From: schmke@cco.caltech.edu (Kevin Todd Schmidt)
Subject: NL OPI through 9-Aug
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 16:27:19 GMT

Here is the OPI (Offensive Production Index) for all NL players with at
least 190 at-bats through 9-Aug-92.

I welcome comments and suggestions.

Kevin

League OPI: 0.415
League BA:  0.258
League SLG: 0.380
League OBA: 0.323

Rank Player            OPI     BA    SLG    OBA     Last Week   Change
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1    BONDS,B          0.722  0.299  0.592  0.434   (  1, 0.732) -0.010
2    MCGRIFF,F        0.637  0.297  0.569  0.400   (  3, 0.633) +0.004
3    KRUK,J           0.635  0.340  0.477  0.447   (  2, 0.640) -0.005
4    SHEFFIELD,G      0.616  0.334  0.576  0.387   (  6, 0.591) +0.025
5    DAULTON,D        0.607  0.281  0.530  0.393   (  4, 0.619) -0.012
6    VAN_SLYKE,A      0.588  0.327  0.491  0.403   (  5, 0.606) -0.018
7    CLARK,W          0.562  0.307  0.476  0.393   (  7, 0.571) -0.009
8    GRACE,M          0.558  0.317  0.451  0.403   (  8, 0.566) -0.008
9    SANDERS,D        0.550  0.312  0.540  0.358   (  9, 0.564) -0.014
10   BUTLER,B         0.536  0.316  0.404  0.414   ( 10, 0.541) -0.005
11   DESHIELDS,D      0.529  0.315  0.436  0.384   ( 11, 0.532) -0.003
12   SHARPERSON,M     0.525  0.301  0.407  0.405   ( 14, 0.528) -0.003
13   SANDBERG,R       0.520  0.295  0.476  0.365   ( 16, 0.520) +0.000
14   LANKFORD,R       0.518  0.293  0.462  0.365   ( 13, 0.530) -0.012
15   DYKSTRA,L        0.516  0.305  0.412  0.375   ( 18, 0.510) +0.006
16   ALOU,M           0.514  0.290  0.467  0.345   ( 15, 0.527) -0.013
17   WALKER,L         0.513  0.291  0.508  0.340   ( 19, 0.507) +0.006
18   SANDERS,R        0.508  0.282  0.469  0.348   ( 22, 0.486) +0.022
19   CAMINITI,K       0.506  0.305  0.448  0.367   ( 12, 0.531) -0.025
20   ROBERTS,B        0.505  0.308  0.397  0.386   ( 20, 0.505) +0.000
21   LARKIN,B         0.498  0.292  0.436  0.362   ( 17, 0.513) -0.015
22   JOSE,F           0.491  0.298  0.452  0.350   ( 25, 0.482) +0.009
22   BONILLA,B        0.491  0.260  0.425  0.363   ( 21, 0.491) +0.000
24   PENDLETON,T      0.489  0.309  0.478  0.336   ( 30, 0.467) +0.022
25   BREAM,S          0.484  0.269  0.426  0.352   ( 37, 0.446) +0.038
26   GWYNN,T          0.483  0.314  0.414  0.377   ( 23, 0.484) -0.001
27   MORRIS,H         0.482  0.291  0.422  0.371   ( 25, 0.482) +0.000
28   O'NEILL,P        0.481  0.257  0.406  0.365   ( 23, 0.484) -0.003
29   BIGGIO,C         0.477  0.278  0.382  0.372   ( 31, 0.466) +0.011
30   NIXON,O          0.468  0.321  0.385  0.373   ( 32, 0.464) +0.004
30   MAGADAN,D        0.468  0.283  0.346  0.390   ( 27, 0.476) -0.008
32   SNYDER,C         0.460  0.282  0.474  0.316   ( 29, 0.471) -0.011
32   BAGWELL,J        0.460  0.250  0.415  0.345   ( 39, 0.441) +0.019
34   HOLLINS,D        0.459  0.260  0.425  0.343   ( 28, 0.473) -0.014
35   GRISSOM,M        0.455  0.267  0.401  0.317   ( 34, 0.452) +0.003
36   OWEN,S           0.454  0.261  0.398  0.348   ( 41, 0.437) +0.017
37   SMITH,O          0.453  0.303  0.337  0.373   ( 33, 0.460) -0.007
38   JUSTICE,D        0.451  0.251  0.388  0.355   ( 35, 0.448) +0.003
39   *REDS            0.444  0.267  0.397  0.340   ( 36, 0.447) -0.003
40   MURRAY,E         0.442  0.256  0.421  0.329   ( 49, 0.429) +0.013
40   GILKEY,B         0.442  0.292  0.396  0.358   ( 39, 0.441) +0.001
42   FELDER,M         0.439  0.284  0.405  0.328   ( 51, 0.424) +0.015
42   BRAGGS,G         0.439  0.236  0.393  0.333
44   KARROS,E         0.438  0.264  0.464  0.298   ( 43, 0.436) +0.002
44   BUECHELE,S       0.438  0.264  0.398  0.341   ( 43, 0.436) +0.002
46   FINLEY,S         0.436  0.276  0.387  0.328   ( 41, 0.437) -0.001
46   *PADRES          0.436  0.272  0.412  0.328   ( 47, 0.432) +0.004
48   INCAVIGLIA,P     0.434  0.275  0.433  0.317   ( 45, 0.435) -0.001
49   GANT,R           0.433  0.258  0.407  0.318   ( 38, 0.442) -0.009
50   *PHILLIES        0.430  0.260  0.389  0.328   ( 46, 0.433) -0.003
51   THOMPSON,RO      0.427  0.258  0.407  0.333   ( 53, 0.422) +0.005
52   *BRAVES          0.425  0.262  0.399  0.321   ( 58, 0.416) +0.009
53   *PIRATES         0.424  0.257  0.381  0.331   ( 50, 0.426) -0.002
54   *EXPOS           0.420  0.257  0.383  0.320   ( 55, 0.418) +0.002
55   MERCED,O         0.419  0.244  0.398  0.319   ( 62, 0.413) +0.006
56   ANTHONY,E        0.418  0.245  0.429  0.302   ( 56, 0.417) +0.001
57   JACKSON,DJ       0.417  0.267  0.425  0.297   ( 52, 0.423) -0.006
57   *CARDINALS       0.417  0.267  0.380  0.325   ( 54, 0.419) -0.002
59   DAVIS,E          0.414  0.236  0.339  0.325   ( 60, 0.414) +0.000
60   JOHNSON,H        0.411  0.223  0.337  0.328   ( 63, 0.411) +0.000
61   OLSON,GR         0.410  0.251  0.361  0.333   ( 64, 0.408) +0.002
61   BOSTON,D         0.410  0.230  0.400  0.303   ( 68, 0.403) +0.007
63   SABO,C           0.408  0.250  0.413  0.305   ( 64, 0.408) +0.000
64   ZEILE,T          0.406  0.251  0.353  0.349   ( 60, 0.414) -0.008
64   DORAN,B          0.406  0.226  0.366  0.323   ( 58, 0.416) -0.010
66   SOSA,S           0.404  0.260  0.393  0.310   ( 69, 0.401) +0.003
66   DAWSON,A         0.404  0.252  0.424  0.288   ( 76, 0.395) +0.009
66   *GIANTS          0.404  0.256  0.376  0.316   ( 67, 0.405) -0.001
66   *DODGERS         0.404  0.259  0.359  0.326   ( 64, 0.408) -0.004
70   BASS,K           0.399  0.265  0.404  0.308   ( 69, 0.401) -0.002
71   CHAMBERLAIN,     0.398  0.253  0.420  0.278   ( 48, 0.430) -0.032
72   *METS            0.396  0.240  0.349  0.320   ( 73, 0.396) +0.000
72   *CUBS            0.396  0.257  0.372  0.315   ( 78, 0.391) +0.005
74   *ASTROS          0.393  0.247  0.363  0.310   ( 77, 0.392) +0.001
75   BARBERIE,B       0.392  0.237  0.299  0.351   ( 56, 0.417) -0.025
76   MCGEE,W          0.391  0.288  0.345  0.326   ( 72, 0.398) -0.007
77   LAVALLIERE,M     0.390  0.249  0.317  0.347   ( 73, 0.396) -0.006
77   FERNANDEZ,T      0.390  0.276  0.354  0.337   ( 83, 0.380) +0.010
79   DUNCAN,M         0.389  0.266  0.382  0.286   ( 80, 0.389) +0.000
80   OLIVER,J         0.388  0.250  0.370  0.311   ( 73, 0.396) -0.008
81   PAGNOZZI,T       0.387  0.266  0.390  0.305   ( 71, 0.400) -0.013
82   BLAUSER,J        0.386  0.218  0.386  0.298   ( 82, 0.385) +0.001
83   BELL,JA          0.385  0.247  0.346  0.321   ( 81, 0.388) -0.003
84   MARTINEZ,D       0.381  0.255  0.332  0.328   ( 85, 0.377) +0.004
85   RANDOLPH,W       0.378  0.251  0.315  0.339   ( 86, 0.376) +0.002
85   MORANDINI,M      0.378  0.257  0.354  0.307   ( 83, 0.380) -0.002
87   CLARK,JE         0.375  0.243  0.379  0.287   ( 88, 0.370) +0.005
88   OFFERMAN,J       0.374  0.255  0.327  0.324   ( 78, 0.391) -0.017
88   MAY,D            0.374  0.267  0.364  0.306   ( 91, 0.357) +0.017
90   GIRARDI,J        0.373  0.285  0.320  0.341   ( 89, 0.369) +0.004
91   SANTIAGO,B       0.371  0.265  0.379  0.301   ( 87, 0.371) +0.000
92   DASCENZO,D       0.360  0.263  0.322  0.318   (101, 0.338) +0.022
93   WILLIAMS,MA      0.359  0.218  0.376  0.278   ( 91, 0.357) +0.002
94   CIANFROCCO,A     0.358  0.246  0.366  0.278   ( 95, 0.348) +0.010
95   GONZALEZ,L       0.357  0.227  0.375  0.280   ( 90, 0.366) -0.009
96   BERRYHILL,D      0.355  0.222  0.379  0.270   ( 97, 0.346) +0.009
97   MANWARING,K      0.352  0.248  0.313  0.312   ( 91, 0.357) -0.005
98   HARRIS,L         0.350  0.277  0.311  0.317   ( 98, 0.341) +0.009
99   WALLACH,T        0.349  0.229  0.325  0.295   ( 94, 0.355) -0.006
100  LEMKE,M          0.345  0.241  0.323  0.303   (111, 0.315) +0.030
101  CARTER,G         0.341  0.223  0.335  0.296   (104, 0.330) +0.011
102  JORDAN,B         0.339  0.207  0.373  0.246   ( 99, 0.339) +0.000
102  AMARO,R          0.339  0.199  0.311  0.288   ( 99, 0.339) +0.000
104  STILLWELL,K      0.330  0.233  0.319  0.278   (102, 0.333) -0.003
105  HANSEN,D         0.329  0.214  0.321  0.284   ( 95, 0.348) -0.019
106  SANCHEZ,R        0.327  0.246  0.335  0.273
107  LEWIS,D          0.326  0.225  0.263  0.295   (106, 0.326) +0.000
107  GALARRAGA,A      0.326  0.232  0.358  0.250   (108, 0.324) +0.002
109  SCHOFIELD,D      0.325  0.201  0.273  0.299   (102, 0.333) -0.008
110  PECOTA,B         0.323  0.219  0.266  0.289   (107, 0.325) -0.002
111  KING,J           0.320  0.208  0.352  0.251   (111, 0.315) +0.005
111  BENZINGER,T      0.320  0.237  0.328  0.277   (109, 0.323) -0.003
113  SCIOSCIA,M       0.319  0.223  0.283  0.292   (110, 0.319) +0.000
114  HUNDLEY,T        0.318  0.198  0.336  0.247   (104, 0.330) -0.012
115  LIND,J           0.284  0.231  0.266  0.270   (114, 0.283) +0.001
116  VIZCAINO,J       0.279  0.210  0.278  0.249   (115, 0.276) +0.003
116  CANDAELE,C       0.279  0.211  0.262  0.257   (115, 0.276) +0.003
118  BELLIARD,R       0.251  0.217  0.238  0.255   (117, 0.245) +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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