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jay behrensI have no idea what your knowledge of statical analysis, but when someone starts using raw stats to prove overall greatness, etc then it needs to be pointed out that it is not a good way to do it. If you do know about adjusted numbers, then shame on you for continuing the belief that raw numbers are a good measure.
You have a misunderstanding of what park factor. Park factor is a number that adjusts stats based on what degree is a park is hitter friendly, pitcher friendly or neutral. Park factor can be figured out without knowing the dimensions of the park. A perfect example of someone who benefited from a ball park is Sandy Koufax. He was a sub .500 pitcher until Chavez Ravine opened. After it opened, he became a dominant pitcher. When you adjust his numbers for the park factor, he is still an outstanding pitcher, but not the great pitcher that everyone has been brainwashed into believing that he was.
Some else mentioned mentioned that Bonds benefits from his home park. This is another great myth that is out there. If this were the case, then a lot of lefties would be launching the ball out. Instead, it has provent o be a very difficult part of the park to hit a HR. I've been fortunate enough to stand at home plate in that park. The wall looks so close that I thought I could easily poke one over that wall, but obviously, outside of Bonds, no one has been able to do it an a regualr basis. I'm not sure what the current count is at now, but I think there have been fewer than 10 players other than Bonds that have hit a ball into the bay.
Jay
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