The perfect illustration of avoid k between two players IRL would be Chris Davis vs Edwin Encarnacion. Actually it is stunning how similar these two players are except for strikeouts and BABIP.
It seems that the huge difference in career BABIP (0.276 vs 0.335) can be attributed entirely to Davis' strikeout rate being double that of Encarnacion. Who is the more valuable player?
Edwin Encarnacion Batting Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
Chris Davis Batting Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
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