Who will have a better season?

by bp42810 on Jan 27, 2012 11:22 PM PST

I was reading recently that Brandon Inge is unhappy now that Detroit signed Prince because it will now relegate him to a bench role with Cabrera likely taking over 3B. Inge had a very similar year to Chone Figgins last year batting 197 over the course of 269 AB whereas Figgins batted 188 over 288 AB. With both likely playing bench roles this year. I was curious who you think will likely have a better season.

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Who will have a better 2012?

Chone Figgins

120 votes

Brandon Inge

183 votes

303 votes | Poll has closed

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In the future...

Do you think you could punctuate a batting average correctly? .197 and .188, please.

by basebliman on Jan 27, 2012 11:49 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

I see that you haven't been around LL very much (at least as a poster)

so you may not know that we as a general community don’t value batting average very highly as far as a way to evaluate players. Maybe next time dig in a little deeper and find some better stats (baseball-reference is a great place to look); learn about and pay attention to things like WAR and, to a lesser extent, OPS – those will tell you a lot more about a player’s skill than BA will.

by pdb on Jan 28, 2012 7:12 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

My, look at all those numbers in your name...

by BigR on Jan 28, 2012 9:59 AM PST reply actions 6 recs

Wow

Looking at the numbers, didnt realize that Inge’s WAR (-0.6) was lower than Figgins (-0.5) last year. Plus Inge had a lower RAR (Runs Above Replacement Level) at -0.6 to -0.5. I would think Figgins’ speed and ability to pinch run would make him a higher value than Inge, and the RAR reflects that.

Inge had a -8 oWAR (Offensive WAR) to Figgins’ -1. Plus Inge’s dWAR (Defensive WAR) was at 0.2 to Figgins’ 0.5.

Looking deeper into these two players, I guess that I would much rather have Figgins than Inge as a player.

But Inge’s 5.5M to Figgins’ 9.5M looks SO much better

Blow it up! BLOW IT SKY HIGH!

by tkballer22 on Jan 28, 2012 12:33 PM PST reply actions