Comments on: Unproductively Productive Hitters http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/05/unproductively-productive-hitters/ Economic Thinking about Baseball Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:16:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/05/unproductively-productive-hitters/comment-page-1/#comment-102723 Andrew Thu, 15 May 2008 02:30:33 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/05/unproductively-productive-hitters/#comment-102723 Surprised to see Billy Butler on that list. Everyone else seems to make sense. Surprised to see Billy Butler on that list. Everyone else seems to make sense.

]]> By: Sal Paradise http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/05/unproductively-productive-hitters/comment-page-1/#comment-102718 Sal Paradise Wed, 14 May 2008 04:10:52 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/05/unproductively-productive-hitters/#comment-102718 Yadier Molina and Jason Kendall should both get a big pass for being above average at their position (Park Factors Excluded). Catchers are a group at .266/.333/.396 for the season, for an OPS of .729. OPS+ is a statistic that has its flaws in situations like this. Stating that a player is unproductive while producing better than average at their position seems off to me. Yadier Molina and Jason Kendall should both get a big pass for being above average at their position (Park Factors Excluded).

Catchers are a group at .266/.333/.396 for the season, for an OPS of .729.

OPS+ is a statistic that has its flaws in situations like this. Stating that a player is unproductive while producing better than average at their position seems off to me.

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