re: Little known but very telling baseball statistics

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If you strike out 30% of your plate appearances, you won't win many games

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all batters make an out most of their plate appearances. it doesn't matter how they make the out. if they GIDP that's also bad. worse than a K. a K at least made the pitcher throw some pitches and tires him out a little.

worry about how many outs they make, not how the outs are made. in theory you could K 30% of the time and be the MVP. its about getting on base and hitting for power, not the specific way the outs are made.

freeddie freeman strikes out a lot but also gets on base and has power. he is a terrific hitter.

ignore K rates. worry about OBP and SLG