Run Batted In

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Run Batted In (abbreviated RBI ) is a statistic in baseball . An RBI is a batter (dt. Batsman ) credited if by his action a baserunner (dt. Runner ), the Home Plate reached and thus a point ( run scored).

Exact definition

Under rule 10.04 of the Baseball Rulebook, the batsman is credited with an RBI if a run is scored under any of the following conditions:

  • The batsman scores a base hit that allows a runner to reach home plate.
  • The batsman is identified and a runner reaches home plate during the play.
  • The batsman reaches first base through a fielder's choice, and a runner reaches home plate during the play.
  • The batsman reaches first base with less than two offs due to a defensive error , and the official scorer is of the opinion that the run would have been scored even if the game was faultless.
  • The batsman reaches first base with a base-on-balls, hit-by-pitch, catcher's interference or obstruction while all bases are occupied.

No RBI is awarded:

  • When a run is only achieved because of an error.
  • When the batsman hits a force double play or reverse force double play.
  • When force double play is prevented only by dropping a well-thrown ball that would complete the double play at first base.

criticism

RBI are traditionally regarded as very important statistic, which is shown by the fact that they are one of the three decisive criteria for the Triple Crown . In addition, the overall RBI achieved in a player's career is often used as a decision-making feature as to whether a player will get into the Hall of Fame .

Critics - especially from the field of Sabermetrics - claim, however, that the number of RBI provides more information about the quality of the team line-up than about the individual performance of a player. This is based on the fact that a player can only be credited with an RBI if one or more players have already reached the bases before him (the only exception here is a solo home run , in which the batsman only scores one RBI for himself ). It is concluded from this that teams with a strong offensive line-up generally produce more players with high RBI values ​​than is the case with offensive weaker teams.

literature

  • Christian Posny, Sven Müncheberg: Baseball Rules Booklet - Revised 2007 . German Baseball and Softball Association V. (ed.). 6. revised Edition. Meyer & Meyer, Aachen 2008, ISBN 978-3-89899-365-4 .
  • Sven Müncheberg: Handbook of Statistics , German Baseball and Softball Association, Mainz

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ David Grabiner: The Sabermetric Manifesto . Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 2, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.baseball1.com
  2. ↑ Michael D. Lewis : Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game . WW Norton, New York 2003, ISBN 0-393-05765-8 .
  3. ^ Revisiting the Myth of the RBI Guy, Part One . Driveline Mechanics. May 18, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2009.