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Old 11-27-2003, 05:27 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally posted by Vajracchedika
I think it's probably more likely to see lesser correlation when we're talking about players who are average or maybe a bit above or below average. That's where I think it would be more likely for a player to have, say, a 'B' range with a fielding percentage of .945 at shortstop. Or maybe we'd see a 'D' range with a higher than expected fielding percentage like .975 at shortstop.
I was wondering perhaps there are really very little correlation between a player's range and a player's ability to avoid errors.

It's just that when a player happens to have both abilities, we'd remember them as great fielders, while a player happens to lack both, we'd remember them as terrible fielders. Human mind tends to forget all those others inbetween who got half set of the skills.
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