Bases Advanced vs. OPS

Well, technically, Bases Advanced per Plate Appearance (BAdPA) vs. OPS. These numbers are based on stats taken midway through the 2008 season.

Player BAdPA OPS Kevin Youkilis 0.901 0.923 Matt Holliday 0.998 0.999 Jack Cust 0.808 0.805 Adrian Gonzalez 0.852 0.864 Vlad Guerrero 0.816 0.827 Jose Reyes 0.916 0.867 Marcus Thames 0.892 0.894 Rich Aurilia 0.738 0.756 Adam Dunn 0.943 0.952 Formatting WIN. Anyway, let's take a look. In general, BAdPA is a little lower than OPS, except for Reyes. But that's because he steals a ton. The only one whose BAdPA was higher than their OPS was Three True Outcomes posterboy Jack Cust. The biggest over-inflated ones on the other end were Youkilis and Aurilia. Aurilia is essentially a pure singles hitter, but Youk was in the middle of a season that saw a surge in his power numbers. So that one's a little weird. I might run this again with the full season's 2008 stats and some different players. If anybody has ideas for seasons they want to see, let me know!