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MeowMeow
Players like Hamilton remind me that we really need some sort of stat that combines a player’s own OPS, their steals, and their “taking-the-extra-base” numbers. Some sort of composite “bases generated primarily by player” number.
TheAdrianBeltre
Watching Delino Jr this season makes me think the same thing, like an an adjusted OPS for players who routinely end up at 2B from a single(Deshields Jr., Hamilton, Gordon). Bases generated per PA or something?? Don’t know what it should be called, but completely agree.
Steve Adams
Fangraphs’ Baserunning metrics do include things like going first to third, opportunistically taking an extra base, etc. in addition to just value generated by steals. And, their “Off” stat (basically a player’s composite offensive value above average) factors in their baserunning plus their value at the plate.
Hamilton’s generated five more runs than any player in baseball with his baserunning, per BsR, but his overall offensive value is still terrible with all three slash stats coming in below .300.