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03-14-2013, 11:51 AM
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Sorry for bumping such an old thread, but for some reason I realized today that there's a really good historic example of why RBI are completely meaningless when evaluating a player. That example? The 1914 world champion Boston Braves:
1914 Boston Braves Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com Check out the team leader in RBI. If there's more conclusive proof that RBI are a function of batting order more than ability I can't think of it (the person in question apparently hit 4th most of the season).
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03-14-2013, 12:22 PM
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Over-valued as a statistic? Sure. Completely meaningless? No.
Getting a hit with men on base beats the snot out of not getting a hit with men on base.
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