I've improved the metric in two key areas for ATB XIII:
- Defensive error rate is now incorporated
- Defensive range rate is now completely position dependent. Last year I cheated a bit and compared all infielders to each other, instead of 1st basemen, second basemen, etc.
With only a few dozen at bats the metric itself doesn't tell the full story quite yet, but it's best to get ourselves grounded. The new data can be found here and linked on the blog and home page.
One of the great things about the defensive portion of the metric is we can now definitively (or as close to definitive as I will ever get) state who the best defenders in the game are. With the defensive studies posted yesterday, it becomes quite clear if a Vg/75 is better than an Ex/100.
Here are the top 10 defenders at each position:
Catcher
Ex/29 - Rodriguez,Ivan (JMF)
Ex/47 - Cochrane,Mickey (NSD)
Ex/52 - Bench,Johnny (DC)
Ex/56 - LaValliere,Mike (GCG)
Ex/57 - Kling,Johnny (WPM)
Ex/59 - Hartnett,Gabby (DB)
Ex/79 - Campanella,Roy (KD)
Vg/41 - Lollar,Sherm (TG)
Vg/50 - Hoiles,Chris (KD)
Vg/50 - Howard,Elston (RKA)
First Base
Ex/50 - Hernandez,Keith (JMF)
Ex/53 - Grace,Mark (BBB)
Ex/64 - Helton,Todd (DC)
Ex/67 - Leonard,Buck (WPM)
Ex/110 - Terry,Bill (RKA)
Vg/47 - Lee,Derrek (LM)
Vg/47 - Mattingly,Don (TG)
Vg/52 - Pujols,Albert (LM)
Vg/64 - Foxx,Jimmie (DB)
Vg/78 - Cash,Norm (JMF)
Second Base
Ex/59 - Collins,Eddie (GCG)
Ex/60 - Fox,Nellie (JMF)
Vg/28 - Sandberg,Ryne (DB)
Vg/31 - Robinson,Jackie (DC)
Vg/33 - Whitaker,Lou (TG)
Ex/97 - McPhee,Bid (RKA)
Ex/112 - Gordon,Joe (BDL)
Vg/43 - Alomar,Roberto (HH)
Vg/49 - Zobrist,Ben (BDL)
Vg/58 - Gehringer,Charlie (HS)
Third Base
Ex/38 - Ventura,Robin (DC)
Ex/41 - Gaetti,Gary (KD)
Ex/44 - Bell,Buddy (WPM)
Ex/47 - Rolen,Scott (P10)
Ex/54 - Robinson,Brooks (DB)
Ex/61 - Sutton,Ezra (GCG)
Ex/77 - Collins,Jimmy (RKA)
Ex/83 - Santo,Ron (JMF)
Ex/86 - Dandridge,Ray (NSD)
Vg/46 - Beltre,Adrian (HH)
Shortstop
Ex/40 - Smith,Ozzie (HH)
Ex/42 - Tinker,Joe (JMF)
Ex/63 - Long,Herman (DB)
Ex/66 - Boudreau,Lou (KD)
Ex/74 - Lloyd,Pop (GCG)
Ex/74 - Wagner,Honus (RKA)
Ex/79 - Jennings,Hughie (HS)
Ex/82 - Bancroft,Dave (GCG)
Ex/85 - Dahlen,Bill (P10)
Vg/45 - Ripken,Cal (LM)
Left Field
Ex/20 - Gonzalez,Luis (JMF)
Vg/33 - Simmons,Al (HH)
Vg/34 - Crawford,Carl (WPM)
Vg/37 - Medwick,Joe (JMF)
Vg/37 - Delahanty,Ed (NO)
Vg/38 - Foster,George (HH)
Vg/52 - Kelley,Joe (GCG)
Vg/58 - Magee,Sherry (NSD)
Ex/70 - Clarke,Fred (GCG)
Vg/87 - Yastrzemski,Carl (P10)
Right Field
Ex/33 - Walker,Larry (P10)
Ex/62 - Kaline,Al (GCG)
Ex/81 - Shaffer,Orator (BBB)
Vg/46 - Evans,Dwight (WPM)
Vg/47 - Suzuki,Ichiro (DB)
Vg/53 - Robinson,Frank (NSD)
Vg/61 - Waner,Paul (GCG)
Ex/91 - Jackson,Joe (HH)
Vg/65 - Holmes,Tommy (LM)
Ex/125 - Clemente,Roberto (JMF)
Center Field
Ex/50 - Waner,Lloyd (P10)
Ex/55 - Charleston,Oscar (HH)
Ex/73 - Duffy,Hugh (NO)
Ex/74 - Speaker,Tris (JMF)
Ex/76 - Hill,Pete (LM)
Vg/53 - Griffin,Mike (HS)
Vg/68 - Edmonds,Jim (RKA)
Vg/70 - Lynn,Fred (BBB)
Vg/71 - Doby,Larry (DC)
Vg/71 - Thomas,Roy (NSD)
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