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Does Batting Average Matter?

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Does Batting Average Matter?

I mean: At all?

Aug 16, 2019
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Does Batting Average Matter?

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Tango has a great little piece on his blog where he compares Don Mattingly and Darryl Strawberry. A comparison between the two players has long fascinated him, but more in an aesthetic way. He has wondered which type of hitter fans enjoy watching more:

The Darryl Strawberry low-average, lots of walks and strikeouts, lots of homers.

Or

The Don Mattingly hig…

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