tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416988026660985099.post97132394357298863..comments2024-03-12T09:35:07.160-07:00Comments on VolleyMetrics: Hitting Value Relative to Averagealanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047057328265529252noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416988026660985099.post-39843613011550477502014-10-30T09:40:54.105-07:002014-10-30T09:40:54.105-07:00To confusingTo confusingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416988026660985099.post-59215360175603692672014-10-29T20:03:52.033-07:002014-10-29T20:03:52.033-07:00I think you're right -- the rank-ordering of p...I think you're right -- the rank-ordering of players by hitting percentage and by value relative to average would be the same. Subtracting the sample mean from everyone's hitting percentage would not change the rank-ordering. Neither would multiplying each result by 100. I think the main contribution of the new statistic is the interpretation relative to an average hitter. Also, the "per 100 swings" frame of reference is easier to visualize than conventional hitting percentage, in my view.alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047057328265529252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416988026660985099.post-90825927656226377122014-10-29T19:32:01.152-07:002014-10-29T19:32:01.152-07:00I am curious if these numbers end up being monoton...I am curious if these numbers end up being monotonic transformations of standard attack efficiency. Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of a zero baseline, I just wonder if these rankings will necessarily preserve the order of a rank of hitting efficiency. Nice work!Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11837714639674497423noreply@blogger.com