Best RF Arms in 2005 by Runs Saved
Notice Burnitz’s Kill Rate vs. opps.. ouch.
| 2005 MLB Top RF Arms by Runs Saved | ||||||
| Name | Opps | Kill R | Hold R | Runs | ||
| Francoeur | 86 | 265 | 105 | 5.5 | ||
| Jenkins | 158 | 159 | 103 | 3.6 | ||
| Rios | 145 | 115 | 117 | 2.6 | ||
| Lane | 137 | 84 | 124 | 2.5 | ||
| Jones,J | 122 | 103 | 114 | 2.4 | ||
| 2005 MLB Worst RF Arms by Runs Saved | ||||||
| Name | Opps | Kill R | Hold R | Runs | ||
| Brown,E | 180 | 107 | 85 | -5.1 | ||
| Burnitz | 163 | 72 | 84 | -4.3 | ||
| Green,S | 126 | 22 | 99 | -4.3 | ||
| Blake | 151 | 38 | 92 | -3.6 | ||
| Nixon | 143 | 123 | 91 | -1.7 | ||
"Hold Rate and Kill Rate. Kill rate is just the number of runners cut down divided by the number expected (times 100). So a Kill Rate of 110 means the fielder threw out 10% more than the expected number of runners. The Hold Rate is calculated in a similar fashion: the number of Holds divided by the number of expected Holds. Base runner Kills are removed from consideration when calculating the Hold Rate because you wouldn’t want to penalize a player for getting fewer holds, simply because he was throwing out more runners"
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/cannons-and-popguns-rating-outfield-arms/
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