RBI Baseball

The Statistic known as the ‘Run Batted In’ brings a lot of debate in Baseball. More so then ever in an Analytic driven Sports World. Maybe it’s the old school in me but I still find great value in the Stat known as the R.B.I., and I’ll use a Player like Marlins M.V.P Jesus Aguilar as my example.

Aguilar leads the National League in RBI’s with 31. Yes he popped yet another Home Run, number 9 last night in the Desert, but it’s in that clutch gene which not every Player possess that tells the story here in my opinion. Aguilar is hitting a cool .355 with Runners in Scoring Position this Season. With 2 Outs and RISP that number jumps to a crazy .600. He’s hitting .389 in late and close Situations (Which means the Game is within 3 Runs in the 7th Inning or later), and .327 with men on base.


For a contrast, Corey Dickerson has only 7 RBI’s this 2021. The peripheral numbers on Dickerson are solid .301/.379/.417. But let’s dive into those Clutch Statistics a little, where Corey is batting .150 with Runners in Scoring Position. His Batting Average is .216 when the Marlins are behind in a Contest this year, and even on a relatively new Analytical Stat like ‘High Leverage’ the numbers aren’t pretty. High Leverage is a Stat which even I find tricky. It measures the system finding higher win probability moments durring a Game. So even for you new school peeps out there, Corey Dickerson’s Batting Average is .159 according to ‘High Leverage’. If you ask me, don’t be afraid of looking in that column that say’s '"Runs Batted In" either 😉, especially for guys in the middle of the Batting Order.       

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