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Originally Posted by Catchthedamnball
If you look at the statistical calculation for the actual BABIP stat from fangraphs, it's calculated using the equation (H-HR)/(AB-K-HR+SF). So yes, striking out more often does empirically improve BABIP by lowering the number in the denominator, and hitting more HR does empirically worsen BABIP by subtracting from both the numerator and the denominator.
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I getcha. Yeah I was not thinking straight with that. But it still doesn't explain the oddities I'm seeing.