Huff's OPS heatmap by season and game played. Big version -...

Huff's OPS heatmap by season and game played.

Big version - http://www.baycityball.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/huffopsmap.png

10 months ago xanthan 14 comments 4 recs |

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For some reason

I can never get enough of heat maps. Wrecked.

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by Fla-Giant on Aug 8, 2011 8:49 AM PDT reply actions

While some people like to reference Huff’s past trend of alternating good and bad seasons, to justify hanging on to him for next year, this heat map shows this year is far different than 2009. It also shows that this is basically huis worst professional season since he broke into the Majors. He’s never sucked consistently for a full season.

Good stuff.

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by Cody_ransom on Aug 8, 2011 10:26 AM PDT reply actions

To be fair

The offensive context this year is different.

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by El Person on Aug 8, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions

How would that affect his OPS?

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by can of corn on Aug 8, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions

It’s OPS+

by Natto on Aug 8, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions

The heat map shows OPS.

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by garbanzo24 on Aug 18, 2011 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions

In 2009, he was alright until around June 1st. From then on he was really, really bad.

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by xanthan on Aug 8, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions

WTF am I looking at?

I think I see Predator behind a tree on the left.

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by Flapjacks McGurty on Aug 8, 2011 11:00 AM PDT via mobile reply actions 4 recs

Ha ha ha ha. You dumb bastard. It’s not a schooner… it’s a sailboat.

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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Aug 14, 2011 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions

I’m assuming each cell represents his cumulative OPS up to that point in the year.
Maybe it would be more informative to have each cell represent a weighted average?

by Scottsdale on Aug 8, 2011 4:39 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

moving average

by ABIJXY on Aug 9, 2011 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes. Thank you, that was the term I was looking for.

by Scottsdale on Aug 9, 2011 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Its interesting but

if it’s a “heatmap” then why does it use cool colors when he’s good and hot colors when he’s not? Totally counterintuitive if you ask me…

by d. on Aug 18, 2011 4:00 PM PDT reply actions

Context

What to consider context for last season? Look at what Huff did after Posey came into town… There is a phrase in baseball that one player, “can make the whole lineup better”. Posey. Sandoval – light. In fact, if you consider what Huff has done this year I would bet that he’s been better since Sandoval has been on his tear.

by CoJax on Aug 19, 2011 4:06 PM PDT reply actions