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YEAR TEAM
ID 		NAME PLATE
APP 		ON
BASE 		AT
BATS 		TOTAL
BASES 		OB
AVG 		SLG
AVG 		OPS OPP
PIT
OB 		OPP
PIT
SLG 		OPP
PIT
OOPS 		EXPCT
OB
AVG 		EXPCT
SLG
AVG 		EXPCT
OPS 		LG
OPS 		PME
OB 		PME
SLG 		PME PF PME
OB
PF 		PME
SLG
PF 		PME
PF
2023 TOR Vladimir Guerrero 682 235 602 267 0.345 0.444 0.788 0.307 0.403 0.710 0.326 0.423 0.749 0.728 12.7 11.2 23.9 0.99 12.5 11.0 23.5
1926 WS1 Sam Rice 704 261 641 285 0.371 0.445 0.815 0.346 0.402 0.749 0.358 0.424 0.782 0.730 8.6 13.8 22.4 0.98 9.0 14.5 23.5
2024 ARI Christian Walker 552 185 479 224 0.335 0.468 0.803 0.307 0.395 0.702 0.321 0.431 0.753 0.718 7.7 17.1 24.7 1.06 7.3 16.2 23.4
1972 ATL Darrell Evans 521 200 418 175 0.384 0.419 0.803 0.323 0.371 0.694 0.354 0.395 0.748 0.676 15.9 10.6 26.3 1.05 14.2 9.4 23.4
2011 BOS Kevin Youkilis 517 193 431 198 0.373 0.459 0.833 0.310 0.402 0.712 0.342 0.431 0.772 0.728 16.3 12.1 28.3 1.07 13.5 10.0 23.4
1920 BOS Tim Hendryx 420 162 364 150 0.386 0.412 0.798 0.313 0.354 0.667 0.349 0.383 0.732 0.723 15.2 10.2 25.4 1.03 14.0 9.4 23.4
1929 BRO Johnny Frederick 682 250 628 343 0.367 0.546 0.913 0.369 0.476 0.846 0.368 0.511 0.879 0.773 -0.8 21.9 21.1 0.97 -0.7 24.1 23.4
1927 CHA Bibb Falk 612 231 535 250 0.377 0.467 0.845 0.349 0.414 0.763 0.363 0.441 0.804 0.739 8.5 14.8 23.3 1.02 8.5 14.9 23.4
1950 CHA Gus Zernial 584 193 543 263 0.330 0.484 0.815 0.339 0.392 0.731 0.335 0.438 0.773 0.754 -2.5 25.3 22.8 0.99 -2.4 25.8 23.4
1959 CHA Nellie Fox 717 269 624 243 0.375 0.389 0.765 0.323 0.376 0.699 0.349 0.383 0.732 0.703 18.7 5.1 23.8 1.03 18.4 5.0 23.4
1997 DET Damion Easley 620 223 527 248 0.360 0.471 0.830 0.326 0.419 0.745 0.343 0.445 0.787 0.766 10.4 13.2 23.6 1.00 10.3 13.1 23.4
1989 KCA George Brett 528 191 457 197 0.362 0.431 0.793 0.324 0.374 0.698 0.343 0.402 0.745 0.707 10.1 13.0 23.1 0.98 10.2 13.2 23.4
2005 MIL Lyle Overbay 622 228 537 241 0.367 0.449 0.815 0.331 0.421 0.751 0.349 0.435 0.783 0.741 11.0 8.8 19.9 0.95 12.9 10.4 23.4
2025 NYA Ben Rice 530 178 467 233 0.336 0.499 0.835 0.320 0.416 0.737 0.328 0.458 0.786 0.718 4.2 18.8 23.0 0.99 4.3 19.1 23.4
2009 NYA Hideki Matsui 528 193 456 232 0.366 0.509 0.874 0.340 0.437 0.777 0.353 0.473 0.826 0.762 6.9 16.3 23.2 1.00 7.0 16.4 23.4
1976 NYA Mickey Rivers 612 199 590 255 0.325 0.432 0.757 0.316 0.361 0.677 0.321 0.396 0.717 0.677 2.7 21.3 24.0 1.02 2.6 20.8 23.4
2009 NYN Carlos Beltran 357 148 308 154 0.415 0.500 0.915 0.344 0.429 0.773 0.379 0.465 0.844 0.735 12.7 10.9 23.7 0.98 12.5 10.8 23.4
1974 OAK Gene Tenace 612 224 484 199 0.366 0.411 0.777 0.315 0.370 0.685 0.340 0.390 0.731 0.691 15.6 10.0 25.7 1.02 14.2 9.1 23.4
1982 OAK Jeff Burroughs 334 124 285 144 0.371 0.505 0.877 0.316 0.401 0.717 0.344 0.453 0.797 0.727 9.2 14.4 23.7 0.98 9.1 14.2 23.4
1916 PIT Honus Wagner 485 166 433 160 0.342 0.370 0.712 0.291 0.321 0.611 0.317 0.345 0.662 0.623 12.4 10.7 23.3 1.00 12.5 10.7 23.4
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Note: The batter's composite OB% and SLG% is obtained by the sum of all individual
plate appearances. For each PA, the OB% and SLG% used is versus pitchers of the same
hand as the one he's facing.

OPP_PIT_OB: the opposing pitcher OB% against, when facing batters of the same hand
OPP_PIT_SLG: the opposing pitcher SLG% against, when facing batters of the same hand
OPP_PIT_OOPS: the opposing pitcher OB% + SLG% against, when facing batters of the same hand

EXPCT_OB_AVG: the average of the opposing pitcher's OPP_PIT_OB and the batter's OB% (vs. L or R)
EXPCT_SLG_AVG: the average of the opposing pitcher's OPP_PIT_SLG and the batter's SLG% (vs. L or R)
EXPCT_OPS: the average of the opposing pitcher's OOPS and the batter's OPS (vs. L or R)

LG_OPS: the average league OPS, with the league of the home park being the league

PME_OB: the cumulative result of the plate appearance minus the EXPCT_OB_AVG
PME_SLG: the cumulative result of the plate appearance minus the EXPCT_SLG_AVG
PME: the cumulative result of the plate appearance minus the EXPCT_OPS

PF: the composite park factor the batter experienced, based on lefty-righty and park

PME_OB_PF: the cumulative result of the plate appearance minus the EXPCT_OB_AVG, with PF
PME_SLG_PF: the cumulative result of the plate appearance minus the EXPCT_SLG_AVG, with PF
PME_PF: the cumulative result of the plate appearance minus the EXPCT_OPS, with PF


On every pitcher versus batter matchup, we have a contest of the batter's ability and
the pitcher's ability. Although OPS and OOPS are not perfect statistics, they are
widely embraced and are relatively straightforward for most fans. They're approximations.
At some point, this process can be made smarter. Until then, this is where we are.

What is the batter's average ability on any plate appearance in a season? It's his OPS for the
season. Likewise, the pitcher's OOPS on the play is his seasonal OOPS. What is the expected
outcome? It's the average of the two, of course.

However, we have two issues to deal with -- the handedness (L or R) of the batter and pitcher
and the park where each event occurred.

1) Hand: For each and every PA, the expected outcome is affected by the hand of the batter and
pitcher. But, we only care about the batter's and pitcher's seasonal OPS/OOPS when it matches
the same scenario as the specific PA.

For example: If a left-handed batter is facing a right-handed pitcher, we only care about how
the batter did versus right-handed pitchers that year, and how the pitcher did versus left-handed
batters. Those are the specific OPS/OOPS values used from which to build the expected outcome.

Ex.: A LHB faces a RHP. The batter's OPS versus righties that year was 0.800. The pitcher's OOPS
versus lefties was 0.700. The expected outcome is the average of the two, 0.750.

Suppose the batter makes an out. His on-base average on the play was 0.000 and his slugging average
is also 0.000. On the play, the batter attained a negative PME, 0.000 minus 0.750 = -0.750. Meanwhile,
the pitcher attained a positive PME of 0.750 minus 0.000 = 0.750. All plays balance in this way.

What if the batter singles? His OB% was 1.000 and his SLG% is 1.000. That's an OPS of 2.000. His PME
is 2.000 minus 0.750 = 1.250, and the pitcher's PME is 0.750 minus 2.000 = -1.250.

All ~16 million plays in MLB from 1910-2025 were assessed in this manner.



2) Park: The parks where events occurred are important as well. Using the enhanced Park Factors at
this site -- those which break down PFs by L-L, L-R, R-L, R-R by using a base counting method -- a
composite PF is derived based on all of the PAs a batter had that season. After the seasonal PME is
compiled by adding all of the plays that year, the PME is divided by the PF* to obtain the final PME.

* The PME is compiled at the home and road level and divided by the corresponding PF. The PFs may
not seem correct but are indicative of the season. For example, the Rockies of 2001 had a composite
PF of 1.22. Todd Helton's (as a lefty) was more like 1.18. On the road, he was 0.97 -- for a
composite of 1.08 (1.18 + 0.97) / 2, the value shown. Before applying the PF, his home PME was about
96 and road was 9. Thus, most of the PME reduction was caused at home. It drops by ~16% (twice 1.08)
while his road PME stays relatively constant. His park-adjusted PME drops from ~105 to 91.


NOTE: This analysis concerns only what the batter does at the plate. Things like base running and
the quality of the opposing defense is not factored in (aside from taking extra bases on a hit).