Andy from the Baseball Reference Blog (a fun little corner of B-R, check it out if you haven’t already) has an interesting article pointing out that Jose Reyes currently has six triples so far this season. The gist of the article is that because of his high total in the small sample size, Reyes will most likely not keep this pace up. In the unlikely event he do so, he would have 27 triples for the full season and no player has hit more than 25 triples in a year since 1925.
But that doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun with it. I ran Reyes’ current stats through Steve’s APBA Card Computer just to see what Reyes’ APBA card would look like if he did keep up this pace. By the way, Reyes is not only leading the league in triples but also in doubles with 12.
With Steve’s APBA Card Computer, Reyes comes out with eleven 2s, a 5 and a 4 behind four 0s. The card looks tasty enough but not the supercard I thought it might be. It certainly works out right. We’re used to seeing a comparable amount of 2s in the second column but definitely not paired with 4 zeroes.
I forced the Card Computer to create a single column card. Then it looks a little more juicy.
Let’s face it, it’s pretty much the same card but with double 3s, it pronounces the effect.
With such a small sample size (157 at-bats), this is certainly an exercise in fun and not so much in statistical analysis. But fun is fun especially when triples are involved.
Cool! Double 3s!
As you might think, I do this quite a lot. I’m a Francoeur owner – I *love* the way Jeff’s card looks now. 1-1-5-6-6; 10 hits with an 11. Still only 2 walks. But… 2 walks! (and a 42!) I bet it won’t look this way in September.
I wonder what Adam Wainwright’s card looks like .
I swapped Jose Reyes for Adam Wainwright in ILLOWA League last winter. Looks like Lou Brock for Ernie Broglio.
DonS.