Oh sure, I'm not wedded to stats, and I know they're not always accurate when errors are concerned. But in larger samples, they should show trends. It was pointed out to me that I should have looked at fielding percentages (I guess I was thinking of it in terms of a pitcher). So I did.
Average current conference fielding percentages are: P5s .971, mid-major .957, D2 .955, and D3s between .961 and .944. They don't exactly correlate to the unearned runs.
Anyway, I don't pretend to be scientific about this, although I would be interested if someone is. I was just thinking out loud, so to speak.