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Most Overrated Statistic in Sports?

Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:52 pm
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:52 pm
Sorry, hit submit before I was ready.

Mine is Quarterback rating. No more inflated and misleading stat than the QBR. Hanagriff brought up yesterday that Aaron Brooks has a higher QB Rating than Johnny Unitas.

Whats yours?

This post was edited on 2/26/13 at 12:56 pm
Posted by DelU249
Austria
Member since Dec 2010
77625 posts
Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:54 pm to
Wait, qbr or espn's qbr?


Posted by VermilionTiger
Member since Dec 2012
37584 posts
Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:54 pm to
Rebounds and assist
Posted by 225bred
COYS
Member since Jun 2011
20386 posts
Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:54 pm to
Not a stat, but 40 times are comically overemphasized.
Posted by TulaneTigerFan
Seattle
Member since Sep 2005
35856 posts
Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:54 pm to
PER. Hollinger is a fraud
Posted by ohiovol
Member since Jan 2010
20828 posts
Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:55 pm to
Saves
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
29386 posts
Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:56 pm to
quote:

Not a stat, but 40 times are comically overemphasized.

Good one. Would this be more relevant if they made them run it in full pads?
This post was edited on 2/26/13 at 12:56 pm
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
95527 posts
Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:56 pm to
Runs Batted In
Posted by RonBurgundy
Whale's Vagina(San Diego)
Member since Oct 2005
13302 posts
Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:56 pm to
quote:

PER. Hollinger is a fraud



Hollinger isn't a fraud but Wins Shares and WARP > PER.

RBI is the correct answer.
This post was edited on 2/26/13 at 12:56 pm
Posted by DallasTiger
THE Capital City
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:56 pm to
According to many on here, it's got to be the bench press.

Posted by 225bred
COYS
Member since Jun 2011
20386 posts
Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:57 pm to
quote:

Good one. Would this stat be more relevant if they made them run it in full pads?

Possibly,but I still don't think it'd be as useful as the stock people put in it today. "Game speed" is very much a real thing, and you also can't measure instincts which allow people to play faster than others who may be faster on the clock than them.
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
29386 posts
Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:57 pm to
quote:

Runs Batted In


I'd agree with this, more of a reflection of the guys around you than yourself. Better tell would be avg w/RISP.
Posted by bddwolfpack
NYC
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:58 pm to
W/L for P
Posted by GynoSandberg
Member since Jan 2006
72015 posts
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:00 pm to
quote:

Posted by VermilionTiger Rebounds and assist


Why?

Rebounds reflect individual effort and assists set up a score. Scoring wins games
Posted by Harry Caray
Denial
Member since Aug 2009
18648 posts
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:00 pm to
quote:

Runs Batted In


I'd agree with this, more of a reflection of the guys around you than yourself. Better tell would be avg w/RISP.


/thread
Posted by Zach
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Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:00 pm to
quote:

Saves

+ 'Holds'
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:02 pm to
quote:

Rebounds and assist




lolwat
Posted by AllBamaDoesIsWin
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:02 pm to
It HAS to be total passing yards. I mean YAC inflate a lot of QB's stats.
Posted by heypaul
The O-T Lounge
Member since May 2008
38111 posts
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:03 pm to
quote:

W/L for P

Like my coach told me
' No one person can win or lose a team played game, except the pitcher. '



Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
162225 posts
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:04 pm to
quote:

It HAS to be total passing yards. I mean YAC inflate a lot of QB's stats.


And it's easy to compile a lot of passing yards in a loss
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