Scenario: Power 5-level college game. Runner at first. Less than two outs. Ground ball ...
If you had to guess, how often is there going to be a force at second base for each of the 5 infield positions? And how often will the runner advance to second on the out? Is it 50/50? Is it 70% runner advance? And how does it differ by position.
I don't know the answer, but I have some clues. Below is data from the past 8 WCWS.
The left number is the # of ground outs retired at first from each position. For example, ,the shortstop retired a batter 6-3 on 208 occasions. The SS retired a runner at second for a fielder's choice 35 times.
But unfortunately, I don't know how many of those 208 assists occurred with no runner at first, or 2 outs.
(P.S.: I know some will be tempted to say ''it depends - How hard was the grounder hit? Was there a hit and run?'' But that's part of the guesswork.)
If you had to guess, how often is there going to be a force at second base for each of the 5 infield positions? And how often will the runner advance to second on the out? Is it 50/50? Is it 70% runner advance? And how does it differ by position.
I don't know the answer, but I have some clues. Below is data from the past 8 WCWS.
The left number is the # of ground outs retired at first from each position. For example, ,the shortstop retired a batter 6-3 on 208 occasions. The SS retired a runner at second for a fielder's choice 35 times.
But unfortunately, I don't know how many of those 208 assists occurred with no runner at first, or 2 outs.
(P.S.: I know some will be tempted to say ''it depends - How hard was the grounder hit? Was there a hit and run?'' But that's part of the guesswork.)
P - 160/21 |
1B - 109/8 (includes unassisted outs at first) |
2B - 272/35 (perhaps surprisingly, the second baseman has the most assists to first) |
SS - 208/46 |
3B - 214/42 |