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jerilynk66

Posted: Sep 4 2007, 10:06 AM

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QUOTE (ThinMan @ Sep 4 2007, 09:16 AM)

QUOTE (jerilynk66 @ Sep 4 2007, 10:13 AM)

What is XBH?

Extra Base Hits:

XBH = (2B + 3B + HR)
XBH% = (2B + 3B + HR)/hits

now i feel really dumb... that was kinda obvious

My husband nephew just threw out a bunch of stats trying to convince me that the MFY are a better team and I looked at that and it meant nothing to me..

My answer to him...

8 GB
18 E

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ThinMan

Posted: Sep 4 2007, 10:25 AM

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QUOTE (jerilynk66 @ Sep 4 2007, 11:06 AM)

This is the 'no question too dumb' thread, remember?

Here's my personal favorite:

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Generated Tue Sep 4 07:22:10 EDT 2007
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Average wins by position in AL East: 97.9 89.1 82.5 71.4 66.4
AL East W L Pct3 Avg W Avg L Champions Wild Card Playoffs
Red Sox 83 55 .623 97.9 64.1 99.11508 .85272 99.96780
Yankees 76 62 .565 89.0 73.0 .88228 56.21714 57.09943
Blue Jays 70 67 .539 82.6 79.4 .00263 1.67839 1.68103
Orioles 59 77 .498 71.1 90.9 .00000 .00000 .00000
Devil Rays 57 81 .454 66.6 95.4 .00000 .00000 .00000

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TPetey

Posted: Sep 6 2007, 10:57 AM

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QUOTE (ThinMan @ Aug 8 2007, 09:58 AM)

QUOTE (jerilynk66 @ Aug 8 2007, 09:29 AM)

Ok it says no question too dumb.

OBP -which I know is On Base Percentage that is the number of times the player is on base. Which includes walks ?

Slugging Percentage- where does that percentage come from ? I have tried and tried to figure that out, but it makes no sense to me

OBP includes walks, SLG does not. SLG (slugging percentage) is a measure of power.

OBP = (H + BB + HBP) / (AB + BB + HBP)

SLG = (1B + (2 x 2B) + (3 x 3B) + (4 x HR)) / AB

Small correction, Your Thinness:

OBP = (H + BB + HBP) / (AB + BB + HBP + SF)

Sac flies aren't charged as an at-bat, so they're added into the denominator. Sac bunts are not, and I can't explain why.

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billyoregon	Posted: Sep 6 2007, 06:45 PM
Group: Members Posts: 2,297 Member No.: 18 Joined: 13-December 06	The logic is that a sac bunt is a deliberate play where the batter sacrifices his opportunity to get a hit in order to move the runner over. A sac fly is not considered to be a deliberate play, just a fly ball that would have been an oh-for-one if it did not occur with a man on third scoring. So no penalty (plate appearance) in the OBP formula for a sac bunt, but a plate appearance is recorded for a sac fly. That makes some sense although there is room to quibble. Anyway, that's the explanation

TC33	Posted: Sep 24 2007, 02:24 PM
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Posted: Sep 24 2007, 06:52 PM

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QUOTE (TC33 @ Sep 24 2007, 03:24 PM)

Today is the first time I have come here, and I remember why - you guys that understand and do this stuff, scare the snot out of me. Hmm reminds me of something I onece heard, "Figures don't lie, liars figure" Ha!Ha!Ha!

Only by non-figurers.

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