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Sunday, June 13, 2010
Game-leadoff OBP
ESPN posted this chart, which I find surprising:
Best OBP When Leading Off Game
Since 1969 (Minimum 500 PA)
Derek Jeter .398
Willie Randolph .392
Wade Boggs .380
Kenny Lofton .380
Jose Offerman .378
I figured Rickey Henderson would be there at least. I decided to run it myself, and this is what I got, with the same minimum 500 PA (but extending back to 1952):
safe_n pa_n obp woba resp_bat_id
458 1052 0.435 0.370 ashbr101
250 595 0.420 0.429 jeted001
474 1159 0.409 0.369 yoste101
693 1705 0.406 0.380 loftk001
356 877 0.406 0.354 randw001
224 561 0.399 0.366 offej001
299 749 0.399 0.373 bufod101
233 594 0.392 0.396 downb001
363 926 0.392 0.357 boggw001
1124 2875 0.391 0.373 hendr001
240 614 0.391 0.369 podss001
I include reaching on errors in my OBP. The average for all players is .345. And here’s the number of SD from the mean (no PA requirement needed):
SD pa_n obp resp_bat_id
6.2 1052 0.435 ashbr101
5.3 1705 0.406 loftk001
5.2 2875 0.391 hendr001
4.6 1159 0.409 yoste101
4.0 465 0.432 goodb101
3.9 595 0.420 jeted001
3.8 877 0.406 randw001
3.4 476 0.418 peara102
3.3 1844 0.382 butlb001
3.1 749 0.399 bufod101
3.1 339 0.425 grosg001
3.0 926 0.392 boggw001
...
(2.8) 203 0.251 bowal001
(2.8) 43 0.140 wilfr001
(2.8) 59 0.169 may-d101
(2.9) 35 0.114 bassk001
(2.9) 507 0.284 samuj001
(2.9) 730 0.293 aloms101
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