Comments on: 2009 bases-loaded walks http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4459 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/4459/comment-page-1#comment-11134 Andy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:35:27 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=4459#comment-11134 Yeah sorry about that--originally I noticed that the number of BLW was about double the number of games a team plays in a season, but that's actually a pretty irrelevant number....from there I just got confused. heh. Yeah sorry about that--originally I noticed that the number of BLW was about double the number of games a team plays in a season, but that's actually a pretty irrelevant number....from there I just got confused. heh.

]]> By: Mark http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4459/comment-page-1#comment-11132 Mark Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:24:09 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=4459#comment-11132 I'm obviously late to the party here, but I got confused by the math/wording too, at first. I figured the 13 per team per season as well, and then thought a good perspective from there was that that's roughly 2 BLW per team per month (or once every couple weeks or so) -- which does feel about right. I'm obviously late to the party here, but I got confused by the math/wording too, at first. I figured the 13 per team per season as well, and then thought a good perspective from there was that that's roughly 2 BLW per team per month (or once every couple weeks or so) -- which does feel about right.

]]> By: ImAShark5 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4459/comment-page-1#comment-11119 ImAShark5 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:54:00 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=4459#comment-11119 JT doesn't steal other people's thunder, I do. JT doesn't steal other people's thunder, I do.

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4459/comment-page-1#comment-11118 Andy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:16:41 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=4459#comment-11118 JT you are stealing my thunder again. My next post is going to look at bases-loaded walk rates vs total number of walks and total number of bases loaded situations. I haven't finished the analysis yet but it looks like 2009 saw a pretty sizable spike in bases-loaded walks. JT you are stealing my thunder again. My next post is going to look at bases-loaded walk rates vs total number of walks and total number of bases loaded situations. I haven't finished the analysis yet but it looks like 2009 saw a pretty sizable spike in bases-loaded walks.

]]> By: Johnny Twisto http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4459/comment-page-1#comment-11117 Johnny Twisto Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:50:55 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=4459#comment-11117 If it's not obvious, the first sentence of my second paragraph should state "you are no less likely to draw a walk WITH THE BASES LOADED than in any other force situation" If it's not obvious, the first sentence of my second paragraph should state "you are no less likely to draw a walk WITH THE BASES LOADED than in any other force situation"

]]> By: Johnny Twisto http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4459/comment-page-1#comment-11116 Johnny Twisto Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:49:58 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=4459#comment-11116 That is pretty shocking it happens more than twice a day. Last year it occurred in 7.7% of all bases loaded plate appearances. Walks occurred 8.7% of the time with bases empty, 11.7% of the time with men on, 7.7% of the time when there was men on first, first and second, or first and third (i.e. a force situation but an open base.) (if I calculated correctly) So surprisingly, you are no less likely to draw a walk than in any other force situation. I guess the risk of forcing in that run is equaled by the risk of multiple runs scoring on a grooved pitch. And unsurprisingly, one can infer from the above numbers that walks are most common with men on base but first base open (15.2% of PA, if I summed correctly). That is pretty shocking it happens more than twice a day. Last year it occurred in 7.7% of all bases loaded plate appearances. Walks occurred 8.7% of the time with bases empty, 11.7% of the time with men on, 7.7% of the time when there was men on first, first and second, or first and third (i.e. a force situation but an open base.) (if I calculated correctly)

So surprisingly, you are no less likely to draw a walk than in any other force situation. I guess the risk of forcing in that run is equaled by the risk of multiple runs scoring on a grooved pitch.

And unsurprisingly, one can infer from the above numbers that walks are most common with men on base but first base open (15.2% of PA, if I summed correctly).

]]> By: Gerry http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4459/comment-page-1#comment-11115 Gerry Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:38:56 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=4459#comment-11115 I suppose one could say that on average there were (a bit over) 2 bases-loaded walks a day. That's pretty surprising - if someone tells you a bases-loaded walk is something that doesn't happen every day, you can retort that in fact it happens (on average) twice a day (during the season, of course). I suppose one could say that on average there were (a bit over) 2 bases-loaded walks a day. That's pretty surprising - if someone tells you a bases-loaded walk is something that doesn't happen every day, you can retort that in fact it happens (on average) twice a day (during the season, of course).

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4459/comment-page-1#comment-11113 Andy Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:50:58 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=4459#comment-11113 Yeah, I don't know what I'm thinking. It's more like 13 per team. Yeah, I don't know what I'm thinking. It's more like 13 per team.

]]> By: ImAShark5 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4459/comment-page-1#comment-11112 ImAShark5 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:42:03 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=4459#comment-11112 It still doesn't make sense. It still doesn't make sense.

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4459/comment-page-1#comment-11111 Andy Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:17:18 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=4459#comment-11111 oh, I left out the critical phrase "PER SEASON"...thanks. Fixed now. oh, I left out the critical phrase "PER SEASON"...thanks. Fixed now.

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