baseball batting averages a part to whole of hits versus at bats
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Baseball Batting Averages
A part to whole of hits versus at bats
Quotes From Yogi Berra• A Nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore• Little league Baseball is a very good thing
because it keeps the parents off the streets.• Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is
physical• In theory there is no difference between
theory and practice but in practice there is.• You better cut that Pizza in four pieces
because I am not hungry enough to eat six.
Definition• Not all plate appearances count as official
at bats:
Definition• Not all plate appearances count as official
at bats (Some Exceptions)
Hit By pitch
Walks
Reaching on an Error
Sacrifice bunts or fly balls
Fielder’s choice
Batting Average
• This is the number of hits divided by the number of official at bats.
• It’s a Percentage reported as an integer between 0 and 1000. In other words it is accurate to 3 decimal places.
Small #s of at Bats Can be non-representative
• Ted Williams once commented about those that fail 'only' seven times out of ten attempts will be the greatest in the game. He was right, and the list below reflects those great career hitters.
• Important notes: 1,000 career games played & at-bats are needed to make this list of the best lifetime averages.
• "I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the
pitcher." - Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby
YEAR JETER JUSTICE
1995 12 of 48 104 of 411
1996 183 of 582 45 of 140
1995-1996
YEAR JETER JUSTICE
1995 250 253
1996 314 321
1995-1996
YEAR JETER JUSTICE
1995 12 of 48 104 of 411
1996 183 of 582 45 of 140
1995-1996 195 of 630 149 of 551
YEAR JETER JUSTICE
1995 250 253
1996 314 321
1995-1996
YEAR JETER JUSTICE
1995 12 of 48 104 of 411
1996 183 of 582 45 of 140
1995-1996 195 of 630 149 of 551
YEAR JETER JUSTICE
1995 250 253
1996 314 321
1995-1996 310 270
WHAT SEEMS WEIRD?
JETER LOOSES IN EACH YEAR BUT WINS OVERALL!
1996
1995
overall
JETERAT BATS
HITS
1996
1995
overall
JUSTICE
AT BATS
HITS
1996
1995
overall
TOGETHER
JUSTICE
JEETER
WHAT IS THE BIG IDEA?
• wWhen working with ratios and percentages the relative sizes of the collections are critical!