Or 5th, or 6th best.
So Ryan Howard won the NL MVP beating out Albert Pujols, and somehow Lance Berkman beat out Carlos Beltran for third.
Player A. BA .331 OBP .431 SLUG .671 OPS 1.102 49 HR 137 RBI
83 XBH VORP: 85.4
Player B. BA .313 OBP .425 SLUG .659 OPS 1.084 58 HR 149 RBI
84 XBH VORP: 81.5
Player A: 12.9 WARP3
Player B: 9.4 WARP3
You look at every statistic and something stands out. Player A is superior to Player B, ending up with 9 less HRs, 12 less RBIs, and dominating every other statistic. Hell, even 9 HR down, he ended up with only one less XBH.
He also did it in 70 less plate appearances.
Did I mention Player A's team barely made the playoffs, due to him carrying the team, where Player B's team batted the 14th best position player ahead of him(which led to significantly more RBI chances) but still didn't lead his team to the playoffs?
Did I mention Player A had 131 less strikeouts?
Did I mention Player A hit .397 with RISP, while Player B hit .256 with RISP.
Well now let's name our players. Player B, of course, is Ryan Howard, the winner *gag* of the NL MVP. Player A, is Albert Pujols, the superior player in just about every way, besides HRs and RBIs.
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nice job future. i look forward to adding your entry into the blog world to my daily readings :)
Sportswriters are, on average, morons. At least in other embaressing areas of journalism, like science journalism, the people involved have at least learned how to write. Unfortunately, hanging around sports teams all day doesn't magically give you super analytical powers.
If Howard keeps this up, he might be able to pull out a 5 year/$90 million contract too.
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