From: schmke@cco.caltech.edu (Kevin Todd Schmidt)
Subject: NL OPI through 7-Sep-92
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 23:09:54 GMT

Here is the OPI (Offensive Production Index) for all NL players with at
least 230 at-bats through 7-Sep-92.

Barry Bonds continues to lead the NL at 0.752 with Sheffield a distant
second at 0.634.  You may wonder why Sheffield is so far behind!  It is
because of Bonds much better numbers in the Stolen Base department and
the fact that Bonds has a 108 to 41 lead in Walks.  Bonds has these
numbers and comparable numbers in Doubles (Bonds 27, Shef 31), Triples
(Bonds 4, Shef 3), and Home Runs (Bonds 27, Shef 30) and has done it
with nearly 100 less at-bats.  Comments?

The Reds are the leading team at 0.444.

I welcome coments and suggestions.

Kevin

League OPI: 0.417
League BA:  0.259
League SLG: 0.381
League OBA: 0.324

Rank Player            OPI     BA    SLG    OBA     Last Post   Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1    BONDS,B          0.752  0.293  0.591  0.447   (  1, 0.722) +0.030
2    SHEFFIELD,G      0.634  0.335  0.595  0.386   (  4, 0.616) +0.018
3    MCGRIFF,F        0.628  0.284  0.574  0.393   (  2, 0.637) -0.009
4    DAULTON,D        0.609  0.275  0.542  0.388   (  5, 0.607) +0.002
5    VAN_SLYKE,A      0.593  0.329  0.512  0.395   (  6, 0.588) +0.005
6    KRUK,J           0.589  0.324  0.456  0.427   (  3, 0.635) -0.046
7    CLARK,W          0.568  0.302  0.491  0.391   (  7, 0.562) +0.006
8    LARKIN,B         0.534  0.303  0.449  0.385   ( 21, 0.498) +0.036
9    WALKER,L         0.531  0.301  0.509  0.351   ( 17, 0.513) +0.018
10   BUTLER,B         0.528  0.305  0.395  0.410   ( 10, 0.536) -0.008
11   SHARPERSON,M     0.527  0.306  0.409  0.405   ( 12, 0.525) +0.002
12   GRACE,M          0.523  0.306  0.433  0.387   (  8, 0.558) -0.035
13   SANDERS,D        0.522  0.307  0.505  0.345   (  9, 0.550) -0.028
14   SANDBERG,R       0.520  0.291  0.474  0.362   ( 13, 0.520) +0.000
15   SANDERS,R        0.519  0.276  0.485  0.352   ( 18, 0.508) +0.011
16   CAMINITI,K       0.514  0.307  0.469  0.362   ( 19, 0.506) +0.008
17   DYKSTRA,L        0.513  0.301  0.406  0.374   ( 15, 0.516) -0.003
18   LANKFORD,R       0.509  0.293  0.456  0.363   ( 14, 0.518) -0.009
19   BIGGIO,C         0.497  0.287  0.386  0.384   ( 29, 0.477) +0.020
20   PENDLETON,T      0.492  0.309  0.474  0.341   ( 24, 0.489) +0.003
21   ROBERTS,B        0.490  0.303  0.388  0.377   ( 20, 0.505) -0.015
22   HOLLINS,D        0.489  0.263  0.457  0.348   ( 34, 0.459) +0.030
23   DESHIELDS,D      0.485  0.298  0.404  0.366   ( 11, 0.529) -0.044
24   OWEN,S           0.483  0.280  0.408  0.366   ( 36, 0.454) +0.029
24   JOSE,F           0.483  0.296  0.444  0.345   ( 22, 0.491) -0.008
26   BREAM,S          0.475  0.262  0.428  0.344   ( 25, 0.484) -0.009
27   GRISSOM,M        0.474  0.276  0.422  0.323   ( 35, 0.455) +0.019
27   BONILLA,B        0.474  0.248  0.431  0.347   ( 22, 0.491) -0.017
29   ALOU,M           0.473  0.278  0.434  0.330   ( 16, 0.514) -0.041
30   MORRIS,H         0.471  0.289  0.415  0.364   ( 27, 0.482) -0.011
30   JUSTICE,D        0.471  0.257  0.414  0.357   ( 38, 0.451) +0.020
30   GWYNN,T          0.471  0.314  0.410  0.371   ( 26, 0.483) -0.012
33   MAGADAN,D        0.468  0.283  0.346  0.390   ( 30, 0.468) +0.000
34   DAWSON,A         0.465  0.283  0.460  0.326   ( 66, 0.404) +0.061
35   BLAUSER,J        0.462  0.256  0.436  0.338   ( 82, 0.386) +0.076
36   NIXON,O          0.459  0.313  0.379  0.369   ( 30, 0.468) -0.009
37   MURRAY,E         0.453  0.258  0.419  0.337   ( 40, 0.442) +0.011
38   BAGWELL,J        0.452  0.245  0.404  0.344   ( 32, 0.460) -0.008
39   SMITH,O          0.448  0.295  0.341  0.365   ( 37, 0.453) -0.005
40   BOSTON,D         0.447  0.247  0.432  0.321   ( 61, 0.410) +0.037
41   *REDS            0.444  0.266  0.395  0.340   ( 39, 0.444) +0.000
42   O'NEILL,P        0.443  0.242  0.370  0.352   ( 28, 0.481) -0.038
43   GILKEY,B         0.441  0.286  0.400  0.352   ( 40, 0.442) -0.001
43   *PIRATES         0.441  0.264  0.394  0.339   ( 53, 0.424) +0.017
45   FINLEY,S         0.438  0.273  0.375  0.338   ( 46, 0.436) +0.002
46   BRAGGS,G         0.435  0.235  0.400  0.328   ( 42, 0.439) -0.004
47   *PADRES          0.434  0.268  0.414  0.325   ( 46, 0.436) -0.002
48   SNYDER,C         0.431  0.271  0.444  0.309   ( 32, 0.460) -0.029
48   *BRAVES          0.431  0.263  0.402  0.325   ( 52, 0.425) +0.006
50   FELDER,M         0.428  0.281  0.393  0.324   ( 42, 0.439) -0.011
50   *PHILLIES        0.428  0.260  0.390  0.326   ( 50, 0.430) -0.002
52   SABO,C           0.426  0.252  0.436  0.310   ( 63, 0.408) +0.018
52   INCAVIGLIA,P     0.426  0.268  0.425  0.312   ( 48, 0.434) -0.008
54   THOMPSON,RO      0.425  0.256  0.417  0.323   ( 51, 0.427) -0.002
54   KARROS,E         0.425  0.254  0.441  0.298   ( 44, 0.438) -0.013
54   GANT,R           0.425  0.252  0.394  0.314   ( 49, 0.433) -0.008
57   *CARDINALS       0.421  0.267  0.385  0.326   ( 57, 0.417) +0.004
58   *EXPOS           0.419  0.259  0.383  0.320   ( 54, 0.420) -0.001
59   MERCED,O         0.418  0.243  0.380  0.331   ( 55, 0.419) -0.001
60   DORAN,B          0.417  0.227  0.351  0.342   ( 64, 0.406) +0.011
61   ZEILE,T          0.416  0.257  0.364  0.350   ( 64, 0.406) +0.010
62   OLIVER,J         0.413  0.268  0.398  0.320   ( 80, 0.388) +0.025
63   JOHNSON,H        0.411  0.223  0.337  0.328   ( 60, 0.411) +0.000
63   JACKSON,DJ       0.411  0.258  0.421  0.294   ( 57, 0.417) -0.006
65   BUECHELE,S       0.410  0.259  0.379  0.327   ( 44, 0.438) -0.028
66   BASS,K           0.409  0.263  0.416  0.305   ( 70, 0.399) +0.010
67   BELL,JA          0.408  0.259  0.373  0.326   ( 83, 0.385) +0.023
68   ANTHONY,E        0.405  0.241  0.404  0.305   ( 56, 0.418) -0.013
69   SOSA,S           0.404  0.260  0.393  0.310   ( 66, 0.404) +0.000
69   LAVALLIERE,M     0.404  0.258  0.336  0.352   ( 77, 0.390) +0.014
69   CHAMBERLAIN,     0.404  0.258  0.422  0.284   ( 71, 0.398) +0.006
72   DAVIS,E          0.402  0.228  0.322  0.320   ( 59, 0.414) -0.012
73   *DODGERS         0.401  0.258  0.354  0.326   ( 66, 0.404) -0.003
74   MCGEE,W          0.399  0.296  0.351  0.333   ( 76, 0.391) +0.008
74   *METS            0.399  0.242  0.354  0.320   ( 72, 0.396) +0.003
74   *ASTROS          0.399  0.249  0.365  0.314   ( 74, 0.393) +0.006
77   OFFERMAN,J       0.398  0.268  0.347  0.339   ( 88, 0.374) +0.024
78   DUNCAN,M         0.396  0.269  0.388  0.291   ( 79, 0.389) +0.007
79   *CUBS            0.395  0.259  0.371  0.315   ( 72, 0.396) -0.001
80   *GIANTS          0.393  0.252  0.370  0.310   ( 66, 0.404) -0.011
81   GONZALEZ,L       0.391  0.252  0.404  0.296   ( 95, 0.357) +0.034
82   RANDOLPH,W       0.389  0.254  0.322  0.345   ( 85, 0.378) +0.011
83   MORANDINI,M      0.385  0.267  0.356  0.315   ( 85, 0.378) +0.007
84   CLARK,JE         0.383  0.251  0.394  0.287   ( 87, 0.375) +0.008
85   FERNANDEZ,T      0.382  0.267  0.347  0.330   ( 77, 0.390) -0.008
86   MAY,D            0.378  0.272  0.368  0.308   ( 88, 0.374) +0.004
87   MARTINEZ,D       0.374  0.255  0.333  0.324   ( 84, 0.381) -0.007
88   PAGNOZZI,T       0.373  0.255  0.377  0.296   ( 81, 0.387) -0.014
88   OLSON,GR         0.373  0.234  0.327  0.317   ( 61, 0.410) -0.037
90   JAVIER,S         0.372  0.245  0.304  0.320
91   HARRIS,L         0.369  0.285  0.318  0.329   ( 98, 0.350) +0.019
92   SANTIAGO,B       0.362  0.251  0.385  0.283   ( 91, 0.371) -0.009
93   PECOTA,B         0.359  0.241  0.311  0.307   (110, 0.323) +0.036
94   MANWARING,K      0.358  0.243  0.329  0.307   ( 97, 0.352) +0.006
95   LEMKE,M          0.356  0.241  0.322  0.312   (100, 0.345) +0.011
96   WALLACH,T        0.354  0.230  0.335  0.295   ( 99, 0.349) +0.005
96   GIRARDI,J        0.354  0.279  0.311  0.327   ( 90, 0.373) -0.019
98   KING,J           0.351  0.233  0.377  0.271   (111, 0.320) +0.031
98   CIANFROCCO,A     0.351  0.241  0.358  0.276   ( 94, 0.358) -0.007
100  TAUBENSEE,E      0.346  0.215  0.332  0.284
101  CARTER,G         0.345  0.216  0.337  0.294   (101, 0.341) +0.004
102  AMARO,R          0.344  0.208  0.317  0.288   (102, 0.339) +0.005
103  WILLIAMS,MA      0.341  0.216  0.364  0.268   ( 93, 0.359) -0.018
103  BERRYHILL,D      0.341  0.218  0.375  0.260   ( 96, 0.355) -0.014
105  GALARRAGA,A      0.339  0.241  0.373  0.262   (107, 0.326) +0.013
106  SANCHEZ,R        0.337  0.251  0.341  0.279   (106, 0.327) +0.010
107  BENZINGER,T      0.332  0.238  0.345  0.277   (111, 0.320) +0.012
108  SCHOFIELD,D      0.330  0.205  0.277  0.300   (109, 0.325) +0.005
108  HANSEN,D         0.330  0.217  0.304  0.294   (105, 0.329) +0.001
110  HUNDLEY,T        0.329  0.213  0.343  0.257   (114, 0.318) +0.011
111  STILLWELL,K      0.328  0.234  0.314  0.280   (104, 0.330) -0.002
112  LEWIS,D          0.317  0.222  0.259  0.293   (107, 0.326) -0.009
113  CLAYTON,R        0.316  0.214  0.305  0.277
114  SCIOSCIA,M       0.315  0.223  0.275  0.293   (113, 0.319) -0.004
114  DASCENZO,D       0.315  0.246  0.302  0.294   ( 92, 0.360) -0.045
116  VIZCAINO,J       0.300  0.225  0.298  0.261   (116, 0.279) +0.021
117  LIND,J           0.293  0.236  0.272  0.276   (115, 0.284) +0.009
118  CANDAELE,C       0.269  0.204  0.252  0.250   (116, 0.279) -0.010
119  BELLIARD,R       0.257  0.219  0.249  0.255   (118, 0.251) +0.006

      0.74*1B + 1.28*2B + 1.64*3B + 2.25*HR + 0.53*BB + 0.34*(SB-2*CS)
OPI = ----------------------------------------------------------------
                              AB - H

BA = H / AB

SLG = (H + 2B + 2*3B + 3*HR) / AB

OBA = (H + BB) / (AB + BB)
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