But the thing I find interesting is if you directly compare
Jimmy McMicheal and
Gregory Goldman to each other, Goldman has significantly more doubles per plate appearance (I did the math last night. I think its 2% vs 0.44%) then McMicheal. And what is even more staggering is the difference in triples. For that Goldman has 1% of his plate appearances currently turning into triples where as I doubt McMicheal will ever have a triple.
This is making me think that, although power has an effect on slugging that does not count as homeruns, speed may have a modifier as well to that point that an extreme difference (87 points of speed between the two) makes aproximatly a 1 to 1% difference in doubles and triples.
Edit: Now lets even go one step further and compare Goldman, someone who is fast with no power to someone who is all power and no speed.
(this is a little harder because Moore played in Portland before this but its the closest comparison I can find)
Max Moore has a power of 88 and a speed of 8. (Hold for update. I have to go to work). Pretty much though, until I can make my point check out Moore's doubles and triples per hit vs Goldman's doubles and triples per hit.
5/31/2019 7:27 AM (edited)