Stats You Should Know: xBABIP Edition

Adam Jones, OF, Baltimore Orioles

Imagine that there was a tool that would tell you whether a BABIP was truly fueled by statistical variance and a batter was hitting way above his weight class. How useful would it be to not have to pore over ground ball rates, line drive rates or fly ball rates while evaluating BABIP? Very useful. It’s simply easier to look at one number rather than