by PotKettleBlack » Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:34 pm
Additionally, RBIs are completely lineup dependent.
20+ extra hits in 30 extra AB in 24. In a more pitcher friendly park by park factor.
24 is kind of like Ruth 20. You want to take Ruth 27 because of all the HR, but 20 was a better year for Ruth and 24 was a sneaky better year for Rajah. Funny how a .424 batting average can be sneaky better.
I'm not giving Rajah credit for driving in Ray Blades at a higher rate, since Blades was on base .050 more often in 25 than 24. Ditto Sunny Jim. Plus Mike Gonzales was the catcher in 24, Bob O'Farrell in 25, another .040. Overall, the 25 Cards were on base about .012 points more than the 24 edition, with Rajah taking .020 or so off. A lot more opportunity to drive guys in, I think.