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A quirk of OPS...
Recalling the coach's refrain from Little League, is a walk as good as a hit?
Here is what OPS has to say in some simple situations involving two plate appearances... Here, a walk is worse than a hit. Out + BB = .500 OPS Out + 1B = 1.000 OPS Here, a walk is as good as a hit. BB + 1B = 2.000 OPS 1B + 1B = 2.000 OPS And here, a walk is better than a hit! BB + 2B = 3.000 OPS 1B + 2B = 2.500 OPS Admittedly, a situation like the last one is extremely unlikely over a full season. Still, I thought it was an interesting example of a widely used analytic supporting a conclusion that's obviously wrong. |
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