Most hitters have trends...there are pitching families they will do better against because of their style and there are families they do worse against. Lopez has very few such trends.
Examples:
vs. RHP: .701
vs. LHP: .731
at home: .684
road: .733
Behind in the count: 24% better than league average (though still horrible...it's amazing how bad the average ballplayer hits when down 0-2, 1-2 and 0-1)
Bases Empty: .644
Men On: .788 (this is NOT clutch skill...this is the defense shifting and Lopez getting more singles)
Leverage Index of situation: Lopez hits the same in any state more or less
Power pitchers: .665 (low BA, everything else the same)
Contact: .744 (less power, very high BA - proves Lopez adjusts to pitcher type very well)
Flyball pitchers: .743
Groundball pitchers: .650 (he likes the high pitch...his swing is too level which is why he doesn't hit for as much power as he should)
He can give you a good AB against almost any type of pitcher though it may not always include a lot of pitches per PA.
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