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Old 03-05-2008, 08:23 AM   #326
Jestre
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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift View Post
And the point still stands... when you have all the stats you can use to create VORP, why look at RBI at all? What do RBI measure that hits, homeruns, walks, doubles, and so on don't?
Why??? Because RBI's is a real stat that measures real production. Goes back to the old question, who is more valuable a player that hits a solo homerun and strikes out with the bases loaded or a player that hits a grand slam and strikes out with the bases empty, VORP has them even. Non Vorpers would rate the GS hitter higher.
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