Derrek's BABIP?

[Geech]

Anyone know Lee's BABIP? I'm curious about how lucky he's been this season.

[ctcf]

His what?

[Geech]

Batting Average on Balls In Play.

 

lol kekekekeke ^_^ OML, wat a newb!

[UK1679666180]

.405

 

But, how much luck is involved when you're knocking the snot out of the ball?

 

Now, if Lee had a BABIP of .300 and was able to hit like he has, I would be amazed if that is even possible.

[Warpticon]

While we're at it, what's his LD%?

[UK1679666180]

26.9%

 

2nd behind Wright (NYM).

[wekse]

stat nerdz!

[treebird]

stat nerdz!

 

This stuff isn't nerdy at all. It's actually really simple once you come up with a reliable way to determine what a line drive is.

[wekse]

stat nerdz!

 

This stuff isn't nerdy at all. It's actually really simple once you come up with a reliable way to determine what a line drive is.

 

stop with all the crazy talk, i just want to see people hit it and hit it far, haha

 

btw, i know what all these stats mean, i was just being a jerk.

[treebird]

stat nerdz!

 

This stuff isn't nerdy at all. It's actually really simple once you come up with a reliable way to determine what a line drive is.

 

stop with all the crazy talk, i just want to see people hit it and hit it far, haha

 

btw, i know what all these stats mean, i was just being a jerk.

 

TOO LATE

[Mizzou]

A .405 BABIP... how good is that? Someone enlighten me on BABIP, please.

[wekse]

tree can do it...he's a nerdy nerd stat geek

[treebird]

A .405 BABIP... how good is that? Someone enlighten me on BABIP, please.

 

.405 leads the major leagues. It's not necessarily a good thing though, as a .405 babip coupled with a line drive percentage of 26.9 indicates that Derrek has likely been a little (not enormously) lucky this year.

 

The quick and dirty way to calculate a hitters expected BABIP is to take LD% and add .110. This would give us .379. .405 is obviously greater than .379, but not so much so that we should think that Derrek is on the brink of an amazing collapse that would stagger the mind.

 

The reason we should think that Derrek is on the brink of an amazing collapse that would stagger the mind is that he plays for the Cubs and that's how things seem to work out for us.

[treebird]

tree can do it...he's a nerdy nerd stat geek

 

i wish i was a nerd

 

nerds are smart

[UK1679666180]

That's #1 in the NL, 27 points ahead of Nick Johnson.

 

Typically, the avg. is around .300.

[TB_11]

Great stuff - what's the source for these numbers?

[ZiggyTaxi]

That's #1 in the NL, 27 points ahead of Nick Johnson.

 

Typically, the avg. is around .300.

 

I was aware the avg was .300 for the NL, but is it really the same for the AL?

 

Also, the source is Baseball Prospectus.

[TB_11]

That's #1 in the NL, 27 points ahead of Nick Johnson.

 

Typically, the avg. is around .300.

 

I was aware the avg was .300 for the NL, but is it really the same for the AL?

 

Also, the source is Baseball Prospectus.

 

Thought so - I had the subscription last year when I was in school and had more time to be a stat geek. Now work occupies all my time. Boo-urns.