Reply to "Does the contact % of pitches swung at tell us anything?"

Stats4Gnats10,000+ posts

CaCO3Girl posted:

Swing and misses are related to the pitchers performance/deceptiveness not the batters accuracy.

The statistic for batters would be skewed because you can't account for which pitchers they faced in an overall statistic. If you isolate it to each pitcher you would have useful data but the chances of one batter facing the same pitcher for 50+ pitches in a season are slim to none.

That’s why for lower levels where there’s no mandatory entry of all stats, trying to compare players from different teams just won’t provide valid information. However, comparing teammates will provide information that’s pretty good.

In any case though, what you’re pointing out is why most stats are computed as percentages or ratios based on the entirety of all games in order to get an average.

5/1/1712:42 PM

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