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“Gold cannot be pure, and people cannot be perfect”, Pt III
2004-11-12 01:19
by Mike Carminati

Parts I and II

With the help of BP's Clay Davenport, I was able to incorporate into the study his fielding stats for all of the players in AL.

The results are about the same for Derek Jeter overall, though Miguel Tejada becomes more of a clear-cut favorite:

NAMERFRkZRRkF WSRkRateRkRARRkAvg Rk
Miguel Tejada, Bal5.00010.86137.2311234112.20
Bobby Crosby, Oak4.96030.87027.5210452843.20
Cristian Guzman, Min4.65070.82399.6111313524.00
Jose Valentin, CWS4.91040.87816.1610842654.00
Carlos Guillen, Det4.97020.83785.2811313524.20
Derek Jeter, NYY4.46080.84767.2310262465.80
Julio Lugo, TB4.78050.84856.7510072075.80
Omar Vizquel, Cle4.31090.84074.5910072077.80
David Eckstein, Ana3.830110.85944.3109991798.60
Michael Young, Tex4.210100.810105.8791107109.40
Angel Berroa, KC4.69060.778114.211901161110.00

I'll run the numbers for the rest of the positions tomorrow.

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