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Originally Posted by joehart
I made the mistake to believe the positional rating would also translate into very few errors.
Example:
Simmons may have a higher SS defensive rating (103) than Ozzie Smith (93) at SS but I often see him with 15+ errors/season.
In comparison, Ozzie is closer to just 8 errors/season.
Ozzie error rating is almost 20 points higher (93 vs. 73).
So to get the fewest errors, it is best to just look at the error rating and not focus on the highest possible positional rating.
Positional rating seems to have the highest correlation with Zone rating results (Simmons has 12+ /season vs. 5+ for Ozzie Smith) and efficiency.
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Fewest errors should not be the goal for defense. The goal is to make the most outs. Someone with great range might make more errors than someone with bad range, but he's getting a whole lot more guys out.