Posted by dahsdebater on 3/3/2015 3:07:00 PM (view original):
You have to admit, it does seem sort of disingenuous to say that strikeouts are important for run scoring but then say you can't compare Ks and run scoring on a team level.
If you want to deal with the biggest non-random problem with that analysis, divide every team's runs scored by [(park factor + 1)/2] and then correlate to Ks.
How do you account for the difference in player's abilities in the lineups for two different teams?
I mentioned the '96 Mariners a few pages ago. ARod, Griffey and Edgar. Even Jay Buhner had a big year for them in '96.
Did all other 27 teams in MLB in '96 have 3 or 4 players of their caliber in their lineup that year?