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Originally Posted by sixto
This is far from an exhaustive list, but whether you attack the problem from high average or high strikeouts, there are obviously limits to how many hits a man can get in ABs where he does not strike out. Andres Galarraga probably is the ultimate testament to what we're talking about here. He could not have won his batting title striking out like he did early in his career.
First column is AB, second is hits, third is SO, fourth is BA, fifth is AB-SO, and the last column is BA on non-SO ABs (including HR).
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Jim Thome's 2001 BABIP was .356. I'd imagine all those numbers aren't right.
The formula for BABIP is (H-HR)/(AB-HR-SO).