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In 1990 Ripken only commited 3 errors at shortstop which is very impressive. Is this the best year defensively by a player or are their others out there that would be even better?
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Cal Ripken led the league in assists 7 times as a SS in his careerOriginally posted by Orioles5 View Post
he did not lead in 1990
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He still wasn't a "1" in strat-o-maticOriginally posted by Orioles5 View PostThis week's Giant
#5 in games played as a Giant with 1721 , Bill TerryComment
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Yeah, not bad considering that three shortstops have made four errors in one inning.Originally posted by Orioles5 View Post
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As far as Fielding % goes, this is way up there. Ripken committed 3 Errors in 680 Chances.Originally posted by Orioles5 View Post
Mike Bordick committed just 1 Error in 570 Chances at SS in 2002.Comment
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Ozzie Smith 1980?
24 E
288 PO
621 AssistsComment
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Plácido Polanco committed 0 Errors in 683 Chances at 2B in 2007.Originally posted by dgarza View PostComment
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Incredible season...Originally posted by westsidegrounds View Post"Herman Franks to Sal Yvars to Bobby Thomson. Ralph Branca to Bobby Thomson to Helen Rita... cue Russ Hodges."Comment
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actually they had to make a special rating for himOriginally posted by JR Hart View Post1. The more I learn, the more convinced I am that many players are over-rated due to inflated stats from offensive home parks (and eras)
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The lack of errors for Cal Ripken at such a demanding position as SS looks like a mind-blower at first glance; but when I checked my 1990 player ratings at each position, I was astounded to find Ripken rated .944, slightly below AL SS average for the season. From 1982-1996, it is also the lowest defense rating I have for Ripken during his regular career play at SS.
I have Ripken as No. 1 AL defensive SS in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, and 1991; and if he didn't get AL GG awards those seasons, something was wrong in the judging.
So, I scratched my head and asked if the metric had gone off the tracks. No, I stand by it: in 1990, Cal Ripken was about -4.9 DR below the average AL SS. His rating [my metric] of .944 is not fielding percentage but more involved; and the AL SS averaged .958 that season. There's reason and work to support that rating.
I am presenting that work tomorrow or Wednesday on the Strategy and Sabermetrics board thread on Evolving MLB Defense, started a few months ago.
P.S. That post is now up.Last edited by leewileyfan; 10-30-2012, 03:20 PM.Comment
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