Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Batting lineup styles
I really like the idea behind this research. Comparing OBP to wOBA to try to figure out how much a player's game is geared toward OBP or SLG is a great way to do it. Basically, if OBP matches wOBA, y?ou know that the player's game is well-balanced between getting on base and moving runners over. If OBP is way above his wOBA, you know that player has a disproportionately high walks and/or low HR. (That's because you get 0.7 for walks and 2.0 for HR.) And naturally, if OBP is way below his own wOBA, you're looking at a high-HR low-walk player.
Anyway, the fun part is that he looks at how rosters are constructed, how many "extreme" players does each roster have, and in which way are they extreme. Then he continues, trying to see what composition of roster does to expected runs scored.
All very fine work and ideas, and should certainly inspire others to put in their own two cents.
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