Thread: Switched at Birth?

Batting	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Danny Valencia	27	100	9	19	5	1	1	11	2	23	0	1	.190	.204	.290	.494
Chris Parmelee	37	100	8	19	5	1	1	4	9	26	0	0	.190	.277	.290	.567

That's funny. How often do stats line up that closely?

That's funny. They do line up nicely, except that Parmelee sort of knows how to take a walk, at least compared to Valencia.

Wow, pretty telling numbers! Of course Valencia's were accumulated with regular playing time, and Parmelee has had to piece that together 1 or 2 games per week. So Valencia's line looks much worse.

I ran across something similar recently. My example is a little different, but it's pretty shocking nonetheless. Take a look at Vinny Castilla's 1996 and 1997 seasons for the Rockies. Something like this has to be even rarer, given the significant number of at-bats each year.

1996 .304 - 40 - 113
1997 .304 - 40 - 113

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/castivi02.shtml

Originally Posted by glanzer

Wow, pretty telling numbers! Of course Valencia's were accumulated with regular playing time, and Parmelee has had to piece that together 1 or 2 games per week. So Valencia's line looks much worse.

I think those numbers are the opposite of telling. One set is from a 24 year old player facing major league pitching for the first time. The other is from a 28 year old player with over 1000 PAs.