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and Statistics  by John Brattain January 19, 2007  Generally,
when we want to assess a player we look at how he stacks up
against his peers—the rest of the league. For those of us into
stats (which explains why you're here), when we want a quick and
dirty look we'll pop over to Baseball Reference and check a
player's OPS+ or ERA+ or maybe we'll fire up Lee Sinins'
Sabermetric Encyclopedia and check out its Runs Created/Saved
Against Average. A player with an OPS+ or ERA+ of 95-105 or an
RCAA/RSAA between -5 and +5 we quickly peg as "average."  Of
course, a lot more goes into a player's game—especially position
players. Guys who were sometimes significantly below average as
hitters but amazing fielders are enshrined in Cooperstown. Some
terrific offensive players with significant holes in their game
have to buy a ticket to g