Surprising Trivia Courtesy of B-Ref
by Sky Kalkman on Sep 25, 2009 9:23 AM EDT
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Print- Which offense ranks second behind the Yankees (119) in AL OPS+?
- Which offense ranks last in AL OPS+?
- Which is better according to OPS+ and ERA+, the Padres offense or their pitching?
- Which is better according to OPS+ and ERA+, the Rockies offense or their pitching?
- Twins at 107, followed by Angels at 105, Red Sox at 104, Rays at 102, and Blue Jays at 100.
- Surprisingly, it's not the Royals at 91 (tied with the White Sox), but the Mariners at 90. We'll give the Seattle hitters a break, however, as UZR has them 116 runs better in the field than both the White Sox and Royals.
- Their hitting, and it's not even close. Their OPS+ is 95 with a league average of 94 (explain that to me) while their ERA+ is 84 with a league average of 101.
- They're equally impressive, with their OPS+ at 100 with a league average of 94 and their ERA+ at 106.
From AL and NL league pages at Baseball-Reference.
Anything else you've noticed recently that would surprise us? Could be both on the team level or pitcher level.
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Stat comprehension fail on my part
The league average for NL OPS+ is 94? So that means that the average team has a team OPS+ of 94? I was really confused for a moment there.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I don't think you're the only one confused about that
by lookatthosetwins on Sep 25, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
My best guess is that B-Ref is using multi-year park factors, but 2009 parks are acting significantly different from that average.
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by Sky Kalkman on Sep 25, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
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They don’t average everybody up to 100 until the end of the year I think. It probably happens every year in-season.
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…rank 5th by wOBA as I calculate it in the power rankings (park adjustments, including full baserunning, etc). But there’s a smaller gap between 2nd and 5th place than there is between 2nd and 1st place.
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What's your MIN park factor?
B-Ref’s using 93.
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by Sky Kalkman on Sep 25, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
This isn't really much of a surprise...
But in his time with the White Sox, Alex Rios has a lower OPS+ (10) than Brent Lillibridge (11).
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prorated for PAs, last I checked Betancourt’s numbers for the Royals alone this year approch the horrors of TPJ’s 2008, and make the worst of Angel Berroa look like, well, something not quite so bad, or something
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by Matt Klaassen on Sep 26, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
League average OPS+ is 96 for both leagues combined. How does that work, isn’t the point to set league average to 100?
Q: What’s higher – the Orioles’ OPS+ or ERA+?
A: Their OPS+, but not by much – 93 vs. 90.
Q: After 1997 (last time we were in the playoffs / had a winning record), name the top 2 single-season performances by an Orioles starter (>100 IP)
A: Erik Bedard in 2007 (146 ERA+ in 182 IP), Brad Bergesen in 2009 (135 ERA+ in 123.1 IP).
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