As an aside to today's article on uncertainty in measuring offense, here's the top 20 in batting runs above average in 2013, plus the uncertainty in the offensive production:
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STDERR |
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66.8 |
6.4 |
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65.6 |
6.3 |
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55.4 |
6.2 |
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39.7 |
6.1 |
|
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37.0 |
6.1 |
|
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36.6 |
6.0 |
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33.1 |
5.7 |
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33.0 |
6.1 |
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31.9 |
6.2 |
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30.9 |
6.0 |
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29.9 |
6.1 |
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29.2 |
5.6 |
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29.0 |
6.2 |
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26.8 |
4.6 |
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26.0 |
5.8 |
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25.7 |
5.9 |
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25.6 |
5.1 |
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24.9 |
5.8 |
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24.8 |
5.6 |
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24.8 |
5.7 |
That gives us an estimate of a 55% probability that Cabrera has been a better hitter (relative to average) than Trout.
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