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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
1920 WS1 Bucky Harris 591 212 507 193 0.359 0.381 0.739 0.320 0.363 0.683 0.339 0.372 0.711 0.723 11.4 4.4 15.8 0.98 11.7 4.5 16.2
1927 WS1 Muddy Ruel 504 200 428 161 0.397 0.376 0.773 0.328 0.383 0.712 0.363 0.380 0.742 0.739 17.3 -1.9 15.4 1.00 18.0 -1.8 16.2
2010 ANA Mike Napoli 510 161 453 212 0.316 0.468 0.784 0.312 0.403 0.715 0.314 0.436 0.749 0.732 0.9 14.8 15.7 0.98 0.9 15.2 16.1
2011 ARI Chris Young 659 218 567 238 0.331 0.420 0.751 0.306 0.382 0.688 0.318 0.401 0.719 0.706 8.4 10.6 19.1 1.06 7.1 8.9 16.1
2004 ATL Chipper Jones 567 205 472 229 0.362 0.485 0.847 0.345 0.435 0.780 0.353 0.460 0.814 0.752 4.7 11.4 16.1 1.00 4.7 11.4 16.1
1961 BOS Don Buddin 421 164 339 135 0.390 0.398 0.788 0.319 0.383 0.702 0.354 0.391 0.745 0.720 14.9 2.2 17.1 1.04 14.0 2.1 16.1
1952 BOS Don Lenhardt 121 46 105 56 0.380 0.533 0.913 0.327 0.368 0.695 0.354 0.451 0.804 0.690 5.5 15.9 21.5 1.08 4.1 11.9 16.1
2002 BOS Shea Hillenbrand 676 223 634 291 0.330 0.459 0.789 0.325 0.420 0.745 0.327 0.440 0.767 0.753 1.6 12.4 14.0 1.01 1.8 14.3 16.1
1942 BRO Billy Herman 647 218 571 190 0.337 0.333 0.670 0.298 0.322 0.620 0.317 0.327 0.645 0.656 12.5 3.6 16.1 0.99 12.5 3.6 16.1
1915 CHF William Fischer 328 121 292 130 0.369 0.445 0.814 0.336 0.369 0.706 0.353 0.407 0.760 0.651 5.4 11.0 16.4 1.01 5.3 10.8 16.1
1999 CHN Jose Hernandez 388 138 342 154 0.356 0.450 0.806 0.331 0.427 0.759 0.343 0.439 0.782 0.768 8.3 8.4 16.6 1.04 8.1 8.1 16.1
1952 CIN Andy Seminick 374 123 336 146 0.329 0.435 0.763 0.303 0.364 0.667 0.316 0.399 0.715 0.693 4.8 11.9 16.7 1.02 4.6 11.5 16.1
1910 CIN Larry McLean 454 153 423 160 0.337 0.378 0.715 0.312 0.328 0.640 0.325 0.353 0.678 0.657 5.4 10.0 15.5 0.99 5.6 10.4 16.1
1955 CLE Bobby Ávila 643 230 537 215 0.358 0.400 0.758 0.324 0.376 0.701 0.341 0.388 0.729 0.713 10.7 7.3 18.0 0.98 9.6 6.5 16.1
2015 CLE Francisco Lindor 438 150 390 188 0.342 0.482 0.825 0.323 0.413 0.736 0.333 0.448 0.780 0.728 4.3 13.9 18.2 1.09 3.8 12.3 16.1
1967 CLE Max Alvis 697 205 637 257 0.294 0.403 0.698 0.295 0.348 0.643 0.295 0.376 0.670 0.651 -0.2 18.0 17.8 1.07 -0.2 16.3 16.1
2018 KCA Ryan O'Hearn 170 60 149 89 0.353 0.597 0.950 0.323 0.406 0.729 0.338 0.502 0.840 0.733 2.5 14.1 16.6 1.03 2.4 13.7 16.1
1973 LAN Willie Davis 641 205 599 266 0.320 0.444 0.764 0.325 0.383 0.709 0.323 0.414 0.736 0.694 -1.8 18.3 16.5 1.01 -1.8 17.9 16.1
1979 MON Ellis Valentine 575 174 548 249 0.303 0.454 0.757 0.312 0.383 0.695 0.307 0.419 0.726 0.705 -2.7 19.9 17.2 1.02 -2.8 18.9 16.1
1981 MON Warren Cromartie 400 148 358 150 0.370 0.419 0.789 0.331 0.374 0.705 0.350 0.397 0.747 0.679 7.8 8.3 16.1 1.02 7.8 8.3 16.1
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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).