April 24, 201412 yr I can't find how many times if at all he's reached base on an error, but I did see has 9 runs with 17 hits and 3 walks. I wonder how many other people score nearly half the time they reach base? That kinda goes hand in hand with my thinking....He can have an OBP that's a little less than ideal for a leadoff hitter, because when he does get on base, I imagine he scores at a higher % than most guys who have a higher OBP.
April 24, 201412 yr That kinda goes hand in hand with my thinking....He can have an OBP that's a little less than ideal for a leadoff hitter, because when he does get on base, I imagine he scores at a higher % than most guys who have a higher OBP. Hell, we need a new stat for that then.
April 24, 201412 yr SWOGW Scored When Other Guys Wouldn't Simple formula....(Runs Scored/# of Times on Base) * (OBP)
April 24, 201412 yr I think it was Jim Rome who tweeted that Billy Hamilton may be the most exciting baseball player of all-time....:lol2:
April 24, 201412 yr The look on Hamilton's face when Votto got thrown out at 2nd on the double steal was like "you slow bastard".:lol2:
April 24, 201412 yr Simple formula....(Runs Scored/# of Times on Base) * (OBP) Guessing that formula will show he can get on at a 32% clip and produce runs at the rate of most that have a 40% OBP...
April 24, 201412 yr The look on Hamilton's face when Votto got thrown out at 2nd on the double steal was like "you slow bastard".:lol2: More like, "What are you doing idiot? I had this base stolen, and you just took a stolen base away from me"
April 24, 201412 yr More like, "What are you doing idiot? I had this base stolen, and you just took a stolen base away from me" Yep.
April 24, 201412 yr Hamilton to Votto "you do the hitting, I'll do the running". Votto to Hamilton "deal, cause you sure won't do much of the hitting".
April 24, 201412 yr That kinda goes hand in hand with my thinking....He can have an OBP that's a little less than ideal for a leadoff hitter, because when he does get on base, I imagine he scores at a higher % than most guys who have a higher OBP. I actually read a stat about that last year. I'll look for the article. It calculated a new OBP based on a 90% steal rate making it more likely for him to score the same amount of runs as if he got on at a .380 clip.
April 24, 201412 yr I actually read a stat about that last year. I'll look for the article. It calculated a new OBP based on a 90% steal rate making it more likely for him to score the same amount of runs as if he got on at a .380 clip. There will definitely need to be new stats added to show his true impact on a game.
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