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re: Most Overrated Statistic in Sports?
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:04 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:04 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
I think it's passing TDs. As long as your QB is efficient and moving the ball, who cares whether you get a one yard TD run or a one yard TD pass? And comparing the TDs to ints? Awful. It's why I always thought the Brees record was dumb.
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Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:05 pm to heypaul
Time of Possession is becoming obsolete in college football.
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:06 pm to NOTORlOUSD
quote:Time of possession can be just as good as a stifling defense.
Time of Possession is becoming obsolete in college football.
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:12 pm to 225bred
Some interesting choices, but you guys are trying too hard.
Saves is far and away the worst, most meaningless and destructive stat ever. An entire strategy has been built around the "save". It is a complete abomination.
Wins by a pitcher is a distant 2nd.
Saves is far and away the worst, most meaningless and destructive stat ever. An entire strategy has been built around the "save". It is a complete abomination.
Wins by a pitcher is a distant 2nd.
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:12 pm to NOTORlOUSD
Saves
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:16 pm to Powerman
Assists, you can make a great pass and the guy misses the shot or you can make a crappy pass and the guy makes a great shot.
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:20 pm to elprez00
Saves in baseball
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:21 pm to TheWalrus
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Assists, you can make a great pass and the guy misses the shot or you can make a crappy pass and the guy makes a great shot.
Oh.
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:23 pm to GynoSandberg
Theres a whole lot of stupid going on in here
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:26 pm to NOTORlOUSD
Saves
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:27 pm to TigerintheNO
Saves
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:28 pm to elprez00
your number of twitter followers...#RevisIsland
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:31 pm to CunningLinguist
Saves seems to be a popular answer. Why?
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:33 pm to elprez00
Errors. Why is this one of the "big three" on a box score? Errros are not nearly as critical to the flow of a game, so much that when the score is displayed, I need to see hits, runs and total errors. So why are errors so prominently displayed?
As far as a stand alone statistic to measure, it's pretty awful. Really good MLB fielders convert 98.9% of their opportunities. Average MLB fielders convert 98.5% of their opportunities. Bad MLB fielders convert around 98.1% of their opportunities. In the general scheme of things, it's not that critical.
As far as a stand alone statistic to measure, it's pretty awful. Really good MLB fielders convert 98.9% of their opportunities. Average MLB fielders convert 98.5% of their opportunities. Bad MLB fielders convert around 98.1% of their opportunities. In the general scheme of things, it's not that critical.
This post was edited on 2/26/13 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:34 pm to ClientNumber9
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Most Overrated Statistic in Sports?
According to some on the SEC Rant, WINS are pretty overrated
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:38 pm to lsurulz1515
Between basketball and football, +/-. I don't care about baseball so can't comment on saves.
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:39 pm to lsurulz1515
i say touchdowns in general... you can score them and have no relation as to how the ball actually got down the field on the drive...
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:39 pm to elprez00
W/L for baseball pitchers. If the team has a terrible defense and terrible batters the pitcher is fuggged.
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:42 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
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It HAS to be total passing yards. I mean YAC inflate a lot of QB's stats.
Was just about to post this.
To those saying saves, am I safe assume you're talking about baseball and not hockey?
Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:45 pm to pvilleguru
If YAC inflate QB's yardage, then receiving yards must be overrated too. What about the distance a pass traveled in the air before a WR catches it? A WR shouldn't get credit for a 20 yd TD they catch in the end zone?
QB yards and WR yards play off of each other. It's give and take.
QB yards and WR yards play off of each other. It's give and take.
This post was edited on 2/26/13 at 1:47 pm
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