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Re: The "boutique" stat. RBI? What is it really? Lets see...
Jaxxr, the topic of the thread is to show how stats like RBI just don't tell the true value of a player. That is the bottom line. The only thing that matters on who was better was the guy who's hitting was responsible for more runs. Total hits tell a small amount. The OPS+ and especially the situational batter runs tell… -
Re: The "boutique" stat. RBI? What is it really? Lets see...
Jaxxr, -A home park advantage is not merely seen in just HR, to ignore all the other events is pure folly. -looking at just 150 at bats at a certain park is not enough at bats to back your argument. Look at what he did against all the pitchers in those parks, and then compare it to what he did against the SAME pitchers in… -
Re: The "boutique" stat. RBI? What is it really? Lets see...
A common mistake I am referring to about comparing a rate stat in a short career vs. a long one. Jim Rice career OPS+ is 128, Eddie Murray is 129. Seemingly the same, right? WRONG! The closeness in Park adjsuted OPS+ is firmly entrenched in the fact that Eddie Murray had THOUSANDS of post age 35 at bats, bringing his… -
The "boutique" stat. RBI? What is it really? Lets see...
Seems some posters and fans are relegating outstanding valid measures of a players hitting value to simple 'boutique' stats, meaning they are really not worthy of much. Yet, they themselves trumpet a stat like RBI which was also a new or 'boutique' stat in MLB at one time as well! Funny. It kind of reminds me of the joke…
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