Guys, help me think this through. Bregman's BABIP is .043 less than his BA.

.284 BABIP vs .327 BA. That tells me he is having some tough luck with hits not falling in. Correct?

Everyone else's BABIP except Scivique's is higher than their BA.

It also a function of not striking out very much. Some guys will get out by striking out, whereas Bregman has only whiffed 3 times in over 100 PA.

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Posted by AstroTiger

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Posted on 3/25/15 at 3:22 pm to 81Tiger

It only counts balls that stay in the field of play. So Sciv's and Breg's home runs factor into that. If HRs weren't excluded, Bregman's would be .327 and Sciv's would be .429, & the team's would be .371.

But since he strikes out so little, that means Bregman's outs all come in the field of play. Partially due to "bad luck" of alot of those liners being caught.

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Posted by LSUTygerFan

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Posted on 3/25/15 at 3:27 pm to 81Tiger

quote:
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Posted by CheerWhine

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Posted on 3/25/15 at 3:30 pm to 81Tiger

Comparatively speaking, a strikeout is better for BABIP than batting average, and a sacrifice fly is worse. Since Bregman has the same number of each, they effectively cancel out, and his BABIP is his batting average minus HRs. As you said, this has a lot to do with Bregman not striking out often (only 3 Ks this season).

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