Do Tulowitzki's insanely lopsided Coors/Away splits diminish his great stats?

[Austin]

Troy Tulowitzki goes into the All-Star Game break leading the NL in batting average and tied in home runs.
But his Home/Away splits are incredibly lopsided, in about the same number of at-bats.

Coors: .418 avg., 14 homers, 35 rbi, 44 runs, 11 doubles

Away: .265 avg., 7 homers, 17 rbi, 27 runs, 6 doubles

We've all heard that Coors inflates offensive stats, but this split is insane.
Does this change your view of Tulo's season?
It makes you wonder how good he'd be on any other NL team.

 

[gt2590]

Still an All-Star, but yeah, it really does hurt him in most peoples' minds.

Same thing for Helton. The splits are that insane, but they're still present...

 

[kerryfan5]

But does it hurt his Hall chances?

 

[sheetskout]

It has in Larry Walker's case in my opinion...

 

[kerryfan5]

When I think of Walker I don't think Hall of Fame. Just the Hall of Very very good.

 

[Austin]

I thought I had read a few years ago that the Rockies somehow used humidity or something at Coors Field to counteract the light air at high altitude and make playing there more equal to other ballparks.
I guess not. I would hate to be a Rockies pitcher.

 

[SINFULONE]

I read an article that Holliday had similar stats there when he was with them.His numbers have translated out of that park.

Still seems offense is down in that park.In the '90s seemed like every game was 11-9.

 

[olerud363]

He's not as good as Ricky Romero, or at least that's what the Blue Jays deep thinkers thought at the 2005 draft.

- Rodrick

 

[sheetskout]

When I think of Walker I don't think Hall of Fame. Just the Hall of Very very good.

I hear what you're saying but it's very close to me. Helton statistically deserves the hall in my opinion and the same theory may apply there too.

 

[tpeichel]

I thought I had read a few years ago that the Rockies somehow used humidity or something at Coors Field to counteract the light air at high altitude and make playing there more equal to other ballparks.
I guess not. I would hate to be a Rockies pitcher.

Yes, I believe they keep the balls in a humidor so the balls don't fly around as much. A big difference at Coors Field is that the pitches are straighter, because it is much harder to get a good breaking ball. Thus, when the Rockies players go on the road and suddenly the curves have nasty breaks and cutters move more, it makes hitting that much harder.

 

[Lars]

I think if he had those same splits but with the Yankees or Red Sox, people wouldn't really be inclined to care that they maybe severe.

Being a shortstop with great offensive numbers, he probably has a good chance of being a Hall of Famer as long as he stays healthy - home splits will ding him but the perception is he's a great all around player and not just a hitter who needs Coors Field to be a star.