Sunday, March 17, 2013
Times on Base
?Leaders lists. I wish batting average will die, so that OBP can take over. Let batting average die, and then a few years later, it can be resurrected as a periphery stat, like BABIP. As long as we give it prominence in the three slash categories, we'll never be rid of that sometimes useful, but most times painful, stat.
That was awesome, thanks for posting.
So, even while fully acknowledging how expanded playoffs during his era, and his powerful team within that era, helped Jeter’s total in the postseason (though actually without reaching-on-errors included, since I couldn’t find it) his career post-season TOB total versus others is crazy:
1. Jeter - 274
2. Bernie -213
3. Manny - 206
4.Jorge - 185
5. Chipper - 181