Comments on: Never Would Have Paired These Two http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/656 This and that about baseball stats. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:44:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/656#comment-4613 Andy Wed, 07 May 2008 13:19:36 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/656#comment-4613 I don't mean to pile on, but I will echo that I don't think the players are similar at all. Finding guys with similar numbers of games played or at-bats is very easy. I don’t mean to pile on, but I will echo that I don’t think the players are similar at all. Finding guys with similar numbers of games played or at-bats is very easy.

]]> By: James http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/656#comment-4595 James Tue, 06 May 2008 14:59:50 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/656#comment-4595 Eh. The slash lines are: .314/.346/.489 .283/.373/.450 Some of the other stuff looks pretty similar, but considering the corner outfield/middle infield difference and the batting lines that don't look similar, I don't think I'll be comparing Cano to Kemp anytime soon. Eh. The slash lines are:

.314/.346/.489
.283/.373/.450

Some of the other stuff looks pretty similar, but considering the corner outfield/middle infield difference and the batting lines that don’t look similar, I don’t think I’ll be comparing Cano to Kemp anytime soon.

]]> By: birtelcom http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/656#comment-4593 birtelcom Tue, 06 May 2008 10:41:26 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/656#comment-4593 Comparing middle infielders to left fielders is dangerous -- an impressive performance on offense by a middle infielder isn't nearly as fine when accomplished by a player all the way on the other end of the defensive spectrum. Checking for a comparable OPS+ and comparable career PAs through age 24, and sticking just to middle infielders, the closest comp I found on PI, and it was very close, was Rod Carew. Carew's SLG was lower, but he played in an era less conducive to sluggging. Comparing middle infielders to left fielders is dangerous — an impressive performance on offense by a middle infielder isn’t nearly as fine when accomplished by a player all the way on the other end of the defensive spectrum. Checking for a comparable OPS+ and comparable career PAs through age 24, and sticking just to middle infielders, the closest comp I found on PI, and it was very close, was Rod Carew. Carew’s SLG was lower, but he played in an era less conducive to sluggging.

]]> By: gerry http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/656#comment-4592 gerry Tue, 06 May 2008 03:33:53 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/656#comment-4592 Some of the numbers are impressively close, but the divergence in walks tells me these players aren't all that similar. Some of the numbers are impressively close, but the divergence in walks tells me these players aren’t all that similar.

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