From: schmke@cco.caltech.edu (Kevin Todd Schmidt)
Subject: NL OPI through 20-Jul
Summary: OPI
Keywords: OPI
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 16:31:47 GMT

Here is the Offensive Production Index (OPI) for all NL players with at
least 160 at-bats through 20-Jul-92.  Teams are marked with an *.

Barry Bonds continues to lead the NL at a very good 0.732.  The leading
team is the Reds at 0.439.

I welcome comments and suggestions.

Kevin

League OPI: 0.434
League BA:  0.265
League SLG: 0.392
League OBA: 0.333

Rank Player            OPI     BA    SLG    OBA     Last Week   Change
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1    BONDS,B          0.732  0.304  0.605  0.432   (  1, 0.713) +0.019
2    MCGRIFF,F        0.695  0.320  0.587  0.430   (  2, 0.682) +0.013
3    KRUK,J           0.675  0.356  0.503  0.461   (  3, 0.649) +0.026
4    VAN_SLYKE,A      0.635  0.347  0.523  0.419   (  5, 0.608) +0.027
5    SHARPERSON,M     0.583  0.330  0.447  0.429   (  8, 0.571) +0.012
6    DAULTON,D        0.579  0.269  0.495  0.389   (  7, 0.572) +0.007
7    CLARK,W          0.577  0.307  0.476  0.402   (  4, 0.610) -0.033
8    SANDERS,D        0.571  0.319  0.555  0.363   (  9, 0.570) +0.001
9    ALOU,M           0.563  0.316  0.509  0.364   ( 10, 0.563) +0.000
10   GRACE,M          0.553  0.313  0.444  0.404   ( 11, 0.561) -0.008
11   LANKFORD,R       0.528  0.291  0.459  0.370   ( 13, 0.518) +0.010
12   CAMINITI,K       0.527  0.321  0.465  0.380   ( 16, 0.512) +0.015
13   GWYNN,T          0.520  0.326  0.441  0.392   ( 15, 0.513) +0.007
14   SANDBERG,R       0.510  0.284  0.468  0.364   ( 19, 0.505) +0.005
15   DESHIELDS,D      0.507  0.305  0.405  0.379   ( 17, 0.510) -0.003
15   BONILLA,B        0.507  0.264  0.434  0.371   ( 14, 0.516) -0.009
17   WALKER,L         0.497  0.278  0.497  0.333   ( 18, 0.507) -0.010
17   SANDERS,R        0.497  0.286  0.459  0.346   ( 25, 0.487) +0.010
19   NIXON,O          0.493  0.337  0.402  0.393   ( 21, 0.501) -0.008
20   LARKIN,B         0.492  0.290  0.435  0.358   ( 26, 0.480) +0.012
21   O'NEILL,P        0.491  0.261  0.409  0.372   ( 22, 0.497) -0.006
22   MORRIS,H         0.489  0.299  0.407  0.385   ( 12, 0.542) -0.053
23   HOLLINS,D        0.485  0.270  0.448  0.353   ( 39, 0.449) +0.036
24   MAGADAN,D        0.484  0.296  0.345  0.403   ( 27, 0.474) +0.010
24   JOSE,F           0.484  0.300  0.440  0.353   ( 24, 0.489) -0.005
26   BUTLER,B         0.479  0.292  0.371  0.395   ( 41, 0.446) +0.033
27   BIGGIO,C         0.477  0.276  0.386  0.370   ( 23, 0.493) -0.016
28   SNYDER,C         0.475  0.283  0.479  0.320   ( 20, 0.502) -0.027
28   GILKEY,B         0.475  0.329  0.410  0.390   ( 51, 0.429) +0.046
30   DYKSTRA,L        0.470  0.289  0.379  0.362   ( 36, 0.454) +0.016
31   ROBERTS,B        0.469  0.289  0.366  0.374   ( 31, 0.459) +0.010
32   JUSTICE,D        0.467  0.251  0.399  0.362   ( 32, 0.458) +0.009
33   GRISSOM,M        0.464  0.277  0.400  0.328   ( 34, 0.456) +0.008
34   PENDLETON,T      0.460  0.298  0.461  0.322   ( 28, 0.466) -0.006
35   SMITH,O          0.458  0.302  0.338  0.377   ( 40, 0.448) +0.010
36   BAGWELL,J        0.455  0.252  0.408  0.346   ( 33, 0.457) -0.002
37   FINLEY,S         0.448  0.278  0.405  0.328   ( 35, 0.455) -0.007
38   MURRAY,E         0.445  0.256  0.412  0.335   ( 28, 0.466) -0.021
39   GANT,R           0.444  0.264  0.421  0.321   ( 30, 0.464) -0.020
40   INCAVIGLIA,P     0.439  0.275  0.446  0.315   ( 42, 0.445) -0.006
40   *REDS            0.439  0.265  0.391  0.338   ( 46, 0.434) +0.005
42   OWEN,S           0.435  0.254  0.387  0.337   ( 45, 0.439) -0.004
43   *PIRATES         0.434  0.260  0.388  0.335   ( 47, 0.433) +0.001
44   THOMPSON,RO      0.433  0.254  0.409  0.337   ( 56, 0.423) +0.010
44   DAWSON,A         0.433  0.265  0.451  0.299   ( 36, 0.454) -0.021
46   MCGEE,W          0.432  0.312  0.366  0.351   ( 51, 0.429) +0.003
47   ZEILE,T          0.431  0.258  0.377  0.354   ( 43, 0.442) -0.011
48   *PHILLIES        0.430  0.262  0.391  0.329   ( 58, 0.422) +0.008
49   *PADRES          0.426  0.268  0.395  0.329   ( 44, 0.441) -0.015
50   MERCED,O         0.425  0.237  0.401  0.322   ( 38, 0.450) -0.025
50   JOHNSON,H        0.425  0.227  0.350  0.332   ( 48, 0.432) -0.007
52   OLSON,GR         0.424  0.257  0.377  0.340   ( 61, 0.420) +0.004
53   JACKSON,DJ       0.423  0.271  0.421  0.303   ( 53, 0.428) -0.005
54   SABO,C           0.421  0.257  0.427  0.311   ( 55, 0.424) -0.003
55   PAGNOZZI,T       0.420  0.281  0.417  0.319   ( 62, 0.416) +0.004
55   BUECHELE,S       0.420  0.256  0.388  0.331   ( 54, 0.426) -0.006
55   BREAM,S          0.420  0.251  0.362  0.338   ( 60, 0.421) -0.001
55   *BRAVES          0.420  0.260  0.399  0.318   ( 56, 0.423) -0.003
59   DORAN,B          0.416  0.235  0.383  0.326   ( 66, 0.410) +0.006
60   *EXPOS           0.414  0.255  0.376  0.319   ( 62, 0.416) -0.002
60   *CARDINALS       0.414  0.265  0.379  0.324   ( 64, 0.411) +0.003
62   OFFERMAN,J       0.411  0.267  0.343  0.343   ( 79, 0.384) +0.027
63   BOSTON,D         0.410  0.234  0.413  0.301   ( 58, 0.422) -0.012
64   MORANDINI,M      0.409  0.270  0.374  0.323   ( 74, 0.399) +0.010
65   FERNANDEZ,T      0.408  0.287  0.370  0.345   ( 49, 0.430) -0.022
66   KARROS,E         0.407  0.260  0.431  0.290   ( 68, 0.407) +0.000
67   *DODGERS         0.406  0.260  0.360  0.329   ( 73, 0.400) +0.006
68   CHAMBERLAIN,     0.404  0.267  0.428  0.283   ( 75, 0.394) +0.010
69   *METS            0.403  0.239  0.349  0.324   ( 70, 0.405) -0.002
70   *GIANTS          0.402  0.253  0.372  0.315   ( 68, 0.407) -0.005
71   DUNCAN,M         0.400  0.275  0.403  0.288   ( 64, 0.411) -0.011
71   BELL,JA          0.400  0.260  0.347  0.337   ( 72, 0.403) -0.003
71   ANTHONY,E        0.400  0.239  0.417  0.294   ( 49, 0.430) -0.030
74   BLAUSER,J        0.396  0.219  0.414  0.286   ( 71, 0.404) -0.008
75   *ASTROS          0.391  0.245  0.364  0.308   ( 76, 0.392) -0.001
76   DAVIS,E          0.388  0.222  0.324  0.309   ( 67, 0.409) -0.021
77   LAVALLIERE,M     0.387  0.244  0.310  0.345   ( 79, 0.384) +0.003
78   FELDER,M         0.384  0.261  0.347  0.309   ( 83, 0.377) +0.007
79   MARTINEZ,D       0.383  0.259  0.347  0.322   ( 87, 0.369) +0.014
80   OLIVER,J         0.382  0.249  0.366  0.311   ( 86, 0.371) +0.011
81   *CUBS            0.381  0.247  0.358  0.308   ( 79, 0.384) -0.003
82   RANDOLPH,W       0.376  0.247  0.319  0.332   ( 78, 0.385) -0.009
82   BASS,K           0.376  0.254  0.392  0.294   ( 77, 0.386) -0.010
84   CIANFROCCO,A     0.370  0.253  0.381  0.282   ( 95, 0.353) +0.017
85   GONZALEZ,L       0.368  0.228  0.386  0.284   ( 82, 0.382) -0.014
86   CLARK,JE         0.365  0.231  0.366  0.283   ( 93, 0.358) +0.007
87   GIRARDI,J        0.364  0.277  0.299  0.340   ( 88, 0.367) -0.003
88   SOSA,S           0.362  0.238  0.350  0.292   ( 89, 0.362) +0.000
89   MANWARING,K      0.359  0.251  0.319  0.315   ( 84, 0.373) -0.014
90   HANSEN,D         0.356  0.223  0.337  0.303   ( 85, 0.372) -0.016
91   HARRIS,L         0.352  0.282  0.314  0.319   ( 99, 0.338) +0.014
92   WILLIAMS,MA      0.351  0.215  0.380  0.270   ( 91, 0.361) -0.010
92   WALLACH,T        0.351  0.226  0.323  0.296   ( 89, 0.362) -0.011
94   AMARO,R          0.341  0.200  0.312  0.289   ( 96, 0.348) -0.007
95   SANTIAGO,B       0.339  0.243  0.350  0.281   ( 94, 0.355) -0.016
95   JORDAN,B         0.339  0.207  0.373  0.246   ( 98, 0.339) +0.000
95   BENZINGER,T      0.339  0.243  0.352  0.281   (103, 0.329) +0.010
98   STILLWELL,K      0.336  0.233  0.317  0.285   (109, 0.309) +0.027
99   BERRYHILL,D      0.334  0.220  0.364  0.258   ( 97, 0.343) -0.009
100  PECOTA,B         0.331  0.222  0.278  0.292   (107, 0.320) +0.011
101  CLAYTON,R        0.330  0.207  0.324  0.276   (102, 0.330) +0.000
102  LEWIS,D          0.326  0.225  0.263  0.295   (104, 0.326) +0.000
103  SCHOFIELD,D      0.324  0.197  0.273  0.298   (106, 0.321) +0.003
103  CARTER,G         0.324  0.218  0.321  0.288   (100, 0.334) -0.010
105  SCIOSCIA,M       0.322  0.218  0.287  0.287   (104, 0.326) -0.004
106  DASCENZO,D       0.316  0.237  0.288  0.291   (110, 0.307) +0.009
107  LEMKE,M          0.304  0.224  0.289  0.279   (110, 0.307) -0.003
108  HUNDLEY,T        0.302  0.178  0.324  0.232   (108, 0.313) -0.011
109  LIND,J           0.290  0.232  0.268  0.271   (112, 0.292) -0.002
110  KING,J           0.273  0.186  0.316  0.223   (114, 0.272) +0.001
111  BELLIARD,R       0.272  0.226  0.251  0.267   (116, 0.256) +0.016
112  CANDAELE,C       0.262  0.195  0.250  0.244   (118, 0.232) +0.030
113  VIZCAINO,J       0.256  0.200  0.260  0.236   (115, 0.262) -0.006
114  GALARRAGA,A      0.239  0.189  0.272  0.203   (117, 0.241) -0.002

      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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