http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/batting_avg_leagues.shtml
In 1930 Bill Terry batted .401. In 1968 Carl Yastrzemski batted .301. Both led their leagues. Who did better?
abbreviations:
NL- National League
AL - American League
BA - Batting Average
In 1930 NL BA was .303. In 1968 AL BA was .230.
Terry: (.401 - .303) / .303 = 0.323432343 - 32% above NL BA
Yastrzemski: (.301 - .230) / .230 = 0.308695652 - 31% above AL BA
Terry but not by nearly as much as you might expect.
For my friend Steve.
1 comment:
Your friend Steve appreciates the clarity of the example and the definitions of the abbreviations used. As a non-baseball fanatic, I enjoy the discussions but need help on some of the finer details.
Keep up the posts. They are truly interesting.
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