Watching the big batters go for that extra base is always exciting, and seeing them put on the jets got me thinking: how much would it hurt to get hit by one of these guys at full sprint speed? In this episode of Stat Heavy, we'll create a stat that tells us which MLB baserunners would hit the hardest, using their weight and sprint speed to quantify the force they would hit with.
00:00-1:25 Intro
1:26-2:55 Creating the stat
2:56-5:41 Using the stat in 2022
5:42-6:45 Summary of the stat from 2015-2022
6:46-7:51 Using the stat on Rickey Henderson
7:52-8:40 Conclusion
CREDITS
Music:
Jam 2, melodic beat 220619, and Melodic Track Beat by Timouse on freesound.org
Rock music by Jibey- on freesound.org
MLB Footage:
MLB
MLB Vault
Baseball Savant
Stats (Other than MO-VE):
Stathead
Fangraphs
The Score article on Rickey Henderson:
www.thescore.com/mlb/news/134...