You know what happens when I get too much time to ponder the numbers, and it’s happened again! I was wondering how the home to 1st times related to what was happening on the bases, so I put together something that at least gives a picture of what’s happening.
Plate appearances are of course self-explanatory.
Reached Base Safely is the total of hits, walks, HBPs, reached on errors, and reached on fielder’s choices.
Reached Base Average is simple the number of times reached by the number of PAs.
Stolen Base Attempts and Stolen Bases is self-explanatory.
Pickoff Throws Drawn is the number of actual throws, and should include the number of pickoffs.
Fakes is the number of times the pitcher had to stop what he was doing because of the runner. That will include stepping off and bluffing a throw as well as just stepping off to hold a runner.
Picked off is self-explanatory.
Disruptions is the total of SBAs, Pickoff Throws Drawn, Fakes, and picked off.
Stolen Base Percent is self-explanatory.
The home to 1st times is what I was given before the season began. Where it says “NONE”, I didn’t get a time for that player.
Something I found interesting was the two players who had the worst home to 1st times get on base a lot and cause problems when they get there. Also, the player who has the 3rd worst home to 1st time leads the team in stolen bases and raising Hell on the bases.
Of course there are all kinds of reasons the data shows what it does, but it isn’t what I thought I’d be seeing when I made up the report. 