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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Trammell hit .300 7 times. How do you figure Grich is the better hitter?
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Trammell had a career on-base percentage of .352 against a league average of .330.
Grich had a career on-base percentage of .371 against a league average of .324.
So Grich was both better at getting on base than Trammell, and had to do it in an environment in which getting on base was harder to do.
A walk isn't as good as a hit, because hits can move runners along. So let's look at their respective abilities to do that.
Trammell had a career slugging percentage of .415 against a league average of .401.
Grich had a career slugging percentage of .424 against a league average of .384.
So Grich picked up more bases each time he came to bat than did Trammell, and he did it in an environment in which hitting for power was harder. Trammell was better at hitting singles than Grich was (that accounts for the difference in batting average), but that's more than made-up for by Grich's superior ability draw walks, together with the fact that he hit for more power.