Batting Average on Balls In Play = BABIP
BREW MATHsummary
- How often non-homeruns land in-play for singles, doubles or triples
- More useful with a large sample size (defense & luck factor in)
- Most major league hitters will have a BABIP of ~.300 when they have enough plate appearances (>800)
- It can be thought of as a hitters “set point” since it tends to be static
- If a player has a lifetime BABIP of .300 and starts the first month with .350, odds are he’s due for a regression.
- Can be applied to pitching performance but is less useful
All-Time Brewer BABIP Leaders
***Updated 12/2020
- .365 Chrisitan Yelich
- .361 Domingo Santana
- .355 Jonathan Villar
- .348 Jose Hernandez
- .333 Lorenzo Cain
- .333 Jeff Cirillo
- .327 Ryan Braun
- .324 Geoff Jenkins
- .324 Paul Molitor
- .324 Scooter Gennett
- .324 Lyle Overbay