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Colorado Rockies: The top 10 best hitting pitchers in franchise history

By Noah Yingling

Colorado Rockies starter Mike Hampton pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fourth inning 01 July 2001 in Phoenix. AFP Photo/Mike FIALA (Photo by Mike FIALA / AFP) (Photo by MIKE FIALA/AFP via Getty Images)
Colorado Rockies starter Mike Hampton pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fourth inning 01 July 2001 in Phoenix. AFP Photo/Mike FIALA (Photo by Mike FIALA / AFP) (Photo by MIKE FIALA/AFP via Getty Images) /
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17 Jun 1998: Darryl Kile #57 of the Colorado Rockies in action during a game against the San Francisco Giants at 3Com Park in San Francisco, California. The Giants defeated the Rockies 6-3. Credit: Otto Greule Jr./Allsport (Getty Images)
17 Jun 1998: Darryl Kile #57 of the Colorado Rockies in action during a game against the San Francisco Giants at 3Com Park in San Francisco, California. The Giants defeated the Rockies 6-3. Credit: Otto Greule Jr./Allsport (Getty Images) /

Number 10: Darryl Kile (19 OPS+, 148 plate appearances)

The late Darryl Kile struggled as a pitcher with the Colorado Rockies.

In his two seasons as a Rockie, he hit .203/.252/.244 with an OPS+ of 19. His best season at the plate was 1998 as he hit .254/.293/.324 with an OPS+ of 50.

He never had another season with an OPS+ above 14 so that may have partially come from the “Coors” effect.

Number 9: Tyler Chatwood (22 OPS+, 183 plate appearances)

This one of the few surprises that I had during the research of this. In five seasons as a Rockie, Tyler Chatwood hit .209/.238/.241 in 183 appearances with an OPS+ of 22.

His best season at the plate was the season that he had the most plate appearances as in 2013, he had 45 plate appearances and he hit .300/.333/.325 with an OPS+ of 72.

In 2012, he had an OPS+ of 55 but no other season was above 12.

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