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Monday, May 18, 2009

Overrated RBI guys

By Tangotiger

Devil Fingers takes a players runs above replacement, compares it to RBI, to see who stands out.

Since RBI is a counting stat, I would prefer comparing to runs above zero (Runs Created), not above replacement (RAR). Otherwise, a low RAR guy with lots of PA will look “overrated”, when really he was just “overplayed”.

(17) Comments • 2009/06/05 • Sabermetrics • Clutch

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