SS Comp

[Frayed Knot]

There were a slew of Met-fan radio callers who were prematurely going overboard in their comparisons between the NY short-stops early in the season.

But, at this point, it's not so crazy anymore - even as Jeter is putting up his best season since maybe '99.

	ABs	H	2Bs	3Bs	HRs	RBI	RS	SB/CS (%)	BB	K	BA	OBA	SLG	IsoP	OPS
Jeter	446	153	27	3	10	71	81	26 / 3 (90%)	53	71	.343	.419	.484	.141	.903
Reyes	482	144	23	15	14	59	98	49 / 12 (80%)	40	61	.299	.354	.496	.197	.850

[MFS62]

Pee Wee Reese both made the Hall of Fame, and there were constant arguements among fans in in New York over who was better. But (without looking at records) I don't think that either of them ever put up numbers like that.

Later

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

As much as it kills me to say this, Jeter really is an excellent player and difficult not to think of him as a DiMaggio of his time (obviously the numbers aren�t comparable, but more in a brand positioning/mindset frame). He�s a Hall of Famer already.

But damned if Reyes isn�t nearly as good right now, better than DJ was at similar ages, and is a superior fielder, baserunner, better power hitter and more exciting player already. If you could choose one to build a team around, knowing only what we did through last night, you�d almost have to pick Reyes.

Funny really that Jeets even for his greatness might be the 3rd best SS in NY!

[MFS62]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Funny really that Jeets even for his greatness might be the 3rd best SS in NY!

Very true.
He is the Alvin Dark (the third NY shortstop in the discussions I mentioned) of his generation.

Later

[Guest cleonjones11]

Thanks for the great comparison..

I think Jeter has true class. They were in Detroit 2 years ago and Jeter stood at homeplate with the Mayor of Detroit when one of the Mayors aides literally stuck a pen and a baseball in Jeters face. Derek had that split second WTF look, signed the ball shook the mayors hand and smiled..

Better than how I would react..I'd probably say do you need 200 bucks that bad?

[Frayed Knot]

Class ain't got nuttin' to do wit' dis


Back to topic (sort of):
A quick check of [u:784d9832e4]Runs Created[/u:784d9832e4] (a mathematical approximation aimed
at showing how many runs said player's offensive input produced) shows:
Jeter = 92; Reyes = 91, to this point in the season.

Or, [u:784d9832e4]Jeter = 7.74 RC/per 27 outs[/u:784d9832e4] (an approx # of runs an "all-Jeter" lineup would score per game)
Reyes = 6.79 RC/27
The difference is due to Reyes making more outs on the season (lower OBA)

Last season Reyes = 4.26 RC/per 27