Comments on: Plate Discipline with Averages http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/plate-discipline-with-averages/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:21:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: KY http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/plate-discipline-with-averages/#comment-71000 KY Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:21:54 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4076#comment-71000 Just wanted to concur the awesomeness of this. Context to those more arcane numbers is key! How bout quin tiles or thirds to know a little more about the league range? Just wanted to concur the awesomeness of this. Context to those more arcane numbers is key! How bout quin tiles or thirds to know a little more about the league range?

]]> By: Big Oil http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/plate-discipline-with-averages/#comment-70928 Big Oil Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:32:27 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4076#comment-70928 Would also love to see these make their way to the advanced table as well (noticing that you entertained the idea). Would also love to see these make their way to the advanced table as well (noticing that you entertained the idea).

]]> By: Big Oil http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/plate-discipline-with-averages/#comment-70927 Big Oil Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:28:50 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4076#comment-70927 Echoing what others have said, this website's ability to mesh relevant, insightful analysis, information gathering-capabilities that are second to none and publisher flexibility vis-a-vis reader feedback makes this place the first website I go to for all things baseball. This is great stuff. Echoing what others have said, this website’s ability to mesh relevant, insightful analysis, information gathering-capabilities that are second to none and publisher flexibility vis-a-vis reader feedback makes this place the first website I go to for all things baseball. This is great stuff.

]]> By: josh http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/plate-discipline-with-averages/#comment-70881 josh Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:34:09 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4076#comment-70881 this site is pure awesomeness. this site is pure awesomeness.

]]> By: alskor http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/plate-discipline-with-averages/#comment-70872 alskor Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:47:47 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4076#comment-70872 I honestly believe this site has significantly increased the intelligence level of baseball talk all over the net. I honestly believe this site has significantly increased the intelligence level of baseball talk all over the net.

]]> By: Jake http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/plate-discipline-with-averages/#comment-70854 Jake Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:15:12 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4076#comment-70854 Sweet! Could you guys put that up for other stats too? Things like batted-ball data and pitch type data can be difficult to estimate without having the league average. Sweet! Could you guys put that up for other stats too? Things like batted-ball data and pitch type data can be difficult to estimate without having the league average.

]]> By: kris http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/plate-discipline-with-averages/#comment-70847 kris Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:45:20 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4076#comment-70847 God you make it easy on people who write fantasy articles -- 20 minutes of research here, along with a stop over at the baseball cube and you've got yourself a full fledged fantasy article. A 3 hour article only takes an hour now. I couldn't have imagined trying to figure out Alexei Ramirez without this site -- Now, if only you could make a mouse_over for what percentile they're in. We all know that averages are worthless :P God you make it easy on people who write fantasy articles — 20 minutes of research here, along with a stop over at the baseball cube and you’ve got yourself a full fledged fantasy article. A 3 hour article only takes an hour now.

I couldn’t have imagined trying to figure out Alexei Ramirez without this site –

Now, if only you could make a mouse_over for what percentile they’re in. We all know that averages are worthless :P

]]> By: Johnny Disaster http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/plate-discipline-with-averages/#comment-70831 Johnny Disaster Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:41:41 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4076#comment-70831 YES! Love the league average feature. YES! Love the league average feature.

]]> By: David Appelman http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/plate-discipline-with-averages/#comment-70823 David Appelman Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:15:17 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4076#comment-70823 It's all MLB average. It’s all MLB average.

]]> By: heattlll http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/plate-discipline-with-averages/#comment-70822 heattlll Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:15:10 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4076#comment-70822 ok - looks like league average. very nice to have a baseline to compare against. Be nice to have that in general for non-traditional stats. ok – looks like league average. very nice to have a baseline to compare against. Be nice to have that in general for non-traditional stats.

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