Re: Lupica: Crisp and Damon are equal

Lyford wrote:
> "Vinnie S." <none@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>
> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/6983/career_by_all_batting_splits.html
>> I would not call Crisp, Damon's equal just yet.
>
> By OPS+, he was actually better last year, 119 vs. 113. And when you look
> at just the road numbers, Crisp was vastly superior. Damon was extremely
> helped by Fenway, and Crisp was extremely hurt by Jacobs. Outside of those
> two ballparks, last year, Damon hit .297/.340/.428/.768 and Crisp hit
> .328/.375/.529/.904. Big, big advantage to Coco.
>

If you are looking at OPS+, there is no need to then look at the road
numbers. OPS+ is generally park-adjusted. Looking at splits can help
grasp park effects, but it doesn't necessarily lead to a good way to
compare players especially from different divisions.
.

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