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Re: The RBI myth, Howard and Pujols, and some baseball logic...
Just incase anyone missed it.......... YEAR...NAME....AB.....HR......RBI......AVG.......OB.....SLG 1979 Buckner..591...14......66.......284......319......437 1986 Buckner.629....18.....102......267......311......421 But when you consider the following information, your tune of the better RBI man being better, should change… -
Re: The RBI myth, Howard and Pujols, and some baseball logic...
Jaxxr, I agree that you are almost there. There is no question that runs are the currency of the game, but the problem you are facing is that you aren't giving the appropriate credit to each of the players that went about in creating those runs!! I will give this example again! Based on your method of comparisons, the Bill… -
Re: The RBI myth, Howard and Pujols, and some baseball logic...
Nam, I will update the info for you. 30 years ago there may have been insufficient data, but with every play from 1956-2008 tracked and studied that is no longer the case. Jaxxr,DrjI, will give this example again! Based on your method of comparisons, the Bill Buckner of 1986 is better than the Bill Buckner of 1979 by… -
Re: The RBI myth, Howard and Pujols, and some baseball logic...
Jaxxr, here is an example to highlight my post right above. Look at Bill Buckner... YEAR...NAME....AB.....HR......RBI......AVG.......OB.....SLG 1979 Buckner..591...14......66.......284......319......437 1986 Buckner.629....18.....102......267......311......421 What changed? He was a better hitter in 1979, and even though…
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