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Here’s a good piece on being introduced to wOBA and how to use it. If he’s using the Fangraphs data, it includes SB and CS, so that should be added in there. The coefficients are around .25 and -.50.
I liked his closing line:
...and the countless other blogs and books that refuse to stop thinking and arguing about baseball.
Great line.
Walks occur more often when they have less value (1B open, or with 2 outs).
Shouldn’t it be NIBB rather than BB? It seems like the coefficient would be slightly higher if we’re using total BB.
It is NIBB.
For some people, they prefer to write BB and then declare IBB are removed.
You could just as well call them BB, IBB, and TBB (total walks).
Ah, okay. It seems like removing IBB from the denominator would have to be done as well.
Yes, definitely. The IBB should be treated as a no-play.
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This is great! Actually, one question, why does HBP have a slightly higher coefficient vs. BB?