Saturday, January 29, 2022

Batting Average (BA): champs home runs and home run rates percent above league.

For batters who qualified according to silly rules for leading the league in BA 1903-2019 in the American League (AL) and National League (NL) and led the league, i.e., BA champs. This post looks at how they did in home runs.

Home Run rate is At Bats (AB)/HR; lower is better.

Most Home Runs AL sorted by HR, HRrate%aboveL.

Mickey Mantle is the leader with 52 Home Runs, homering every 10.25 AB.

qryBAleader%AboveLeag_HRrateAboveLeag
yearID L First Last BA%aboveL HRrate%aboveL BAp HRrateP HR AB BA1
1956 AL Mickey Mantle 35.47% 73.77% 0.3527204 10.25 52 533 Yes
1938 AL Jimmie Foxx 24.16% 77.03% 0.3486726 11.3 50 565 Yes
1934 AL Lou Gehrig 30.10% 81.06% 0.3626943 11.81633 49 579 Yes
1966 AL Frank Robinson 31.40% 70.33% 0.3159722 11.7551 49 576 Yes
1933 AL Jimmie Foxx 30.55% 83.02% 0.3560209 11.9375 48 573 Yes
1924 AL Babe Ruth 30.45% 89.20% 0.3780718 11.5 46 529 Yes
1967 AL Carl Yastrzemski 38.53% 70.93% 0.3264249 13.15909 44 579 Yes
2013 AL Miguel Cabrera 35.97% 62.12% 0.3477477 12.61364 44 555 Yes
2012 AL Miguel Cabrera 29.03% 54.36% 0.329582 14.13636 44 622 Yes
1961 AL Norm Cash 41.11% 63.54% 0.3607477 13.04878 41 535 Yes

Fewest Home Runs AL sorted by HR, HRrate%aboveL:

qryBAleader%AboveLeag_HRrateAboveLeag
yearID L First Last BA%aboveL HRrate%aboveL BAp HRrateP HR AB BA1
1918 AL Ty Cobb 50.84% 59.83% 0.3824228 140.3333 3 421 Yes
1915 AL Ty Cobb 48.83% 25.50% 0.3694494 187.6667 3 563 Yes
1944 AL Lou Boudreau 25.79% -109.02% 0.3270548 194.6667 3 584 Yes
1943 AL Luke Appling 31.67% -118.50% 0.3282051 195 3 585 Yes
1949 AL George Kell 30.36% -221.12% 0.3429119 174 3 522 Yes
1974 AL Rod Carew 40.88% -313.88% 0.3639399 199.6667 3 599 Yes
1982 AL Willie Wilson 25.59% -420.76% 0.3316239 195 3 585 Yes
1914 AL Ty Cobb 48.72% 37.34% 0.3681159 172.5 2 345 Yes
1916 AL Tris Speaker 55.53% 3.73% 0.3864469 273 2 546 Yes
1952 AL Ferris Fain 29.50% -404.73% 0.3271376 269 2 538 Yes
1960 AL Pete Runnels 25.28% -585.27% 0.3200758 264 2 528 Yes
1919 AL Ty Cobb 43.38% -219.04% 0.3843058 497 1 497 Yes
1972 AL Rod Carew 32.94% 0.00% 0.317757 0 0 535 Yes

Most Home Runs NL sorted by HR, HRrate%aboveL.

qryBAleader%AboveLeag_HRrateAboveLeag
yearID L First Last BA%aboveL HRrate%aboveL BAp HRrateP HR AB BA1
2002 NL Barry Bonds 42.66% 74.10% 0.369727 8.76087 46 403 Yes
2005 NL Derrek Lee 28.03% 62.19% 0.3350168 12.91304 46 594 Yes
2004 NL Barry Bonds 37.83% 73.38% 0.3619303 8.288889 45 373 Yes
2019 NL Christian Yelich 30.99% 55.89% 0.3292434 11.11364 44 489 Yes
2003 NL Albert Pujols 37.16% 57.91% 0.358714 13.74419 43 591 Yes
1922 NL Rogers Hornsby 37.33% 81.74% 0.4012841 14.83333 42 623 Yes
2000 NL Todd Helton 40.07% 53.24% 0.3724138 13.80952 42 580 Yes
1954 NL Willie Mays 30.18% 63.47% 0.3451327 13.78049 41 565 Yes
1925 NL Rogers Hornsby 38.16% 80.82% 0.4027778 12.92308 39 504 Yes
1948 NL Stan Musial 44.31% 68.67% 0.3764321 15.66667 39 611 Yes
1959 NL Hank Aaron 36.24% 55.84% 0.354531 16.1282 39 629 Yes

Bonds and Lee tied but Bonds had a higher HRrate percentage above the NL HRrate. Sorting on HRrate%aboveL, then HR is coming up.

Fewest Home Runs NL sorted by HR, HRrate%aboveL:

qryBAleader%AboveLeag_HRrateAboveLeag
yearID L First Last BA%aboveL HRrate%aboveL BAp HRrateP HR AB BA1
1996 NL Tony Gwynn 34.31% -329.46% 0.3525499 150.3333 3 451 Yes
1990 NL Willie McGee 26.38% -371.89% 0.3241042 204.6667 3 614 Yes
1955 NL Richie Ashburn 30.53% -437.17% 0.3377111 177.6667 3 533 Yes
1906 NL Honus Wagner 38.73% 19.31% 0.3391473 258 2 516 Yes
1913 NL Jake Daubert 33.84% -90.65% 0.3503937 254 2 508 Yes
1966 NL Matty Alou 33.40% -565.55% 0.3420561 267.5 2 535 Yes
1960 NL Dick Groat 27.41% -607.83% 0.3246073 286.5 2 573 Yes
1958 NL Richie Ashburn 33.62% -763.19% 0.3495935 307.5 2 615 Yes
1947 NL Harry Walker 36.59% -971.12% 0.3625731 513 1 513 Yes
1918 NL Zack Wheat 31.83% 0.00% 0.3349633 0 0 409 Yes

Let's reverse the sort order so that we're not simply staring at Home Runs without the context of Home Run hitting in the league that season.

Highest AL HRrate%aboveL, then sorted by HR:

qryBAleader%AboveLeag_HRrateAboveLeag
yearID L First Last BA%aboveL HRrate%aboveL BAp HRrateP HR AB BA1
1924 AL Babe Ruth 30.45% 89.20% 0.3780718 11.5 46 529 Yes
1933 AL Jimmie Foxx 30.55% 83.02% 0.3560209 11.9375 48 573 Yes
1909 AL Ty Cobb 54.57% 82.64% 0.3769633 63.66667 9 573 Yes
1942 AL Ted Williams 38.61% 81.58% 0.3563218 14.5 36 522 Yes
1934 AL Lou Gehrig 30.10% 81.06% 0.3626943 11.81633 49 579 Yes
1941 AL Ted Williams 52.24% 79.02% 0.4057018 12.32432 37 456 Yes
1938 AL Jimmie Foxx 24.16% 77.03% 0.3486726 11.3 50 565 Yes
1956 AL Mickey Mantle 35.47% 73.77% 0.3527204 10.25 52 533 Yes
1947 AL Ted Williams 34.07% 73.33% 0.342803 16.5 32 528 Yes
1957 AL Ted Williams 52.25% 73.04% 0.3880952 11.05263 38 420 Yes
1939 AL Joe DiMaggio 36.75% 71.22% 0.3809524 15.4 30 462 Yes
1967 AL Carl Yastrzemski 38.53% 70.93% 0.3264249 13.15909 44 579 Yes
1920 AL George Sisler 43.68% 70.81% 0.40729 33.21053 19 631 Yes
1966 AL Frank Robinson 31.40% 70.33% 0.3159722 11.7551 49 576 Yes

The leader in Home Runs, Mickey Mantle, is number 8 in HRrate%aboveL. Among the 13 AL hitters at least 70% above the AL HRrate, Ted Williams is listed for four seasons; Jimmie Foxx two. The Big Four Yankees are all there: Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle.

Lowest AL HRrate%aboveL, then sorted by HR:

qryBAleader%AboveLeag_HRrateAboveLeag
yearID L First Last BA%aboveL HRrate%aboveL BAp HRrateP HR AB BA1
1985 AL Wade Boggs 40.69% -130.11% 0.3675345 81.625 8 653 Yes
1950 AL Billy Goodman 30.75% -143.21% 0.3537736 106 4 424 Yes
2014 AL Jose Altuve 34.73% -145.12% 0.3409091 94.28571 7 660 Yes
1978 AL Rod Carew 27.66% -148.01% 0.3333333 112.8 5 564 Yes
2001 AL Ichiro Suzuki 31.04% -177.43% 0.349711 86.5 8 692 Yes
1983 AL Wade Boggs 35.90% -184.64% 0.3608247 116.4 5 582 Yes
1988 AL Wade Boggs 41.32% -188.34% 0.3664384 116.8 5 584 Yes
2004 AL Ichiro Suzuki 37.88% -191.17% 0.3721591 88 8 704 Yes
1919 AL Ty Cobb 43.38% -219.04% 0.3843058 497 1 497 Yes
1949 AL George Kell 30.36% -221.12% 0.3429119 174 3 522 Yes
1974 AL Rod Carew 40.88% -313.88% 0.3639399 199.6667 3 599 Yes
1952 AL Ferris Fain 29.50% -404.73% 0.3271376 269 2 538 Yes
1982 AL Willie Wilson 25.59% -420.76% 0.3316239 195 3 585 Yes
1960 AL Pete Runnels 25.28% -585.27% 0.3200758 264 2 528 Yes

Highest NL HRrate%aboveL, then sorted by HR:

qryBAleader%AboveLeag_HRrateAboveLeag
yearID L First Last BA%aboveL HRrate%aboveL BAp HRrateP HR AB BA1
1922 NL Rogers Hornsby 37.33% 81.74% 0.4012841 14.83333 42 623 Yes
1925 NL Rogers Hornsby 38.16% 80.82% 0.4027778 12.92308 39 504 Yes
1908 NL Honus Wagner 48.09% 78.60% 0.3538733 56.8 10 568 Yes
1933 NL Chuck Klein 38.20% 76.61% 0.3679868 21.64286 28 606 Yes
1924 NL Rogers Hornsby 49.69% 74.79% 0.4235075 21.44 25 536 Yes
2002 NL Barry Bonds 42.66% 74.10% 0.369727 8.76087 46 403 Yes
2004 NL Barry Bonds 37.83% 73.38% 0.3619303 8.288889 45 373 Yes
1912 NL Heinie Zimmerman 36.38% 72.25% 0.3716337 39.78571 14 557 Yes
1937 NL Joe Medwick 37.80% 70.13% 0.3744076 20.41936 31 633 Yes
1907 NL Honus Wagner 43.72% 69.45% 0.3495146 85.83334 6 515 Yes
1921 NL Rogers Hornsby 37.14% 69.40% 0.3969595 28.19048 21 592 Yes
1939 NL Johnny Mize 28.38% 69.08% 0.3492908 20.14286 28 564 Yes
1923 NL Rogers Hornsby 34.54% 68.95% 0.384434 24.94118 17 424 Yes

Hornsby's 1924 49.69% BA%aboveL is the NL highest 1903-2019. Hornsby's 1924 .424 BA is the highest in NL or AL 1903-2019. Among these 13 BA champs, Hornsby is listed five times. Barry Bonds twice.

Lowest NL HRrate%aboveL, then sorted by HR:

qryBAleader%AboveLeag_HRrateAboveLeag
yearID L First Last BA%aboveL HRrate%aboveL BAp HRrateP HR AB BA1
1987 NL Tony Gwynn 42.00% -131.57% 0.3701189 84.14286 7 589 Yes
1984 NL Tony Gwynn 37.57% -134.98% 0.3514852 121.2 5 606 Yes
2006 NL Freddy Sanchez 29.91% -210.07% 0.3436426 97 6 582 Yes
1989 NL Tony Gwynn 36.42% -213.16% 0.3360927 151 4 604 Yes
1973 NL Pete Rose 32.92% -218.97% 0.3382353 136 5 680 Yes
2015 NL Dee Strange-Gordon 31.52% -323.20% 0.3333333 153.75 4 615 Yes
1996 NL Tony Gwynn 34.31% -329.46% 0.3525499 150.3333 3 451 Yes
1990 NL Willie McGee 26.38% -371.89% 0.3241042 204.6667 3 614 Yes
1955 NL Richie Ashburn 30.53% -437.17% 0.3377111 177.6667 3 533 Yes
1966 NL Matty Alou 33.40% -565.55% 0.3420561 267.5 2 535 Yes
1960 NL Dick Groat 27.41% -607.83% 0.3246073 286.5 2 573 Yes
1958 NL Richie Ashburn 33.62% -763.19% 0.3495935 307.5 2 615 Yes
1947 NL Harry Walker 36.59% -971.12% 0.3625731 513 1 513 Yes

Batting Average ("Leading the league in hitting."): minimum requirements for averages. Those requirements have changed a lot since early in the previous century. Monday, December 27, 2021

You can't make up stuff like this. And remember, Plate Appearances (PA) is not the denominator in Batting Average (BA): Hits/AB. Nor in SLG; it's AB there, too. PA is the denominator in On Base Percentage (OBP), which is an average, not a percent. Sit down before you start reading this.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/leader_glossary.shtml#min_req

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Comparing BA leaders Bill Terry (.401 in 1930) and Carl Yastrzemski (.301 in 1968). Monday, December 27, 2021

Batting Average (BA) champs 1903-2021 percent above league. Tuesday, January 4, 2022

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