Comments on: Oh, Barry… http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:42:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dan http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/#comment-41218 dan Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:08:22 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/#comment-41218 Gardenhoser! Gardenhoser!

]]> By: Nate http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/#comment-41161 Nate Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:29:01 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/#comment-41161 You think these numbers are amazing?! Check out Henry Rowengartner's K/9 back in '93! You think these numbers are amazing?! Check out Henry Rowengartner’s K/9 back in ’93!

]]> By: Sam Larson http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/#comment-41069 Sam Larson Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:47:21 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/#comment-41069 How about the fact that if he'd played enough to qualify he would have lead the NL in OPS+ in 2007! The only players who had a better OPS+ last year were A-Rod, Pena and Ortiz. How about the fact that if he’d played enough to qualify he would have lead the NL in OPS+ in 2007! The only players who had a better OPS+ last year were A-Rod, Pena and Ortiz.

]]> By: Berkmaniac http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/#comment-41046 Berkmaniac Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:20:19 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/#comment-41046 That is interesting Trev. Glad to hear the NL has the better voters. Also, another thing concerning Bonds that goes unnoticed is the amount of focus/discipline he had to have. Obviously, he had to have discipline to walk so many times, but he still had to stay so focused for all of his other ABs. Here's what I mean: from 2001-2004, Bonds had 2,443 PAs and 755 BBs. That means he was walked 31% of the time! (In 2004 it was 38%!). So over a 4 season period, he walked almost 1 out of ever 3 plate appearances. Pitchers were not throwing him a lot to hit, so he still had to remain very focused for the occasions when he actually got something in the zone. That is interesting Trev. Glad to hear the NL has the better voters.

Also, another thing concerning Bonds that goes unnoticed is the amount of focus/discipline he had to have. Obviously, he had to have discipline to walk so many times, but he still had to stay so focused for all of his other ABs. Here’s what I mean: from 2001-2004, Bonds had 2,443 PAs and 755 BBs. That means he was walked 31% of the time! (In 2004 it was 38%!). So over a 4 season period, he walked almost 1 out of ever 3 plate appearances. Pitchers were not throwing him a lot to hit, so he still had to remain very focused for the occasions when he actually got something in the zone.

]]> By: Finn http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/#comment-41010 Finn Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:28:36 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/#comment-41010 You're forgetting the most important part: APPARENTLY, he's NOT THAT NICE! So let's quit with the mumbo-jumbo statistical lovefest. He's obviously just too controversial to help a team. You’re forgetting the most important part: APPARENTLY, he’s NOT THAT NICE! So let’s quit with the mumbo-jumbo statistical lovefest. He’s obviously just too controversial to help a team.

]]> By: mweir145 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/#comment-40963 mweir145 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:56:24 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/#comment-40963 It was quite amazing to see somebody dominate the sport to that extent. Hopefully it will happen again in our lifetimes. It was quite amazing to see somebody dominate the sport to that extent. Hopefully it will happen again in our lifetimes.

]]> By: Trev http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/#comment-40922 Trev Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:12:12 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/#comment-40922 I got bored one day and put together a spreadsheet of all the WPA leaders (batters only) vs. the MVPs. From 1974-2007 (all the WPA data on fangraphs), Albert Pujols has the highest non-Bonds season in 2006 at 9.57 WPA. One thing I did notice is that the AL voters are much worse than the NL voters. The AL voters left 3 WPA leaders off the ballots completely vs. only one for the NL. AL voters got the MVP "right" only 8 times while NL voters did it 15 times. This of course does not take into account defense, position, and I'm not sure if WPA has a park adjustment. But yes, only Barry is the only person to crack 10 wins above average. I got bored one day and put together a spreadsheet of all the WPA leaders (batters only) vs. the MVPs.

From 1974-2007 (all the WPA data on fangraphs), Albert Pujols has the highest non-Bonds season in 2006 at 9.57 WPA.

One thing I did notice is that the AL voters are much worse than the NL voters. The AL voters left 3 WPA leaders off the ballots completely vs. only one for the NL. AL voters got the MVP “right” only 8 times while NL voters did it 15 times.

This of course does not take into account defense, position, and I’m not sure if WPA has a park adjustment.

But yes, only Barry is the only person to crack 10 wins above average.

]]> By: wrveres http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/#comment-40905 wrveres Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:21:34 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oh-barry/#comment-40905 miss ya barry miss ya barry

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