Well, there is. Haha, my goal this year is to track the True OBP for players. As I am only a man, and don't have 24/7 computer access, my initial findings are on the N.L. East, but eventually I hope to get a league-wide stat going.
I don't expect it to be drastically different, maybe a 50 point difference on average, but I think it is interesting. It gives an extra look into the guy that will put the ball in play. Plus it averages in how lucky a player is. Sometimes it's your year and the iffy balls get missed. But so far into the season only two players have a different True OBP from their OBP.
This is Jordany, you should already know what David Wright looks like. |
Go figure the Mets are the first success of my formula, haha. Jordany hit into a FC, so his real OBP is 0, but his True OBP is 1.000.
David Wright on the other hand, went 1-4 with a walk and reached on an error.
So, his average is .250, his OBP .400, but his True OBP is .600.
These are a few examples so far, and I think they make great sense. In one at-bat, Valdespin got on base, but you would never know by OBP. And David Wright got on 3 times in 5 trips. Regardless of how you get on, I think there should be a stat to show how often a player is actually on base. So, this is my attempt at finding it. Hopefully it plays out well!
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