quote:Originally posted by wayback:
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Who says over the average is not good? Where is the line for good or not good?
Good enough for what? To me: draftable. If they are draftable, they are good.
Of course they are good. But they are not good at making contact. They would be below average at this one specific skill. And, as I have stated many times, the ability to make contact has very little bearing on offensive production.
There are a million kids who are productive and strike out alot. I named one, Jack Cust.
You interpreted the questions as: How often do elite hitters strike out? And perhaps; can elite hitters strike out a alot?
I interpreted the question as: What are the average strike out rates for batters, regardless of the hitter's quality?
I'd relate the correlation to be about as strong as an NBA players free throw percentage. Good players can have poor percentages (Shaq). Below average players can have great percentages. There is not a strong correlation between the player's value and the perecentage, the percentage is simply one of the dozens of stats that you weigh when you conclude overall value.