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Feb 26, 2014 · In theory, line drive rate is a great statistic. Line drives result in hits far more frequently than any other type of batted ball, and thus measuring the frequency at which a hitter...
Feb 17, 2010 · 1) Line drive rate is far from perfect. What’s the cutoff between a line drive and a looping fly ball? Weak hit bloopers are sometimes classified as “line drives”, so you have to keep in...
Feb 17, 2010 · Batted ball statistics, like most statistics, should be used with caution for three key reasons. First, sample size is very important for line drive rate, and while you can get a good...
May 20, 2020 · What fascinates me, though, is how unstable line drive rate is on a year-to-year basis. To connect on a line drive, a hitter essentially needs to connect with the ideal launch angle, and that can happen on any particular pitcher.
What I find amazing is that of all these metrics, Line Drive Percentage (LD%) is easily the lowest at .22. Interestingly enough, this is similar to what folks have found for pitchers....
May 28, 2015 · LD%/GB%/FB% make up batted ball stats. Individually, they stand for line drive percentage, groundball percentage, and fly ball percentage. These stats express the amount of balls put into play...
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Jul 15, 2009 · Check the line-drive rate, and if it's up in the 21-plus percent range, the BABIP is legit. It's been shown that LD percentage + .12 is a good "quick and easy" formula to assess BABIP.
