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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Hitter’s BABIP
Andruw Jones has not been any more unlucky in his career than Jeter has been lucky, with regards to BABIP. There is one parameter missing in these metrics that try to estimate a player’s BABIP: his ability to hit the ball away from fielders. Jeter has it, and Andruw does not. That is, by far, the biggest explanation for how much they diverge. A pitcher also has an ability to make the batter hit the ball to his fielders, but it is far far less in scope. It’s so small, that sometimes we think it might be non-existant. And sometimes, we try to think it works the same with hitters. It doesn’t.
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