What did Bill James calculate - run diff. betwen best/worst

[badger1679666666]

lineup order?

 

I know it's something really insignificant... Just need the info, if someone has it.

[Mephistopheles]

26 runs I think?

 

or 22?

 

idk which study produced which numerical result, it doesn't matter. James insnt the only one to look at this

[Rob]

Yeah, most studies say the difference between the absolute best, and the absolute worst (which no manager even comes close to) is about 2.5 wins a season.

[Mephistopheles]

25 runs doesnt even map to 2.5 wins

 

 

its less than that

[Rob]

25 runs doesnt even map to 2.5 wins

 

 

its less than that

 

I was under the impression there was about 9.5 runs scored per game last year. Wouldn't that work out pretty closely?

 

At any rate, IIRC, Tom Tango came up with an estimate of about 2.5 wins. I'll go check The Book later though.

[Exile on Waveland]

25 runs doesnt even map to 2.5 wins

 

 

its less than that

 

Lineups don't really matter, it's about getting the right players into the lineup. But I wonder, I know it says "best" and "worst" lineups, but does this actually account for Dusty Baker level bad lineup construction?

[Rob]

25 runs doesnt even map to 2.5 wins

 

 

its less than that

 

Lineups don't really matter, it's about getting the right players into the lineup. But I wonder, I know it says "best" and "worst" lineups, but does this actually account for Dusty Baker level bad lineup construction?

 

We'd be talking Dusty, but batting the pitcher first.

[Exile on Waveland]

25 runs doesnt even map to 2.5 wins

 

 

its less than that

 

Lineups don't really matter, it's about getting the right players into the lineup. But I wonder, I know it says "best" and "worst" lineups, but does this actually account for Dusty Baker level bad lineup construction?

 

We'd be talking Dusty, but batting the pitcher first.

 

That's what I thought. I also guess my question was poor, because I was thinking more of not playing the correct players at all. But that doesn't have much to do with lineup order construction.