Stat of the day

[Carlos]

Interesting player. Started in the BLB at 32 years old. 4 time All-Star when he was theoretically already past his prime. Posted a VORP of 57.0 at the age of 36 in 1982 in what was probably the 2nd best season of his career (but the first time he missed the All-Star team).

He's also the all-time leader in RBIs after the age of 32 with those six.

Sergio Lumar has had two seasons of 100 RBI since turning 32.

We still don't know what guys are going to do in this league when they get old.

[Clay]

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=title2><TD>Largest Difference Between OBP And AVG
(Top 25 Players, Minimum 200 PA)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE class=sortable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=935 border=0><THEAD><TR class=headline><TD class=hsc2_l sorttable_columnindex="0">Player</TD><TD class=hsc2_l sorttable_columnindex="1">Team</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="2">Year</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="3">H</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="4">BB</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="5">AVG</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="6">OBP</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="7">Diff</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="8">PA</TD></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Jorge Taracena</TD><TD class=s1_l>CAR</TD><TD>1987</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>.185</TD><TD>.336</TD><TD>.151</TD><TD>400</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Jerry Fortin</TD><TD class=s2_l>DEN</TD><TD>1982</TD><TD>95</TD><TD>101</TD><TD>.234</TD><TD>.384</TD><TD>.150</TD><TD>510</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Chaim Lamberts</TD><TD class=s1_l>MIS</TD><TD>1988</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>.237</TD><TD>.383</TD><TD>.146</TD><TD>400</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Malachi Stiver</TD><TD class=s2_l>PAW</TD><TD>1982</TD><TD>140</TD><TD>130</TD><TD>.281</TD><TD>.426</TD><TD>.145</TD><TD>634</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Jorge Taracena</TD><TD class=s1_l>VIR</TD><TD>1984</TD><TD>133</TD><TD>125</TD><TD>.256</TD><TD>.399</TD><TD>.143</TD><TD>657</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Malachi Stiver</TD><TD class=s2_l>SIN</TD><TD>1986</TD><TD>58</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>.203</TD><TD>.346</TD><TD>.143</TD><TD>360</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Clint Lance</TD><TD class=s1_l>CAR</TD><TD>1985</TD><TD>119</TD><TD>116</TD><TD>.242</TD><TD>.383</TD><TD>.141</TD><TD>614</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Jorge Taracena</TD><TD class=s2_l>WIL</TD><TD>1986</TD><TD>63</TD><TD>60</TD><TD>.241</TD><TD>.382</TD><TD>.141</TD><TD>323</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Harry Elliott</TD><TD class=s1_l>CAL</TD><TD>1987</TD><TD>164</TD><TD>138</TD><TD>.311</TD><TD>.450</TD><TD>.140</TD><TD>671</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Dino Vargas</TD><TD class=s2_l>PIT</TD><TD>1983</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>.154</TD><TD>.293</TD><TD>.139</TD><TD>209</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Neil Hildebrand</TD><TD class=s1_l>HYU</TD><TD>1988</TD><TD>97</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>.233</TD><TD>.371</TD><TD>.139</TD><TD>509</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Ivn Garca</TD><TD class=s2_l>BAL</TD><TD>1988</TD><TD>93</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>.224</TD><TD>.362</TD><TD>.139</TD><TD>512</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Dave Robbins</TD><TD class=s1_l>DAV</TD><TD>1986</TD><TD>88</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>.221</TD><TD>.359</TD><TD>.138</TD><TD>498</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Frank Paradis</TD><TD class=s2_l>MOR</TD><TD>1987</TD><TD>110</TD><TD>108</TD><TD>.216</TD><TD>.354</TD><TD>.138</TD><TD>623</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Malachi Stiver</TD><TD class=s1_l>SIN</TD><TD>1983</TD><TD>152</TD><TD>132</TD><TD>.283</TD><TD>.420</TD><TD>.137</TD><TD>678</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Jorge Taracena</TD><TD class=s2_l>WAS</TD><TD>1982</TD><TD>134</TD><TD>120</TD><TD>.276</TD><TD>.413</TD><TD>.137</TD><TD>615</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Clint Lance</TD><TD class=s1_l>CAR</TD><TD>1983</TD><TD>100</TD><TD>103</TD><TD>.206</TD><TD>.342</TD><TD>.137</TD><TD>593</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Dave Robbins</TD><TD class=s2_l>WAS</TD><TD>1987</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>64</TD><TD>.210</TD><TD>.347</TD><TD>.137</TD><TD>438</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Cesaro Campoveroe</TD><TD class=s1_l>WIL</TD><TD>1988</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>76</TD><TD>.234</TD><TD>.371</TD><TD>.136</TD><TD>453</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Clint Lance</TD><TD class=s2_l>CAR</TD><TD>1984</TD><TD>92</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>.256</TD><TD>.391</TD><TD>.136</TD><TD>446</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Everardo Gremades</TD><TD class=s1_l>PIT</TD><TD>1988</TD><TD>144</TD><TD>110</TD><TD>.354</TD><TD>.488</TD><TD>.135</TD><TD>524</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Jorge Taracena</TD><TD class=s2_l>SIN</TD><TD>1980</TD><TD>159</TD><TD>129</TD><TD>.282</TD><TD>.416</TD><TD>.134</TD><TD>697</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Jerry Fortin</TD><TD class=s1_l>WAS</TD><TD>1984</TD><TD>120</TD><TD>104</TD><TD>.260</TD><TD>.393</TD><TD>.134</TD><TD>572</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Jerry Fortin</TD><TD class=s2_l>DAV</TD><TD>1986</TD><TD>91</TD><TD>81</TD><TD>.238</TD><TD>.370</TD><TD>.133</TD><TD>467</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Neil Hildebrand</TD><TD class=s1_l>HAR</TD><TD>1980</TD><TD>165</TD><TD>132</TD><TD>.290</TD><TD>.422</TD><TD>.132</TD><TD>707</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

It's funny, as soon as I read the title of this Stat of the Day, I said to myself... "Oh, the Jorge Taracena Award".

[Ryan]

Good list... leads to the question... did Toby Rochester do enough to make the Founder's Wing of the BLB HOF?

Yeah, good question. I gotta say yes. I would love to see what he could have done had he started his career in his early 20's. I say he's a lock for the Founders Wing, IMO.

[BradZ]

Good list... leads to the question... did Toby Rochester do enough to make the Founder's Wing of the BLB HOF?

Interesting player. Started in the BLB at 32 years old. 4 time All-Star when he was theoretically already past his prime. Posted a VORP of 57.0 at the age of 36 in 1982 in what was probably the 2nd best season of his career (but the first time he missed the All-Star team).

[Clay]

Good list... leads to the question... did Toby Rochester do enough to make the Founder's Wing of the BLB HOF?

[BradZ]

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=title2><TD>

Most 100 RBI Seasons

(Top 25 Players)

</TD></TR><TR><TD>

<TABLE class=sortable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=795 align=left border=0><THEAD><TR class=headline><TD class=hsc2_l sorttable_columnindex="0">Player</TD><TD class=hsc2 sorttable_columnindex="1">Seasons</TD></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Harry Keppel</TD><TD>8</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Sergio Lumar</TD><TD>7</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Toby Rochester</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Pedro Eires</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Vincent Nino</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Pedro Zamarida</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Dani lvarez</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Johnny Buzzell</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Amistad Caballero</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Cesaro Campoveroe</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Bill Fallon</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Alberto Grandon</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Jared Kirby</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Dave Robbins</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Marv Snyder</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Neto Bermeo</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Everardo Gremades</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Elton Jessie</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Eddie O'Fallon</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Malachi Stiver</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Don Alexander</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Britt Bovey</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Frank Donegan</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR class=s2><TD class=s2_l>Franois Dupuis</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR class=s1><TD class=s1_l>Vctor Gonzlez</TD><TD>2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Pat]

You forget how good Subaru Hiraki was before all the injuries.

[Jim]

Most Hits Over A Three Year Span
(Top 25 Players) <table style="width: 675px; height: 420px;" class="sortable" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><thead><tr class="headline"><td class="hsc2_l">Player</td><td class="hsc2">From</td><td class="hsc2">Through</td><td class="hsc2">Total</td></tr></thead> <tbody><tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Subaru Hiraki</td><td>1978</td><td>1980</td><td>679</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Harry Keppel</td><td>1978</td><td>1980</td><td>666</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Harry Keppel</td><td>1979</td><td>1981</td><td>641</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Takanibu Sato</td><td>1983</td><td>1985</td><td>626</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Joe Sierra</td><td>1981</td><td>1983</td><td>614</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Jos Sanchez</td><td>1978</td><td>1980</td><td>612</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Harry Keppel</td><td>1980</td><td>1982</td><td>609</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Adam Nickell</td><td>1985</td><td>1987</td><td>608</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Subaru Hiraki</td><td>1979</td><td>1981</td><td>602</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Joe Sierra</td><td>1980</td><td>1982</td><td>601</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Harry Keppel</td><td>1981</td><td>1983</td><td>601</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Harry Keppel</td><td>1982</td><td>1984</td><td>601</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Jos Sanchez</td><td>1979</td><td>1981</td><td>599</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Everardo Gremades</td><td>1980</td><td>1982</td><td>597</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Takanibu Sato</td><td>1984</td><td>1986</td><td>587</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Everardo Gremades</td><td>1981</td><td>1983</td><td>584</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Leonel Tesina</td><td>1983</td><td>1985</td><td>582</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Joe Sierra</td><td>1979</td><td>1981</td><td>582</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Noah George</td><td>1982</td><td>1984</td><td>581</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Joe Sierra</td><td>1978</td><td>1980</td><td>580</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Takanibu Sato</td><td>1982</td><td>1984</td><td>579</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Eddie O'Fallon</td><td>1984</td><td>1986</td><td>578</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Eddie O'Fallon</td><td>1983</td><td>1985</td><td>576</td></tr> <tr class="s2"><td class="s2_l">Mark Mabbett</td><td>1978</td><td>1980</td><td>573</td></tr> <tr class="s1"><td class="s1_l">Harry Keppel</td><td>1983</td><td>1985</td><td>573</td></tr></tbody></table>

[Carlos]

then it may be most steals while in that particular weight bracket.

It is, but I don't think fluctuating weight has anything to do with the discrepancies.

As mentioned above, Robbins has less career stolen bases than the list shows. He never played in the minors and there aren't any stats of him playing in high school or college.

[Delandis]

Yes

then it may be most steals while in that particular weight bracket.

[Ryan]

Ivan Garcia is a fat ass. Never noticed. Thanks stat of the day!

[Clay]

Yes

[Delandis]

Do players weights fluctuate?

[BradZ]

Hmm, you guys are right. I didn't even look at the actual numbers before posting. Not sure where it's coming up with these totals? It's not minor league stats that are causing the issue either. For example Dave Robbins doesn't have any minor league stats at all and his total is way too high.

[Jistic]

Yeah these are minor league as well.....wait are all of these?