Comments on: Qualifying seasons batting under .200

By: SlumpBot .200: Scott Kazmir? More like Scott Azmir (No Ks)

SlumpBot .200: Scott Kazmir? More like Scott Azmir (No Ks) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:40:52 +0000

[...] some historic numbers. No one’s finished a full season with a batting average under .200 since the legendary Rob Deer in 1991, but Giles has a [...]

By: tcox82

tcox82 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:27:08 +0000

I was watching the 1981 All-Star Game the other day on MLB Network, and noticed that Reggie Jackson started for the AL, despite having batted .199 before the (extremely long that year) All-Star break. Is there a way to find other nonpitchers who were named to the All-Star team despite batting below .200 at the break?

By: The 2009 Mid-Season Mendoza Line Candidates

The 2009 Mid-Season Mendoza Line Candidates — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:01:53 +0000

[...] up this bit from the Baseball Reference blog about hitters qualifying for the batting title yet are hitting under .200, the Mendoza Line. It [...]

By: JohnnyTwisto

JohnnyTwisto — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:41:54 +0000

Andy, I wasn't trying to be an ass, I just didn't know if the page had been closed accidentally or if anyone was aware of it.

Kingturtle, some of those early 20th century seasons were fewer than 154 games, but you're right, it appears that Bergen still would not qualify for the batting title by modern standards.

By: kingturtle

kingturtle — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:32:42 +0000

great work andy. i like the simple lay out. and i like your reasoning about why it probably won't happen this year.

i suppose also the instances are more frequent in early years because the qualification standards were much lower? in none of bill bergen's six times on this list did he reach more that 372 PA. i understand and respect why B-R does this, but it would be nice to also have a feature in which we could search 3.1 PA/G as the standard for all seasons.

by the way, what's up with the name bill in this stat? 25% of the occurrences were by someone named bill or billy: six times by bill bergen!

By: leatherman

leatherman — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:41:17 +0000

I never realized that Mario Mendoza never qualified for a batting title.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:15:21 +0000

The site is undergoing a lot of changes...Sean is doing a lot of things behind-the-scenes--eventually this entire blog will be overhauled, when he gets to it. I think we can all agree that keeping the main site running well, stats updating, etc, is more important. A number of readers have been pretty impatient about this, and I think you folks should take a moment to re-evaluate.

By: JohnnyTwisto

JohnnyTwisto — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:11:35 +0000

Why is the suggestions page closed?

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:19:24 +0000

Nice, statboy

Actualyl I think my playoff predictions from last year were pretty good, except for the AL West.

By: Raphy

Raphy — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:04:00 +0000

Giambi has 35 runs created in his teams first 86 games. At that rate he would created 65.9 runs in 162 team games which would be the most ever for anyone with a BA less than .200. The current leader is Rob Deer with 60 in 1991 (.175 BA). Chris Young is on pace for 56 which would currently be good for second place all time.

http://www.bb-ref.com/play-index/shareit/9jbY