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Topnotchsy
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I posted this awhile back with little response, but I was hoping that this time around I'd get more feedback.
Very often we there are discussions regarding speedsters and the value of a stolen base as compared to the production that power hitters put up. OBP/SLG/OBS has become very popular recently, and the power hitters always have bigger numbers here.
I was thinking that a simple way to translate SB's into SLG and OPS was to add an extra base for every stolen base, and deduct for every caught stealing (1 base for a CS at 2nd, 2 bases for a CS at 3rd, 4 bases for a caught stealing at home.) I think this is a pretty accurate way of determining what an SB is worth within the context of OBP/SLG/OBS (while a single followed by an SB obviously does not advance other runners in the way a double might, OBP/SLG/OBS does not take into account other baserunners anyway.
I calculated for Carl Crawford (before tonight's game.)
Crawford came in to the game batting .322 with 10 doubles, 3 triples, a homer and 13 walks in 177 AB's.
This came to a: .373/.429/.802
Pretty solid, but it ignores his 25/25 on the bases.
Add those extra bases he's pilfered and the numbers jump to:
.373/.571/.944
Not bad at all!!
Thoughts?
Very often we there are discussions regarding speedsters and the value of a stolen base as compared to the production that power hitters put up. OBP/SLG/OBS has become very popular recently, and the power hitters always have bigger numbers here.
I was thinking that a simple way to translate SB's into SLG and OPS was to add an extra base for every stolen base, and deduct for every caught stealing (1 base for a CS at 2nd, 2 bases for a CS at 3rd, 4 bases for a caught stealing at home.) I think this is a pretty accurate way of determining what an SB is worth within the context of OBP/SLG/OBS (while a single followed by an SB obviously does not advance other runners in the way a double might, OBP/SLG/OBS does not take into account other baserunners anyway.
I calculated for Carl Crawford (before tonight's game.)
Crawford came in to the game batting .322 with 10 doubles, 3 triples, a homer and 13 walks in 177 AB's.
This came to a: .373/.429/.802
Pretty solid, but it ignores his 25/25 on the bases.
Add those extra bases he's pilfered and the numbers jump to:
.373/.571/.944
Not bad at all!!
Thoughts?
