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the last two months Of the season
viii be used.
IL seems a ball fair enough for both
teams, although trtfle lvelier than
the balls used during the last three
How 10 Figure II.
Now. come on ana dope with me
Here is the system:
start with basis Of 1000. II the
attacking strength OF team exactly
equaied the defensive strength Of the
opposing team. then no runs ever
would be scored
ii stands 70 reason that the attack
Ing force IS greater than the defen-
sive strength How much2 Hereto
fore have figured attacking strength
az $40 and defensive strength at $50,
on the basis that the total strength Is
1000. This season the attacking force
has been increased by the Ivelier
bali and The rules handicappinE pitch
ers- I have worked out, on a basis OF
runs scored, and bases advanced in
proportion to putouts, q new scale In
which the attacking value Of a team
Is SIS and the defensive value SIS. i
am certain these values hold good so
FAR as runs scored this season by all
major league teams 90. I have tested
two minor leagues and. working
backwards and then comparing re-
suits with their averages I find the
figures apply closely 20 them as well
Complication Set In
Now. II the attacking power OF any
team Is 664, the attacking value OF
each individual Is one-ninth OF that,
OF IS. This is, OF course, theoretical,
based on the assumption that each
batter is equal We know, OF course.
that they are not What we want 70
do Is to establish a basic position
value Theoretically each OF the nine
players is equal, each rating IS From
that basis We must work out the
value Of the individual in the posi-
ton.
That 81. II the average batter g.
20 what a Cobbf what Is Rufhf
10 DO this We must take the
plnyeriH records IN hitting IN base
running in long distance hitting
in nuns scored, in getting bases on
hllls-ln every department Of the
Eame-und see how much above
the average he e..
For instance, II the average batter
Is $50 II add the cipher 70 express
smaller degrees OF difference, as 90
makes no difference, 50 long as we
maintain the ratio), / find that Ruth,
highest rating ever have figured
Yon see the SYSTEM
When we come TO figure defensive
values we get into complications We
must figure the position values on an
other basis II the total value OF de-
fence OF any team Is SIS, the iudivid-
ual value OF each OF the nius would
bic, Of course, for the reason that the
pitcher IS OF much greater value than
the right fielder In defensive work
Therefore, we have not only a differ
ence IN value OF individuals in their
positions. but each position has q
different value
To help you help ne work out this
dope problem ] will give you the fol-
lowing table OF position values using
looo as the total defensive value OF
Pitcher. sos: catcher, AS; first base,
sli second base, 1l4s shortstop. 10;
third base, 81; left field, IS; center
field. 60; right field. 55.
That table is the result OF figuring
the number OF chances and the char
acter o. chances In each position.
am certain IL Is approximately cor
recli because 10 works out IN the fig
less OF class.
How to Rate value.
Therefore, II the pitchers defensive
value IS 305 OF the entire defensive
value q a team, his value in our table
rs aeo-1ul1tns OF 5lb, or roughly, 10Ts
catcher Is 145-10Ooths OF 3I6. OF 4s
and so on giving the following rough
table for use in computing values.
Eltciers 1ols catcher, f6s first base
man, rs second baseman. IS; short
suop, IS; third baseman. 20: left field
er, IS; center fielder, 10; right field
4lose are position values expressed
IN the nearest fractions. They are
the values of any player in that DO
sltion- Now 70 get at the dope we
are after, we figure this way. II the
average player in center field is er-
pressed by 19, what is Cobb v7orth7
II The average pitchers value Is IO7.
what IS walter Johnson? We have
thus reduced It TO straight malhe-
MATES
Now we can 90 20 work figuring
each player in this series for his in
qlvidual attacking value against the
kind OF pitching he will meet in this
series and his individual defensive
value In his position And. man man.
L looks worse than any problem Miss
Betty ever put on the blackboard for
me.
First We VIII tackle the two first
nasenen, in tomorrow's article.-CoDy-
right 1890 the Bell Syndicate, nc.
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