A new "statistic" for college players

All I can say is the lower one is, the higher the other better be!

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batting average and his GPA to add up to "7".

No wonder they say pitchers had better be smart How about for a pitcher, the goal is to have a number greater than 0 That would be GPA-ERA (on a 4.0 gpa scale)

Considering that a BA is truley a fraction of "1", than his GPA will need to be over 8 even if he hits .980

cong,
You've got the concept right but your math is a bit off. The goal was 7, meaning a GPA of 6 or over to have a mathematical chance and over 6.5 to have any kind of a realistic chance. Of course GPAs don't usually get higher than 4.0 or 5 at some HS so let's just assume hokie meant to multiply the batting average by 10 and left it out because he figured we were smart enough to get that by ourselves.

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Originally posted by rz1:

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batting average and his GPA to add up to "7".

No wonder they say pitchers had better be smart How about for a pitcher, the goal is to have a number greater than 0 That would be GPA-ERA (on a 4.0 gpa scale)

GPA > ERA =

ERA > GPA =

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Originally posted by Dad04:

GPA > ERA =

ERA > GPA =

Set high goals, no one said it was going to be easy. The key is the GPA, as it should be.

hokieone- Great stat and goal......
I think your goal (as an example) is:
.350 BA
3.50 GPA
in "your book/math" would "equal" a 7.....correct?

Looks like we have a lot of "literals" posting here

good one's hokie and others

My formula is pretty simple and it seems to work.

(>=3.0) - 11. Translated - greater than or equal to 3.0 GPA and it keeps my size 11 shoe away from your rear end j/k

JBBaseball has it right.

Just like bats are "-3", although one is inches and one is ounces, I take for example .350 BA, and a 3.50 GPA, slip a decimal place on the former, add it to the latter, and voila, you have your "DAGGN" average. (Dad Ain't Gonna Go Nuts)



Hey, I'm a lawyer by trade. The only math we're taught is how to divide by 3.

I like CD's formula the best, and I'm passing it on to my kid....I'm awful in math and it's the only one on the above equations that I understand....and I know my kid will understand too...

Hokieone....very glad your #2 son is doing well...the world is just a little bit better, isn't it, when they come through....

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[quote]Hey, I'm a lawyer by trade. The only math we're taught is how to divide by 3.[/quote]


Ah yes... the old legal menage a trois.



"You can't handle the truth!"

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Hokieone,......being a non-math major and possessing a multitude of blonde highlights in my hair,...it may have taken me longer than the average bear to figure out your formula,..but I GOT IT!!!! ( applause is always welcome! )

Very creative idea! I'm going to print your post and give it to my son. Insentives are always a good thing.
An extra kudos pat on the back to your son for his good Fall season.

Clevelanddad: My size 7 shoe may not be as big as your size 11,..but I think our sons have no doubt where we stand on this issue. ha!

The size 12 gets applied when any one grade drops to 3.0.