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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
Don't the Jays have a high OBP because they draw a lot of walks? OBP doesn't translate into runs on the board. Half the time one of the Jays will walk and the next guy grounds into a double play.
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OBP has a much higher correlation with run scoring than batting average - that's grade one stuff. That's kind of the reason it's such a popular stat.