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Comparing Jesse Barfield’s Career bWAR and WAA stats with Dave Kingman’s 14.8 and -6.5, respectively, Barfield shines with a 37.2 bWAR and 21.8 WAA.
How rare is the under-.300 OBP/over-.500 SLG achievement?
According to Baseball-Reference, among seasons with at least 300 plate appearances, it is a relatively new phenomenon that has only happened eight times, and never happened before 1976.
The club’s founding father was Dave Kingman of the 1976 Mets.
Recent Scott Hairston rumors have him deciding between the Braves, Phillies, Cubs, or either New York team any day now…
Even after losing more than a few ticks to his fastball, Johan Santana changes speed like a master. (Photo by Jim McIsaac / Getty Images)
With a 7.19 ERA, don’t expect to find Clay Buchholz on many more statistical leaderboards. (Photo by Jim Rogash / Getty Images)
To watch for classification bias of a human or machine determining what is a curve or slider, we can combine both to see a pattern of breaking pitches (where batters have hit over .400) to Fastballs and Change Ups (with opponents’ batting average down to .125).
% of Breaking Pitches Thrown by Month
July: 13%
August: 28%
Sept: 32%
If ESPN’s Opponents’ Batting Average numbers are correct, Blake Beavan’s pitch selection is on an unhealthy trend. Where’s the story behind the story?
