Semi-OT - Stats Chat
Any thoughts on which stats are the most meaningless in sports? Super Bowl victories for a qb? Titles won in team sports perhaps? All star game appearances when voted on by the fans?
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Are there any stats used in one sport that you'd like to see done in another? (I'd like to see WAR for football)
I'd like to see +/- used in singles tennis.
Ingore me, totally misunderstood this...
As for baseball, I usually find such things - however meaningless - at least amusing or chuckleworthy, but when people say "in the modern era", THAT sets me off. I mean, the "modern era" started a century ago, so that makes it even more meaningless than it already was.
anyone who watches the Celtics knows what I'm talking about.
Wins for pitchers - especially relief pitchers. I don't think losses for pitchers are a completely useless metric though.
Punting average has to be the most useless statistic in football. A simple average tells nothing about (1) return yardage and (2) field position at the time of the punt (all 45 yard punts are not equal).
the people who point out Joe Montana went 4-0 or whatever in Super Bowls and this is somehow better than Brady's 5-3 because losing on a fluke pass to the NYG is worse than getting blown out 45-3 in the first round
Historically, this has been a fun stat to document an outstanding all-around performance in a game.
However, the stat hunting that we have seen in recent years for triple doubles has reached eye-rolling levels. Watching star players play in the fourth-quarter of blowouts to try and get that 10th assist or rebound is getting old. I'm looking at you Russell Westbrook.
I was very pro-Westbrook-for-MVP last year because it's objectively rad and worth recognizing when a player does something that hasn't been done in 50 years. Like Miggy for MVP over Trout a few years ago when he won the Triple Crown. Sure, Trout was a better and more valuable player that year, but fuck that TRIPLE CROWN.
This year, shine wore off. Not sure why, really. It's not like players haven't been gunning for triple doubles forever whenever they get close. But I'm with you.
Starting pitcher wins in baseball is highly overrated.
First off - it's the Gold Glove not Golden. Second - I don't agree - it's great to recognize defense. Watch Byron Buxton play centerfield and tell me that ain't amaizing.
Kinda of related but in the NHL - calling an OT loss a tie in the standings is just wrong.