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Originally Posted by z28jd
Brett is another bad example of average over OBP. Schmidt had a .380 OBP and .527 slugging. Brett was .369 and .487, so no, he was not a better hitter. His slugging was worse and he didn't get on base as much as Schmidt. Defensively Schmidt was better, so he was the better hitter and fielder. He also played over 2200 games at third base, while Brett played 1692, with over 1000 games started elsewhere besides third base. That is a good chunk of his career not at the position you're ranking him at.
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You take a team of Schmidt and I'll take a team of Brett and I will beat you more often than I lose. I appreciate OBP, and both players excelled at getting on base. Schmidt struck out twice as much as Brett, and Brett walked more than he struck out. I'll take a .300 hitter with a great OBP because he could move runners and produce runs, starting a rally or keep rallys going. Schmidt might walk, he's on base ( which you highly value ) but not really moving runners, more likely to strike out.