K% Change

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July 11, 2011

Due to popular demand and to decrease general confusion, K% has been changed from K/AB to K/PA.

On average, you’ll see players’ K% drop about 2% and, at the very most (rare cases like Adam Dunn), about 6%.

This is a site-wide change and impacts stats pages, splits, leaderboards, and graphs that contain K%.

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Telo
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Great, thanks. On a related note – are there plans for K/PA and BB/PA to be added for pitchers, in addition to the per 9 rates?

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Yep, that’s next.

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All hail the Dark Overlord!

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Yesssssssssssssssssss

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Huzzah!

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YEEESSSS!! THANK YOU!

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How about K/(AB+BB+SF-IBB) ?

I’m joking, but it’s hard to strike out on a HBP or an IBB.

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I saw Howard swing at a pitch that bounced and then hit him in the leg, but I don’t remember if it was strike 3.

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