07-21-2010, 04:03 PM
As everyone who likes OBP as a stat constantly says<b> OBP is mostly about HITTING</b>.
That is the main component of the stat! Only people who didn't read Moneyball, or totally mis-read it, think that OBP is about walks.
It's about hitting.
All-time leaders in OBP (since 1900)
Ted Williams
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Barry Bonds
Pujols is in the top ten. Are these guys "bat on the shoulder-type fellows who couldn't fucking hit a lick?" No. They swung the bat very well. But they got great pitches to hit, because they were selective at the plate, and didn't hack at everything in sight.
Is Adam Dunn on that list? Eddie "The Walking Man" Yost? No. You know why?
Because, even though they are awesome at taking a walk,
OBP is mostly about <b>HITTING</b>.
That is the main component of the stat! Only people who didn't read Moneyball, or totally mis-read it, think that OBP is about walks.
It's about hitting.
All-time leaders in OBP (since 1900)
Ted Williams
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Barry Bonds
Pujols is in the top ten. Are these guys "bat on the shoulder-type fellows who couldn't fucking hit a lick?" No. They swung the bat very well. But they got great pitches to hit, because they were selective at the plate, and didn't hack at everything in sight.
Is Adam Dunn on that list? Eddie "The Walking Man" Yost? No. You know why?
Because, even though they are awesome at taking a walk,
OBP is mostly about <b>HITTING</b>.
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