Comments on: Featured Post: How On-Base Percentage Directly Relates To Runs Scored

By: Mr North Jersey

Mr North Jersey — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:42:47 +0000

This.

By: Connor O'Brien

Connor O'Brien — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:39:46 +0000

What can I say. You can’t convince everyone I guess.

By: ReturnoftheKing

ReturnoftheKing — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:37:13 +0000

Watching Metsie argue his point is like watching a 4 year old. He believes what he believes facts, evidence, logic and science be damned.

Connor, great piece and thanks for fighting the good fight in the comment thread.

By: Connor O'Brien

Connor O'Brien — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:34:07 +0000

I don’t know how anyone can NOT see a correlation in these graphs.

By: Connor O'Brien

Connor O'Brien — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:33:21 +0000

Still no example of a respected statistician saying OBP has the strongest correlation, either.

By: JJ

JJ — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:08:59 +0000

Wanna help me draft my fantasy team?

By: Mr North Jersey

Mr North Jersey — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:53:38 +0000

And Featured Status it is.

By: Metro12

Metro12 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:48:29 +0000

Simple OBP is good because:

1) As many have said, it avoids an out and extends an inning. It increases run-scoring probability

2) With men on base, it may give the current batter better pitches to hit, as the pitcher may be less willing to risk a walk

3) It elevates a starter’s pitch count! Getting into the opposing team’s bullpen early is generally a good thing. Very few teams have strong middle relief.

Just wanted to get my 2 cents into this epic thread.

By: Fonzie13

Fonzie13 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:08:38 +0000

HR’s are not a major component to Slug%? Are you serious? HR’s have the greatest impact on Slug% above any. It’s not even close

By: TRS86

TRS86 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:34:13 +0000

LOL, that’s the reason I am using R/G. It’s just so ludicrous to prove a point. Of course R/G correlates well with runs scored, just as RUNS Batted in would. But it also serves absolutely no purpose, proves nothing and is completely useless in determining what a team should be built around.

By: Donal

Donal — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:33:50 +0000

Well done, Connor

By: Connor O'Brien

Connor O'Brien — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:18:45 +0000

also said a guy with 6 HR has a lower wOBA than someone with 10 singles. Never responded to my rebuttal:
“Player 1:
10 singles, 30 at bats wOBA: .295
Player 2:
6 HR, 30 at bats wOBA: .412″

By: Connor O'Brien

Connor O'Brien — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:17:09 +0000

You could also read this:
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/ops-for-the-masses/

By: Donal

Donal — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:16:56 +0000

Keep in mind, Metsie is also the guy who claims wOBA says that reaching on an error is ebtter than any hit.

By: Connor O'Brien

Connor O'Brien — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:13:38 +0000

If you don’t believe me, will you believe a physics professor at Bucknell?
http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~bvollmay/baseball/runs1.html

By: Connor O'Brien

Connor O'Brien — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:10:43 +0000

That linked post is hiding behind rankings. Wouldn’t the actual statistics be more accurate?

By: Connor O'Brien

Connor O'Brien — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:08:48 +0000

How can a connection THAT strong be merely coincidental? Watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WQ8hUPX0BY

“100% of RS is an OB….
100% of OB is not an RS…It does not CORELATE!”
That is not at all what a correlation is. Watch the video.

By: Connor O'Brien

Connor O'Brien — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:03:25 +0000

I guess you can’t.

By: TRS86

TRS86 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:57:19 +0000

That’s because people associate OBP with taking walks and it’s anything but. It’s just a plain and simple principle. Don’t make outs, outs are usually bad.

By: Donal

Donal — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:15:32 +0000

“Sac Fly is better than an OB in that situation….”

So, a sac fly is better than a home run?