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Old 02-22-2013, 07:21 PM   #4
AtomicDumpling
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Re: Leadoff Hitter: Runs scored vs OBP

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Originally Posted by westofyou View Post
Yep.

Case in point

1965 Reds
  • Tommy Harper 115 games at leadoff .327 OB% 89 runs .77 runs per game
  • Pete 47 games at leadoff .397 OB% 43 runs .91 runs a game


In reality shouldn't Pete have way more runs? (I mean .14 is significant but a .70 gap in OB% is major)
Pete's OB% was 21% higher than Harper's and his runs per game were 18% higher. Seems pretty close.
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