Monday, January 9, 2012
Did Jorge Make It?
Back on May 4, I asked if Jorge Posada was the worst base runner ever?. At the time, using Baseball Prospectus‘s data going back to 1954, the answer was no. He trailed Frank Thomas, Jim Thome, Mike Piazza and Ted Simmons.
The data now goes back to 1950, and for some reason the numbers have changed for some of the players on the list. So now, if we ask if Jorge Posada was the worst baserunner ever, the answer is…
No. But he ends his career as second, to Frank Thomas.
Frank Thomas: -74.7
Jorge Posada: -52.8
Bengie Molina: -47.5
Harmon Killebrew: -47.5
Edgar Martinez: -46.8
Willie McCovey: -44.6
Eddie Murray: -43.0
Paul Konerko: -43.0
Joe Torre: -41.8
Jim Thome: -40.9
Values are in Baseball Prospectus’s BRR, which is described as:
Base Running Runs. Measures the number of runs contributed by a player’s advancement on the bases, above what would be expected based on the number and quality of the baserunning opportunities with which the player is presented, park-adjusted and based on a multi-year run expectancy table. BRR is calculated as the sum of various baserunning components: Ground Advancement Runs (EqGAR), Stolen Base Runs (EqSBR), Air Advancement Runs (EqAAR), Hit Advancement Runs (EqHAR) and Other Advancement Runs (EqOAR).
Congratulations to Jorge.
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