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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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DENVER, COLORADO – MAY 10: German Marquez #48 of the Colorado Rockies hits a three RBI double in the fourth inning against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field on May 10, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO – MAY 10: German Marquez #48 of the Colorado Rockies hits a three RBI double in the fourth inning against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field on May 10, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

Number 6: German Marquez (31 OPS+, 184 plate appearances)

German Marquez is one pitcher that I thought would, at least, be in the top five on this list.

Overall, he has a career slash line of .233/.233/.302 with an OPS+ of 31. He has 1 home run and 21 RBI along with six doubles and a triple.

He did win a Silver Slugger Award in 2018 (65 OPS+) and he still hit well in 2019 (39 OPS+) but he did not do well at the plate in 2017 (-2 OPS+ in 53 plate appearances). That’s mainly what kept him lower on this list.

If you were to just consider the last two seasons, his OPS+ would actually put him at number two on this list with an OPS+ of 53.

Number 5: Denny Neagle (33 OPS+, 131 plate appearances)

Denny Neagle was a huge disappointment as a pitcher for the Rockies and one of the biggest free-agent missteps in Rockies’ history.

He was not a particularly good hitter elsewhere so maybe this one is more of the “Coors” effect.

He hit .205/.224/.330 in three seasons as a Rockie with two home runs and 10 RBI along with eight doubles. However, his career OPS+ was never higher than 7 with any other team.

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