re: After 10 games, some interesting LSU baseball statistics

I'm saying that stats, even in baseball, can't quantify everything.

Speed should definitely play a role, but I agree with you.

Also late innings isn't the only time you can get clutch hits, its a bias. Take for instance leading off a inning by getting on base is "clutch" because that means your chances of scoring go up dramatically. A hit that opens up a lead to 3-4 runs even if its early in a game can be clutch. This is the same bias that leads to improper use of your best relief pitcher by limiting him to the 9th inning.

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But timely hits, IMO, would be w/ RISP, w/ two outs, to tie a game, to take a lead (especially in late innings).

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I don't see any of those stats available on the LSU stats page so I can't determine if you're right or not about Bregman.

I know he has had two 9th inning, game winning RBI's that I remember but one of those (this past Friday night vs. Brown) was a sac fly so that can't be called a timely "hit."

With the stats available I'd have to say Katz leads the team in getting RBI producing (timely) hits since he has 14 RBI's (Bregmam has 11) although Bregman has more hits than Katz, 15 to Katz's 12.

clutch hitters are a myth but good pinch hitters are real. IMO I think Alex Edward is a good pinch hitter, wish I could see those stats.

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It's difficult to compare because Rhymes OBP may be elevated by having Katz protecting Raph in the batting order. Pitchers are reluctant to pitch around Raph with Katz following him in the order.

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I'd argue the pitchers aren't good enough to do this at the college level, on a whole. Not to mention "lineup protection" over a season has proven to be almost non existent unless you have a bonds type caliber player and a sub average guy batting below him.


Also with just all the AB's he has, Id say its just because he is a great hitter who can draw walks.

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pitchers aren't good enough to do this at the college level, on a whole.

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Part of the reason why I hate sac bunting every single time we get a lead off walk.

biggest differences to me, are

- no easy outs in our lineup compared to last year, we have 3-4

- LH/RH balance

-speed


pitching has been as expected. Though i could prob strike out 8 or 9 guys vs brown

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Yet he's not hitting in the 1 or 2 hole. I hate this bias that speed determines the lead off guy not OBP.

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you're looking at it in a vacuum though.


consider he had 100 hits last year in 60 something games, and 16 already this year though 10 games, and I think that is a guy i want hitting in the 3 or 4 spot in my lineup.

especially when you have what looks to be capable 1-2 hitters in sciambra and laird.

Laird has a 465 OBP ands sciambra is at 488