Man, Chone Figgins Must Really Suck

Talk about cherry-picking stats to try and prove a point.

about 2 years ago JLProck 8 comments 0 recs |

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Yes, he uses OPS and 'Total Bases' to say that he is overrated.

Lets see, OPS undervalues OBP, espeically walks. ‘Total Bases’ is a lot like SLG – this greatly undervalues his skills.

Obviously CHone is lower on these stats because his skill is in OBP not SLG. Fortunatley for Chone, OBP is more important.

A wOBA comparison and discussion of his defensive value would be much more accurate.

by ARock on Dec 9, 2009 12:28 PM PST reply actions

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n 2009, he drew 101 walks, which was 36 more than he drew in any other season. Both were flukes. Take out those 2 seasons and his career OPS+ is around 93.

I ignored the rest.* The rest can’t possibly be worth reading.

(*I in fact kept reading.)

by Double06 on Dec 9, 2009 4:29 PM PST reply actions

Take out his best seasons and this guy is not as good as we thought!

That is so unique among MLB players.

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by Craig Powers on Dec 11, 2009 6:42 AM PST up reply actions

Peel away all the seasons that Albert Pujols had a wOBA of .400 or better...

…and you get a slash line of .000/.000/.000 with zero homeruns and zero RBI! Man, that guy can’t hit a lick!

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by JLProck on Dec 14, 2009 8:59 AM PST up reply actions

On ESPN mobile,

every day for the last 2 weeks the “Did you know” section has Figgins as having the lowest BA of active players with 75 postseason ABs, or something like that.

by hcoguy on Dec 10, 2009 1:16 AM PST reply actions