tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post1321216976024459509..comments2024-01-08T14:50:08.705-05:00Comments on Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog: Tigers sabermetric LeadersLee Panashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148118898954670307noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-54955897353204657202009-02-13T00:31:00.000-05:002009-02-13T00:31:00.000-05:00Kevin, the weights are based on play by play resul...Kevin, the weights are based on play by play results of all the games from the 2008 season. The computer looked at each walk and each HBP and determined their impacts on scoring runs. The reason why HBP is slightly higher is because they tend to happen in situations which are advantageous to run scoring. <BR/><BR/>A lot of walks happen because first base is open and the pitcher is pitching Lee Panashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148118898954670307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-26528459685382164502009-02-12T00:39:00.000-05:002009-02-12T00:39:00.000-05:00Hi Lee:I really like your blog. Quick question: i...Hi Lee:<BR/><BR/>I really like your blog. Quick question: in wOBA I'm wondering why BB is weighted .71 while HBP is .74 ?<BR/><BR/>I would expect them to be equal or maybe BB to have a higher weight since the batter is making the pitcher work more.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>--KevinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-63010648598454916042009-02-11T22:22:00.000-05:002009-02-11T22:22:00.000-05:00Adam, They are all listed at FanGraphs:http://www....Adam, They are all listed at FanGraphs:<BR/><BR/>http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=1&season=2008&month=0Lee Panashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148118898954670307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-24779805652374034882009-02-11T20:16:00.000-05:002009-02-11T20:16:00.000-05:00Lee, if you could add the league leaders for each ...Lee, if you could add the league leaders for each of these stats, that would give a nice comparison. That is, I'm having a hard time gauging the significance of Cabrera's stats.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15087093587490414862noreply@blogger.com