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Jestre · 03-05-2008, 04:54 PM

Vorp also makes allowances for park factors.... and how is park factor calculated???? As a league average. Its a fact that park effects are different for every player but VORP makes the assumption that you can average park effects for an individual based on league wide effects. Another flaw in VORP.

As for the previous example of Realtors, anyone with half a brain would have realized that I assumed identical conditions for both units. Just as the example with hitters hitting a grand slam or a solo homer were equal conditions.

Bottomline VORP completely ignores "REAL" production. VORP is the communism of statistics. Everyone hit is equal no matter what it produces.

03-05-2008, 04:54 PM	#335
Jestre All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: North Smithfield,Ri,USA Posts: 612	Vorp also makes allowances for park factors.... and how is park factor calculated???? As a league average. Its a fact that park effects are different for every player but VORP makes the assumption that you can average park effects for an individual based on league wide effects. Another flaw in VORP. As for the previous example of Realtors, anyone with half a brain would have realized that I assumed identical conditions for both units. Just as the example with hitters hitting a grand slam or a solo homer were equal conditions. Bottomline VORP completely ignores "REAL" production. VORP is the communism of statistics. Everyone hit is equal no matter what it produces. __________________ My eyes perceive the present, but my roots are imbedded deeply in the grandeur of the past. "Chief Meyers"