tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post115168491658747338..comments2023-07-09T11:23:36.355-04:00Comments on On Baseball & The Reds: Mid-season Defensive Statisticsjinazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post-1151713362562750712006-06-30T20:22:00.000-04:002006-06-30T20:22:00.000-04:00It is, absolutely. If you trust your defensive st...It is, absolutely. If you trust your defensive statistic, you can compare it to something like Runs Created to see the total impact of the player. Lopez and Dunn (and Griffey) do tend to come out ahead, but their defense definitely hurts their overall contribution. Maybe I'll give a look at this later on though, it could be fun to see.<BR/><BR/>JP over at Reds and Blues did something similar using a OPS-conversion earlier in the season, but I tend to like the Runs comparison better.jinazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post-1151689344744452182006-06-30T13:42:00.000-04:002006-06-30T13:42:00.000-04:00Is it useful to compare what a player brings on a ...Is it useful to compare what a player brings on a runs per game basis defensively and offensively? For example, have Lopez or Dunn made up for their defensive underperformance with offensive outperformance? This is a tenuous comparison, but it might shed some more light on Hatteberg vs. Dunn at first.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.com