Buster Posey, Before and after the break

What was the Buster Posey difference after the All-Star break?

The numbers only tell part of the story

Split	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1st Half	273	35	79	16	0	10	43	32	50	.289	.362	.458	.820
2nd Half	257	43	99	23	1	14	60	37	46	.385	.456	.646	1.102

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 10/12/2012. 

When you look inside Posey's performance you need to look at the outer-half of the plate.

Prior to the break, Posey hit .220, with a .331 OBP, .303 slugging, .634 OPS, strike out rate of 18.5%:

After the break, Posey hit .353, with a .453 OBP, .617 slugging, 1.069 OPS, strike out rate of 11.3%:

Posey had seven extra-base hits on pitches on the outer-half before the break and 20 XBH after the break.

He had six opposite field hits on pitches on the outer-half before the break and 14 after the break.