Comments on: GB%, LD%, FB% http://www.fangraphs.com/library Thu, 17 May 2012 18:39:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: EnricoPalatzzo http://www.fangraphs.com/library/index.php/offense/batted-ball/#comment-142422 EnricoPalatzzo Mon, 07 May 2012 20:57:29 +0000 http://sabrlibrary.com/?page_id=140#comment-142422 While all line drives could be called "well-hit", the ground balls and fly balls cannot be distinguished as such. Some ground balls dribble to the pitcher while others burn down the 3rd base line. Fly balls are similar. Is there a stat available here where you can see the amount of balls hit from say, -5 degrees to +40 degrees with the horizontal, and with a minimum velocity? Call it the GW%, for Good Wood %. While all line drives could be called “well-hit”, the ground balls and fly balls cannot be distinguished as such. Some ground balls dribble to the pitcher while others burn down the 3rd base line. Fly balls are similar. Is there a stat available here where you can see the amount of balls hit from say, -5 degrees to +40 degrees with the horizontal, and with a minimum velocity? Call it the GW%, for Good Wood %.

]]> By: Dmanel http://www.fangraphs.com/library/index.php/offense/batted-ball/#comment-103472 Dmanel Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:49:27 +0000 http://sabrlibrary.com/?page_id=140#comment-103472 Sorry, the difference is obviously R/O vs. R/PA. I missed that. Sorry, the difference is obviously R/O vs. R/PA. I missed that.

]]> By: Dmanel http://www.fangraphs.com/library/index.php/offense/batted-ball/#comment-89460 Dmanel Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:54:06 +0000 http://sabrlibrary.com/?page_id=140#comment-89460 Am I missing something obvious, or is there a big difference between the production numbers cited here, and the ones in the linked Baseball Analyst article? (http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2009/01/babip_slicing_a.php) Fangraphs: "- A line drive produces 1.26 runs/out, while fly balls produce .13 R/O and groundballs produce .05 R/O. In other words, batters want to hit lots of line drives and fly balls, while pitchers want to make batters hit groundballs." Baseball Analyst: "However, when it comes to production, flyballs are more valuable than groundballs. To wit, including home runs, line drives produced .40 runs in 2007 and .39 in 2008, while the average outfield flyball yielded .18 runs in 2007 and 2008. Meanwhile, the average groundball generated .05 runs per event in 2007 and .04 in 2008." The groundball run rates are exactly the same, but line drive numbers are way off. Is the ratio cited in fangraphs mistakenly the run production per/inning? Also, does anyone know where I can find the updated production numbers for 2011? Thanks in advance. Am I missing something obvious, or is there a big difference between the production numbers cited here, and the ones in the linked Baseball Analyst article? (http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2009/01/babip_slicing_a.php)

Fangraphs:
“- A line drive produces 1.26 runs/out, while fly balls produce .13 R/O and groundballs produce .05 R/O. In other words, batters want to hit lots of line drives and fly balls, while pitchers want to make batters hit groundballs.”

Baseball Analyst:
“However, when it comes to production, flyballs are more valuable than groundballs. To wit, including home runs, line drives produced .40 runs in 2007 and .39 in 2008, while the average outfield flyball yielded .18 runs in 2007 and 2008. Meanwhile, the average groundball generated .05 runs per event in 2007 and .04 in 2008.”

The groundball run rates are exactly the same, but line drive numbers are way off. Is the ratio cited in fangraphs mistakenly the run production per/inning?

Also, does anyone know where I can find the updated production numbers for 2011?

Thanks in advance.

]]> By: Deuce of Spades http://www.fangraphs.com/library/index.php/offense/batted-ball/#comment-11931 Deuce of Spades Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:34:02 +0000 http://sabrlibrary.com/?page_id=140#comment-11931 Thanks for the answer Steve. Thanks for the answer Steve.

]]> By: Steve Slowinski http://www.fangraphs.com/library/index.php/offense/batted-ball/#comment-11254 Steve Slowinski Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:37:31 +0000 http://sabrlibrary.com/?page_id=140#comment-11254 A couple reasons: 1) Line drive rate is far from perfect. What's the cutoff between a line drive and a looping fly ball? Weak hit bloopers are sometimes classified as "line drives", so you have to keep in mind the data isn't entirely perfect. 2) There's more to hitting for average than just line drives. Yeah, they typically fall in for hits more often than other hits, but you can't ignore a player's GB/FB ratio either. And BABIP plays into it a huge amount. Great question, thanks for asking! A couple reasons:

1) Line drive rate is far from perfect. What’s the cutoff between a line drive and a looping fly ball? Weak hit bloopers are sometimes classified as “line drives”, so you have to keep in mind the data isn’t entirely perfect.

2) There’s more to hitting for average than just line drives. Yeah, they typically fall in for hits more often than other hits, but you can’t ignore a player’s GB/FB ratio either. And BABIP plays into it a huge amount.

Great question, thanks for asking!

]]> By: Deuce of Spades http://www.fangraphs.com/library/index.php/offense/batted-ball/#comment-11220 Deuce of Spades Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:55:45 +0000 http://sabrlibrary.com/?page_id=140#comment-11220 Hi, I had a question about line drive %. I was under the impression that it correlated fairly strongly with BA, but it seems there are some guys like Bartlett and Pennington who have pretty high LD % and still don't hit for much of an average. Can anyone explain why that is? Hi, I had a question about line drive %. I was under the impression that it correlated fairly strongly with BA, but it seems there are some guys like Bartlett and Pennington who have pretty high LD % and still don’t hit for much of an average. Can anyone explain why that is?

]]> By: gnomez http://www.fangraphs.com/library/index.php/offense/batted-ball/#comment-10805 gnomez Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:19:52 +0000 http://sabrlibrary.com/?page_id=140#comment-10805 Is there anywhere I could find results splits for batted ball types for individual batters (for example, what percentage of Albert Pujols' line drives resulted in HR; what percentage of Josh Hamilton's fly balls resulted in 2B)? Is there anywhere I could find results splits for batted ball types for individual batters (for example, what percentage of Albert Pujols’ line drives resulted in HR; what percentage of Josh Hamilton’s fly balls resulted in 2B)?

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