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Originally Posted by jhs5120
I explained above why OPS+ is not an appropriate metric when comparing a slap hitter with a power hitter. Power hitters usually have higher slugging percentages and will generally have higher on base percentages, so their OPS+ will always be higher.
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Lemme let you in on a dirty little secret. Come up close, don't wanna say it too loud:
Power hitters are a LOT more valuable than slap hitters
The job of slap hitters is to get on base. OBP measures that yet you discount it for sluggers because they "walk more often". So what? Isn't that kind of the job? Get on base? And home runs are waaaaaaaaaaaaaay more valuable than singles. That's just a fact.
OPS+ is absolutely a fair comparison between guys, regardless of whether they are slap hitters or power hitters.