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DIPS year-to-year correlations, 1972-1992 (August 5, 2003)
Discussion ThreadPosted 4:12 p.m.,
August 5, 2003
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tlbos
May I be the first to say...weird?
DIPS year-to-year correlations, 1972-1992 (August 5, 2003)
Posted 4:21 p.m.,
August 5, 2003
(#7) -
tlbos
First thought, are there different kinds of singles? Do pitchers exert more control over the single that flies over the infield and lands in front of the outfielders than say, the grounder between the 3B and SS? Is there perhaps a certain single that's easily preventable by pitchers?
Is there (or could there be) a PbP data-based stat based on:
a) the fielding zone the ball is hit to
b) the type of hit (grounder, line drive, fly)
c) the chance of this type of hit in this zone to be fielded by an average fielder
At the end we would have some kind of adjusted hits on balls in play. That would be more or less "defense independent".
Tango, have you noticed any interesting individual pitchers in terms of the difference between 1b and XBH?
DIPS year-to-year correlations, 1972-1992 (August 5, 2003)
Posted 4:34 p.m.,
August 5, 2003
(#13) -
tlbos
Re: #5/#8 - I'm not sure I see that one. Is that an intuitive argument? Or does someone have data to indicate a better CF prevents more XBH (relatively) than a better SS prevents singles?