Positional and batting order OPS for 2011

1) Fielding positions where the Reds are above MLB average for OPS: C, 1B, 2B, CF, RF, PH

Note: The overall number for CF is skewed upward by the select few games where Heisey started and blasted some home runs. Stubbs is actually below league average for the position (.714, compared to .742)

2) Fielding positions where the Reds are below MLB average for OPS: SS, 3B, LF

Note: All of these should come as little surprise, but thanks to Cairo at third offsetting Rolen's number, the Reds were almost dead-even with league average at the position (.691). Gomes' OPS in left was significantly better than Lewis or Heisey.

3) Batting order positions where the Reds are above MLB average for OPS: 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th

Note: Not only has Bruce been much better than average when batting 5th, but Gomes was above average too at .803.

4) Batting order positions where the Reds are below MLB average for OPS: 1st, 4th, 6th

Note: Stubbs' .715 is only a hair lower than league average when batting leadoff. Bruce, BP and Rolen have all failed to produce up to league average when batting cleanup, although Rolen was by far the worst with an OPS of .551. One more bizarre Gomes note...his .876 OPS in the 6th spot is better than anyone else on the team with significant time there.

MLB rankings of these stats

C - 9th
1B - 4th
2B - 10th
3B - 17th
SS - 24th
LF - 21st
CF - 11th
RF - 7th
P - 6th
DH - 9th
PH - 2nd

Leadoff - 15th
2 - 12th
3 - 2nd
Cleanup - 26th
5 - 8th
6 - 19th
7 - 10th
8 - 6th

All stats from baseball-reference