Interesting Statistic

[CubColtPacer]

I was browsing around, and found somebody speaking about The Fielding Bible on a website. They threw out this statistic from it that simply amazed me and made me wonder at the same time:

 

and very surprisingly turned up above average at outfield throwing (11th), which takes into account opportunities, how many extra bases are taken and kills (runners thrown out).

 

The 2006 Cubs were above average in outfield arms last year? :shock:

 

http://mvn.com/mlb-cubs/2007/01/04/ten-things-ive-learned-from-the-hardball-times-2007-annual/

[UK1679666180]

I'm not sure if it is or not (I hope it is) but stats like that are better off being reserved for play by play data.

[RichHillIsABeast]

Defensive stats are currently next to worthless, IMO.

 

I did like Murton's throw from the WT to double off Encarnacion at 1st. :lol:

[Rob]

FWIW, the fielding stats used by John Dewan are fairly advanced. Each game is watched and the balls in play are tracked by what vector they are on, how hard they are hit, etc... and each player is given credit for plays they make that the average player at that position wouldn't make, or deducted points for each play the average player would have made that he didn't.

 

It's not a perfect stat, but it is much better than junk like Fielding Percentage or Range Factor.