Jtat there's a simple explanation & it's a combination of 2 things
1)a scorekeeper is a student
2)the coach is an idiot
rfmnz wrote:jtat32 wrote:Was just looking at the XXXXX XXXXX stat leaders and noticed that one team owned the top five spots for B.A. They are .946, .917, .895, .882, and .778. All have a reasonable # of plate appearances. Taking a look at the school's top 9 batters by plate appearances, the lowest BA in that group is .517. How can they be averaging less than 10 runs a game, and how can they be only 8-6?
What site can you see these stats?
Sam wrote:The fact that they were HS stats is irrelevant. The same thing happens in TB. You don't know how many kids we see that hit .500 in TB, but couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat in HS games.
jtat32 wrote:I need to own a mistake - I should not have mentioned the specific section. That makes it too easy to track it down to specific kids that are listed by name. It isn't the kids' fault if there are errors in the reporting. I will edit my posts to remove the section name. If those that quoted me (or one of the mods) would do the same in the quoted portion, I would appreciate it.
PDad wrote:jtat32 wrote:
Stats were only posted for 9 games and haven't been posted since 3/21, presumably because someone figured out it wasn't correct. I recall seeing something about this earlier and wondered whether it was done as a prank.
It looked like they credited a hit for just about every AB that wasn't a strike out.
Sam wrote:fastpitchdad05 wrote:Sam wrote:The fact that they were HS stats is irrelevant. The same thing happens in TB. You don't know how many kids we see that hit .500 in TB, but couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat in HS games.
Maybe it's the coaching...
Well...they all have $350 bats and hitting coaches....and they practice 6 hours on Sundays with their TB icons....and they play meaningless games all year long.....it could be the HS coaching.....or something else.
PDad wrote:It looked like they credited a hit for just about every AB that wasn't a strike out.
exD1dad wrote:Most TB coaches & parents who don't do stat's will always point out that if a parent does the stats then their DD always has one of the highest averages or the lowest ERA.
In years past when I saw TB stats on player profiles that make me laugh out loud now (usually the home to first speed of a player I know) I was like What the ??? & then realized these parents probably cheat on their taxes too Now I believe that college coaches know what the real deal is or they rely on legitimate camps like OnDeck
Maxpreps is great with accurate reporting (IMHO) especially if you have committed players on your team for side by side comparison as is pointstreak for PGF, however just like umpires who are human there are mistakes & because stats can be such a touchy issue I've seen a lot of parents (myself included in years past) get their panties in a bunch over stats.