Not Qualified To Comment » Best and Worst White Sox http://notqualifiedtocomment.com Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:48:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Interesting Non-Mainstream Statistic Shows Which Cubs and Sox Were Really Best And Worst http://notqualifiedtocomment.com/2009/10/interesting-non-mainstream-statistic-shows-which-cubs-were-really-best-and-worst.html http://notqualifiedtocomment.com/2009/10/interesting-non-mainstream-statistic-shows-which-cubs-were-really-best-and-worst.html#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:30:35 +0000 Stormin' Norman Disciple http://notqualifiedtocomment.com/?p=4717 TheriotWhile Chicago tries to forget the 2009 season, some people are still analyzing it.  One such person, Wayne Winston the noted statistician, has been using a different statistic to measure a player’s value (I think its been around for a while, but no one ever listens to it because its not one of baseball’s “traditional” stats).  This statistic measures the win probability added (WPA).  That means it is measuring the amount of wins a player adds to the team over the average MLB player.  Here’s what the stats tell us about the two Chicago baseball teams:

THE BEST CUBS
Player Position WPA
Derrek Lee 1B 3.57
Angel Guzman P 2.15
Ted Lilly P 1.86
THE WORST CUBS
Player Position WPA
Geovany Soto C -0.95
Ryan Theriot SS -1.19
Mike Fontenot 2B/3B -1.82
THE BEST SOX
Player Position WPA
Matt Thorntnon P 2.85
Gavin Floyd P 2
Jim Thome DH 1.9
THE WORST SOX
Player Position WPA
Alex Rios OF -1.81
Carlos Quentin OF -2.45
Jermaine Dye OF -3.14

Quick note: No Milton Bradley. But more importantly, Theriot’s value may be far lower than we thought. His light-hitting, shaky patience at the plate, and terrible baserunning may be actually costing the team. And give Angel Guzman credit for a great season.

As for the Sox, the three worst players on the team might be there starting outfield next season. Ouch. A strange thing on both is how much of a factor middle-relievers seem to be on both sides of town. Both Thornton and Guzman were excellent this season, but interestingly enough they were extremely value.

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