to throw 4 intentional balls which are pitches out of the strike zone, however newer rules removes this requirement and batters can be walked without the pitches using a signal to the upmire. Generally, for Intentional Walks, lower is better. (Source)