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Originally Posted by Isryion
To add:
The confusion I see tends to be in people being unclear on how it informs contact (or doesn't), usually, but not always, with people who don't tend to look more deeply behind the scenes. And while that is partially their own fault, the other ratings are much more clear and straight forward.
I did have a friend who knows the game very well (played for a couple of years) and was very deep into statistics get into a debate with me about which of two specific players would hit for a higher average. He was using Player A's avoid K numbers to explain how he wouldn't strike out and would then hit for a higher average (breaking down ABs/K's etc). I pointed out that Player B had a couple points of Contact (10 point scale) over Player A and that's all you needed to know. I then had to explain the hidden BABIP rating and it took awhile for him to understand that essentially all Avoid K was telling you over Contact was exactly what type of outs a player is good at making.
Ironically, he recently had to have that same discussion with another GM who was similarly experienced. I've had that conversation with multiple GMs of varying levels of knowledge.
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Sorry, all i read here is your friend didn't understand what the rating was telling him. Fine, better user guide is obviously needed. Not sure how it makes the stat irrelevant.
my interpretation
Contact: quality of the strike when the ball is hit
Gap power: how many doubles and triples he will hit when he puts ball in play
HR Power: How far it will go when he hits
eye/discipline: how many walks he will get
Avoids K: how often he will put it in play