2010 xBABIP Splits & Adjustments

Determining the true talent level of hitters is no simple task. While some metrics tend to gain "statistical significance" over the course of a full season, many do not, and even for the ones that do, many hitters do not reach the requisite "statical significance threshold" from which we can start drawing conclusions. One such metric, BABIP, requires more than 650 plate appearances to reach a predictive or indicative level. Given the volatility of BABIP luck, AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS determination, a function of BABIP, becomes a fickle task.

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