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Originally Posted by MiddiePlayer
Very true.... for that matter... his lack of scoring runs could be caused by the lack of hitting in the lineup behind him. Just seems like his stats in these areas should be better. I need to look at some .400 hitters (or near .400 hitters... like G. Brett and R. Carew in the recent past) to see how they faired in those categories... may have been similar. Carew hit .388 in 1977 with 239 hits and 69 BB (total 308) and scored 128 runs and had 100 RBI (14 HR). This guy had a combined 374 hits + BB. Oh well most likely just circumstances.... thats baseball.
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However, it is difficult to get a way from using RBI and wins because they are so ingrained in baseball. And more importantly, RL important decisions are maded based in part off of RBI such as Triple crown, MVP's etc.
But looking at it theoretically, is a guy who hits 50 home runs but only has 50 RBI more individually productive than a guy who hits 50 homeruns with 200 RBI? No, individually they are the same although the current baseball marketplace would incorrectly place more value on the latter.