The Numerical Bible:
This review is not a sabermetrics article, which means no heavy statistical analysis. But because some readers rely on stats, this is only a reference: no reason to articulate the importance of these numbers.
Plate-discipline comparison:
Phillies and MLB:
- Hoskins: 21.7 K% and 17.5 BB% with a .396 OBP.
- Santana: 14.1 K% and 13.2 BB% with a .363 OBP.
- Machado: 16.7 K% and 6.9 BB% with a .310 OBP.
- Harper: 20.1 K% and 13.8 BB% with a .413 OBP.
According to Fangraphs, low walk rates are only acceptable for players with exceptional power numbers. Here are plate-discipline comparisons.
| Rating | K% | BB% |
|---|---|---|
| Excellent | 10.0% | 15.0% |
| Great | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| Above Average | 16.0% | 10.0% |
| Average | 20.0% | 8.0% |
| Below Average | 22.0% | 7.0% |
| Poor | 25.0% | 5.5% |
| Awful | 27.5% | 4.0% |
MLB:
- Machado, 25.5: 156 Gms., 690 PA, a .259 Avg., a .310 OBP, a .471 SLG, a .213 ISO, a .265 BABIP, 33 HR, 95 RBI, a .782 OPS and a 2.8 fWAR.
- Harper, 25: 111 Gms., 492 PA, a .319 Avg., a .413 OBP, a .595 SLG, a .276 ISO, a .356 BABIP, 29 HR, 87 RBI, a 1.008 OPS and a 4.8 fWAR.
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Phillies:
- Santana, almost 32: 154 Gms., 667 PA, a .259 Avg., a .363 OBP, a .455 SLG, a .196 ISO, a .274 BABIP, 23 HR, 79 RBI, an .818 OPS and a 3.0 fWAR.
- Franco, 25.5: 154 Gms., 623 PA, a .230 Avg., a .281 OBP, a .409 SLG, a .179 ISO, a .234 BABIP, 24 HR, 76 RBI, a .690 OPS and a -0.5 fWAR.
Hoskins, almost 25:
- Phillies: 50 Gms., 212 PA, a .259 Avg., a .396 OBP, a .618 SLG, a .359 ISO, a .241 BABIP, 18 HR, 48 RBI, a 1.014 OPS and a 2.2 fWAR.
- AAA: 115 Gms., 425 PA, a .284 Avg., a .385 OBP, a .581 SLG, a .297 ISO, a .229 BABIP, 29 HR, 91 RBI, a .966 OPS and a 2.7 WARP.
Crawford, 23:
- Phillies: 23 Gms., 87 PA, a .214 Avg., a .356 OBP, a .300 SLG, a .086 ISO, a .306 BABIP, 0 HR, 6 RBI, a .656 OPS and a 0.2 fWAR.
- AAA: 127 Gms., 556 PA, a .243 Avg., a .351 OBP, a .405 SLG, a .162 ISO, a .275 BABIP, 15 HR, 63 RBI, a .756 OPS and a 2.0 WARP.
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Kingery, 23.5:
- AAA: 63 Gms., 286 PA, a .294 Avg., a .337 OBP, a .449 SLG, a .155 ISO, a .348 BABIP, 8 HR, 21 RBI, a .786 OPS, 1.1 WARP, 10 SB, 2 CS and 6.8 Spd.
- AA: 69 Gms., 317 PA, a .313 Avg., a .379 OBP, a .608 SLG, a .295 ISO, a .324 BABIP, 18 HR, 44 RBI, a .987 OPS, 4.0 WARP, 19 SB, 3 CS and 8.7 Spd.
MLB pitching:
- Kershaw, almost 30: 27 Gms., 175 Inn., 18-4, a 2.31 ERA, a 3.07 FIP, a 2.84 xFIP, a 3.04 SIERA, a 4.6 fWAR and a 0.95 WHIP.