Originally Posted by
Thremp
We've gone over this in a previous thread. BA/runs/doubles/etc are all really bad stats to compare players. OBP/SLG is a step up... Then you can move beyond that into things like EqA, wOBA, linear weights. To comprise the defensive side there UZR, Zone Ratings, the terrible stuff BP uses, and other things I'm sure I'm missing.
Then you can look at some summation stats win shares, win shares above bench, VORP, WARP1, WARP3, blah blah blah and it just gets bigger and bigger from there.
I'd suggest peeking around at baseballprospectus.com and hardballtimes.com and maybe picking up some of the books on the subject if you're really into it. You'll quickly understand that someone who is analyzing players based on BA and HRs really has no clue what they are talking about (Take a look at Joe Morgan's career stats. Why is a hitter that "poor" the greatest 2B ever?). They might lucksack their way into correct conclusions but frequently will be misled (Adam Dunn is a better hitter than Ichiro for example is something average joes whiff on since Ichiro bats like ~.320 and Dunn is a TTO hitter).
I wasn't specifically trying to talk down to you. Just that you essentially for better or worse lucksacked your analysis and focused on several points that are rather meaningless. Stolen bases are pretty meh for overall value for example. And that in a previous thread donjuan and I both mentioned these numbers and the sources. GL.