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2017 MLB Statcast data
let's clear up some misconceptions
Avg Launch Ang is good gage for how a player mis-hits the ball, not what a hitters Avg Attack Angle is
only 31% correlation between Avg AA & LAng
👀 at Matt Chapman (21 LAng/11 AA) & Howie Kendrick (1.5 LAng/12.5 AA)
let's clear up some misconceptions
Avg Launch Ang is good gage for how a player mis-hits the ball, not what a hitters Avg Attack Angle is
only 31% correlation between Avg AA & LAng
👀 at Matt Chapman (21 LAng/11 AA) & Howie Kendrick (1.5 LAng/12.5 AA)
Misconception #2
higher Attack Angle leads to more Ks
Votto: 2nd highest Avg Attack Angle in MLB 2017 & one of the lowest K-rates
only 11% correlation between hitters Avg AA and K-rate
to attribute Attack Angle as the reason for a players K-rate is 👎
it's not that simple
higher Attack Angle leads to more Ks
Votto: 2nd highest Avg Attack Angle in MLB 2017 & one of the lowest K-rates
only 11% correlation between hitters Avg AA and K-rate
to attribute Attack Angle as the reason for a players K-rate is 👎
it's not that simple
Avg Attack Angle was calc'd by taking Avg Launch Angle of the top 10% of all batted balls
here is a list of the highest & lowest Attack Angles and some other Statcast-based data metrics
DM or reply if you're interested in more of this data as i am willing to share
here is a list of the highest & lowest Attack Angles and some other Statcast-based data metrics
DM or reply if you're interested in more of this data as i am willing to share
