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Bases Batted Forward (December 3, 2003)
Discussion ThreadPosted 5:47 p.m.,
December 3, 2003
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Matt Philip(e-mail)
I forgot to mention that one of the advantages of the BBF is that the BBF% takes into consideration the number of opportunities to advance runners that the batter has. The percentage then provides a context for the batter's success, whether he bats leadoff, cleanup or last.
That's a great point about adding the "base value" to the BBF, one that came up at a recent SABR meeting when I presented my research on the 2003 postseason BBF stats. On the one hand, I like the idea of keeping it a simple, accessible stat that a common fan can keep track of at a ballgame. Perhaps I'll add some auxiliary stats to give it more "gravitas." ;)