Baseball stats

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

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[AngelsLakersFan]

On 2/20/2024 at 12:03 PM, Tank said:

saw this question posed on twitter by someone i follow, and thought it might be interesting to ask here . . .

Which MLB stat do you think is useless?

I would say none, but a lot of stats related to middle relievers are kinda lame.

I actually like pitcher Wins, not explicitly as a descriptor of talent, but as a decent accounting measure.  W/L are handed out at the point where the two teams diverge with everything before and everything after being equal or lopsided in the same direction.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

On 2/20/2024 at 12:04 PM, mmc said:

Batting average and pitcher wins

I'm still a fan of BA, but realize other STATs maybe more relevant..

[Inside Pitch]

6 hours ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

I'm still a fan of BA, but realize other STATs maybe more relevant..

BA isn't useless, it's just one of those stats that those other stats you speak of expose as being overrated or somewhat "empty."

 

[Stradling]

59 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

BA isn't useless, it's just one of those stats that those other stats you speak of expose as being overrated or somewhat "empty."

 

It’s incomplete as a stat. 

[Stradling]

Blown Saves is the worst. It tells you nothing about what actually happened. At least with wins, losses and saves you know whether or not your team won. A couple years ago I think it was the Angels and Astros both had 29 blown saves.