Comments on: BA More Than OBP http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3324 This and that about baseball stats. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3324/comment-page-1#comment-9828 Andy Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:50:05 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3324#comment-9828 I'm probably thinking of I-Rod in 2007. Here: http://bbref.com/pi/shareit/rKjJ4 are players who qualified for the batting title but finished with an OBP that was at most 5% greater than their BA. (So, for example, a .300 BA and no more than a .315 OBP.) Looks like in June of that year, his OBP got as low as just 7 points above his BA. I'm probably thinking of I-Rod in 2007. Here:

http://bbref.com/pi/shareit/rKjJ4

are players who qualified for the batting title but finished with an OBP that was at most 5% greater than their BA. (So, for example, a .300 BA and no more than a .315 OBP.)

Looks like in June of that year, his OBP got as low as just 7 points above his BA.

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3324/comment-page-1#comment-9827 Andy Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:46:28 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3324#comment-9827 I'm amazed that it hasn't happened with more PAs. I seem to recall some player in the last few years making it pretty far into the season--maybe August--as a full time player but with OBP and BA that were nearly identical. I'm amazed that it hasn't happened with more PAs. I seem to recall some player in the last few years making it pretty far into the season--maybe August--as a full time player but with OBP and BA that were nearly identical.

]]> By: tmckelv http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3324/comment-page-1#comment-9793 tmckelv Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:43:43 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3324#comment-9793 I find it very interesting that Billy Beane is on the list of players with lower OBP then Batting Average (#6 on Position-player only list). I guess he didn't need to go far for his Moneyball research of what type of player a team does NOT want. I find it very interesting that Billy Beane is on the list of players with lower OBP then Batting Average (#6 on Position-player only list). I guess he didn't need to go far for his Moneyball research of what type of player a team does NOT want.

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