Baseball Scoring

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After the Nationals series (8/9-11/19)

METS
Single- 135
Double- 82
Triple- 8
Home Run- 264
Walk- 10
Balk- 1
Out- 24
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 20
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 569 runs so 46% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 142
Double- 101
Triple- 7
Home Run- 222
Walk- 6
Balk-
Out- 23
Error- 12
Sac Fly- 30
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 5
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 3
The other guys have scored 555 runs so 40% of their runs come from home runs.

This series was all about homers. In this series 9 of the Mets 15 runs came via the home run, 60%. The Nationals got 10 of their 16 from homers, (62.5%). The two teams hit just 6 doubles and only one of the players who hit them scored. I’ve been keeping track of this since August 1st and 15 of 40 players who have hit doubles scored. I’m trying to compare the impact of doubles vs. home runs. The Mets have driven in 82 runs with doubles. They’ve hit 176 home runs, which mean’s they’ve driven in 88 other players with them. The opposition has hit 150 home runs and driven in 72 teammates with them. I had surmised that most players who hit doubles wind up scoring: so far the evidence does not support that conclusion. So home runs doe produce more runs than doubles but it’s because the guy hitting them scores, not because they drive in more teammates.

 

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After the Braves series (8/13-15/19)

METS
Single- 145
Double- 82
Triple- 9
Home Run- 268
Walk- 11
Balk- 1
Out- 25
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 20
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 586 runs so 46% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 149
Double- 103
Triple- 7
Home Run- 230
Walk- 6
Balk-
Out- 25
Error- 12
Sac Fly- 30
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 5
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 3
The other guys have scored 574 runs so 40% of their runs come from home runs.

In this series just 4 of the Mets 17 runs came via the home run, 24%. The Braves got 8 of their 19 from homers, (42%). The two teams hit just 6 doubles and only one of the players who hit them scored. There were 7 doubles in the series and the batter eventually scored 4 times. I’ve been keeping track of this since August 1st and 19 of 47 players who have hit doubles scored, (40%).

 

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After the Royals series (8/16-18/19)

METS
Single- 154
Double- 84
Triple- 10
Home Run- 272
Walk- 11
Balk- 1
Out- 25
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 20
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 602 runs so 45% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 152
Double- 105
Triple- 7
Home Run- 230
Walk- 7
Balk-
Out- 27
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 31
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 5
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 3
The other guys have scored 584 runs so 39% of their runs come from home runs.

In this series just 4 of the Mets 16 runs came via the home run, 25%. (over the last two series it’s 8 of 33). The Royals got none of their 16 from homers, (0% - it’s a big ballpark). The two teams hit 12 doubles and 7 of the players who hit them scored. I’ve been keeping track of this since August 1st and 26 of 59 players who have hit doubles scored, (44%).

 

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After the Indians series (8/20-22/19)

METS
Single- 157
Double- 90
Triple- 10
Home Run- 277
Walk- 11
Balk- 1
Out- 26
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 20
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 617 runs so 45% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 153
Double- 105
Triple- 8
Home Run- 232
Walk- 7
Balk-
Out- 28
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 31
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 5
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 3
The other guys have scored 589 runs so 39% of their runs come from home runs.

In this series just 5 of the Mets 15 runs came via the home run, 33%. (over the last three series it’s 13 of 48 = 27%). The Indians got 2 of their 5 from homers, (40%). The two teams hit 10 doubles, (by 10 different players) and 3 of the players who hit them scored. I’ve been keeping track of this since August 1st and 29 of 69 players who have hit doubles scored, (42%). The Mets have hit 183 home runs, so homers have driven in 94 teammates while doubles have driven in 90. The opposition has hit 159 homers so homers have driven in 73 teammates compared to 105 for doubles. The Mets have 220 doubles. If 42% of those players scored, that’s 92 runs. The opponents have hit 229 doubles. 42% of that is 96 runs. That would mean that homers have accounted for 277 Mets runs and doubles have accounted for 182, meaning Mets doubles have bene 66% as effective as home runs. The opposition have produced 232 runs via the homer, 105 + 96 = 201 via doubles. That’s 87%. Combine those numbers and you get 383/509 = doubles are 75% of home runs.

 

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After the Braves series (8/23-25/19)

METS
Single- 158
Double- 90
Triple- 10
Home Run- 281
Walk- 11
Balk- 1
Out- 28
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 20
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 624 runs so 45% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 158
Double- 108
Triple- 8
Home Run- 237
Walk- 7
Balk-
Out- 28
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 31
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 5
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 3
The other guys have scored 602 runs so 39% of their runs come from home runs.

We beat the Indians but we couldn’t beat the Braves.

In this series just 4 of the Mets 7 runs came via the home run, 57%. Over the previous three series it was 13 of 48 = 27%. That’s the 4 home runs per series with 12 runs by other means per series. The Braves got 2 of their 5 from homers, (40%). The two teams hit 7 doubles and 2 of the players who hit them scored. I’ve been keeping track of this since August 1st and 31 of 76 players who have hit doubles scored, (41%). The Mets have hit 184 home runs, so homers have driven in 97 teammates while doubles have driven in 90. The opposition has hit 164 homers so homers have driven in 73 teammates compared to 108 for doubles. The Mets have 224 doubles. If 41% of those players scored, that’s 92 runs. The opponents have hit 232 doubles. 42% of that is 95 runs. That would mean that homers have accounted for 281 Mets runs and doubles have accounted for 180, meaning Mets doubles have been 64% as effective as home runs. The opposition has produced 237 runs via the homer, 108 + 95 = 203 via doubles. That’s 86%. Combine those numbers and you get 383/518 = doubles are 74% of home runs.

 

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After the Cubs series (8/27-29/19)

METS
Single- 160
Double- 90
Triple- 10
Home Run- 287
Walk- 11
Balk- 1
Out- 30
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 20
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 634 runs so 45% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 160
Double- 110
Triple- 8
Home Run- 251
Walk- 7
Balk-
Out- 29
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 31
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 5
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 3
The other guys have scored 621 runs so 40% of their runs come from home runs.

This was a home run series. In this series 6 of the Mets 10 runs came via the home run, 60%. The Cubs got 14 of their 19 from homers, (74%). The two teams hit 11 doubles and 6 of the players who hit them scored. I’ve been keeping track of this since August 1st and 37 of 87 players who have hit doubles scored, (43%). The Mets have hit 189 home runs, so homers have driven in 98 teammates while doubles have driven in 90. The opposition has hit 172 homers so homers have driven in 79 teammates compared to 110 for doubles. The Mets have 229 doubles. If 43% of those players scored, that’s 98 runs. The opponents have hit 240 doubles. 43% of that is 103 runs. That would mean that homers have accounted for 287 Mets runs and doubles have accounted for 188, meaning Mets doubles have been 66% as effective as home runs. The opposition has produced 251 runs via the homer, 108 + 103 = 211 via doubles. That’s 84%. Combine those numbers and you get 399/538 = doubles are 74% of home runs.

 

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After the Phillies series (8/30-9/1/19)

METS
Single- 165
Double- 94
Triple- 10
Home Run- 296
Walk- 12
Balk- 1
Out- 30
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 20
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 653 runs so 45% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 162
Double- 115
Triple- 8
Home Run- 253
Walk- 8
Balk-
Out- 30
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 32
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 5
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 3
The other guys have scored 634 runs so 40% of their runs come from home runs.

In this series 9 of the Mets 19 runs came via the home run, 47%. The Phillies got 2 of their 13 from homers, (just 15%). The two teams hit 16 doubles and 4 of the players who hit them scored. I’ve been keeping track of this since August 1st and 41 of 103 players who have hit doubles scored, (40%). The Mets have hit 193 home runs, so homers have driven in 103 teammates while doubles have driven in 94. The opposition has hit 173 homers so homers have driven in 80 teammates compared to 115 for doubles. The Mets have 235 doubles. If 40% of those players scored, that’s 94 runs. The opponents have hit 249 doubles. 40% of that is 100 runs. That would mean that homers have accounted for 296 Mets runs and doubles have accounted for (94 + 94=) 188, meaning Mets doubles have been 64% as effective as home runs. The opposition has produced 253 runs via the homer, (115 + 100=) 215 via doubles. That’s 85%. Combine those numbers and you get 403/549 = doubles are 73% of home runs.

 

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After the Nationals series (9/2-4/19)

METS
Single- 170
Double- 99
Triple- 10
Home Run- 308
Walk- 12
Balk- 1
Out- 30
Error- 15
Sac Fly- 21
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 678 runs so 45% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 166
Double- 121
Triple- 8
Home Run- 261
Walk- 8
Balk-
Out- 30
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 32
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 5
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 3
The other guys have scored 652 runs so 40% of their runs come from home runs.

In this series 12 of the Mets 25 runs came via the home run, 48%. The Nats got 8 of their 18 from homers, (44%). The two teams hit 15 doubles and 7 of the players who hit them scored. I’ve been keeping track of this since August 1st and 48 of 118 players who have hit doubles scored, (41%). The Mets have hit 201 home runs, so homers have driven in 107 teammates while doubles have driven in 99. The opposition has hit 176 homers so homers have driven in 85 teammates compared to 121 for doubles. The Mets have 242 doubles. If 41% of those players scored, that’s 99 runs. The opponents have hit 257 doubles. 41% of that is 105 runs. That would mean that homers have accounted for 308 Mets runs and doubles have accounted for (99 + 99=) 198, meaning Mets doubles have been 64% as effective as home runs. The opposition has produced 261 runs via the homer, (105 + 121=) 226 via doubles. That’s 87%. Combine those numbers and you get 424/569 = doubles are 75% of home runs.

 

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After the Phillies series (9/6-8/19)

METS
Single- 174
Double- 99
Triple- 10
Home Run- 312
Walk- 13
Balk- 1
Out- 31
Error- 15
Sac Fly- 22
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 690 runs so 45% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 172
Double- 124
Triple- 8
Home Run- 269
Walk- 9
Balk-
Out- 30
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 33
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 5
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 3
The other guys have scored 671 runs so 40% of their runs come from home runs.

In this series 4 of the Mets 12 runs came via the home run, 33%. The Philliess got 8 of their 19 from homers, (42%). The two teams hit 10 doubles and 2 of the players who hit them scored. I’ve been keeping track of this since August 1st and 50 of 128 players who have hit doubles scored, (39%). The Mets have hit 204 home runs, so homers have driven in 108 teammates while doubles have driven in 99. The opposition has hit 181 homers so homers have driven in 88 teammates compared to 124 for doubles. The Mets have 244 doubles. If 39% of those players scored, that’s 95 runs. The opponents have hit 265 doubles. 39% of that is 103 runs. That would mean that homers have accounted for 312 Mets runs and doubles have accounted for (95 + 99=) 194, meaning Mets doubles have been 62% as effective as home runs. The opposition has produced 269 runs via the homer and (103 + 124=) 227 via doubles. That’s 84%. Combine those numbers and you get 421/581 = doubles are 72% of home runs.

 

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After the Diamondbacks series (9/9-12/19)

METS
Single- 178
Double- 102
Triple- 10
Home Run- 330
Walk- 13
Balk- 1
Out- 32
Error- 15
Sac Fly- 22
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 716 runs so 46% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 173
Double- 125
Triple- 8
Home Run- 271
Walk- 9
Balk-
Out- 30
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 33
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 5
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 3
The other guys have scored 675 runs so 40% of their runs come from home runs.

In this series 18 of the Mets 26 runs came via the home run, 69%. The D-backs got 2 of their 4 from homers, (50%). The two teams hit 15 doubles and 3 of the players who hit them scored. I’ve been keeping track of this since August 1st and 53 of 143 players who have hit doubles scored, (37%). The Mets have hit 217 home runs, so homers have driven in 113 teammates while doubles have driven in 102. The opposition has hit 183 homers so homers have driven in 88 teammates compared to 125 for doubles. The Mets have 254 doubles. If 37% of those players scored, that’s 94 runs. The opponents have hit 270 doubles. 37% of that is 100 runs. That would mean that homers have accounted for 330 Mets runs and doubles have accounted for (102 + 94=) 196, meaning Mets doubles have been 59% as effective as home runs. The opposition has produced 271 runs via the homer and (100 + 125=) 225 via doubles. That’s 83%. Combine those numbers and you get 421/601 = doubles are 70% of home runs.

 

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After the Diamondbacks series (9/13-15/19)

METS
Single- 179
Double- 105
Triple- 12
Home Run- 331
Walk- 13
Balk- 1
Out- 32
Error- 15
Sac Fly- 22
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 723 runs so 46% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 177
Double- 128
Triple- 8
Home Run- 276
Walk- 9
Balk-
Out- 30
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 33
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 5
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 3
The other guys have scored 687 runs so 40% of their runs come from home runs.

In this series just 1 of the Mets 7 runs came via the home run, 14%. The Dodgers got 5 of their 12 from homers, (42%). The two teams hit 6 doubles and 2 of the players who hit them scored. I’ve been keeping track of this since August 1st and 55 of 149 players who have hit doubles scored, (37%). The Mets have hit 218 home runs, so homers have driven in 113 teammates while doubles have driven in 105. The opposition has hit 185 homers so homers have driven in 91 teammates compared to 128 for doubles. The Mets have 255 doubles. If 37% of those players scored, that’s 94 runs. The opponents have hit 275 doubles. 37% of that is 102 runs. That would mean that homers have accounted for 331 Mets runs and doubles have accounted for (105 + 94=) 199 meaning Mets doubles have been 60% as effective as home runs. The opposition has produced 276 runs via the homer and (102 + 128) 230 via doubles. That’s 83%. Combine those numbers and you get 429/607 = doubles are 71% of home runs.

 

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After the Rockies series (9/16-18/19)

METS
Single- 183
Double- 106
Triple- 12
Home Run- 340
Walk- 14
Balk- 1
Out- 34
Error- 15
Sac Fly- 22
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 3
The Mets have scored 740 runs so 46% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 182
Double- 129
Triple- 8
Home Run- 283
Walk- 9
Balk-
Out- 30
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 34
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 5
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 3
The other guys have scored 701 runs so 40% of their runs come from home runs.

In this series 9 of the Mets 17 runs came via the home run, 53%. The Dodgers got 7 of their 14 from homers, (50%). The two teams hit 6 doubles and 1 of the players who hit them scored. I’ve been keeping track of this since August 1st and 56 of 155 players who have hit doubles scored, (36%). The Mets have hit 225 home runs, so homers have driven in 115 teammates while doubles have driven in 106. The opposition has hit 190 homers so homers have driven in 93 teammates compared to 129 for doubles. The Mets have 259 doubles. If 36% of those players scored, that’s 93 runs. The opponents have hit 277 doubles. 36% of that is 100 runs. That would mean that homers have accounted for 340 Mets runs and doubles have accounted for (106 + 93=) 199 meaning Mets doubles have been 59% as effective as home runs. The opposition has produced 276 runs via the homer and (93 + 129) 222 via doubles. That’s 80%. Combine those numbers and you get 421/617 = doubles are 68% of home runs.

 

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After the Reds series (9/20-22/19)

METS
Single- 185
Double- 108
Triple- 12
Home Run- 350
Walk- 14
Balk- 1
Out- 35
Error- 15
Sac Fly- 22
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 4
The Mets have scored 756 runs so 46% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 185
Double- 129
Triple- 8
Home Run- 286
Walk- 9
Balk-
Out- 30
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 35
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 5
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 3
The other guys have scored 708 runs so 40% of their runs come from home runs.

In this series 10 of the Mets 16 runs came via the home run, 62.5%. The Reds got 3 of their 7 from homers, (43%). The two teams hit 7 doubles, (the Mets had 6 of them) and 2 of the players who hit them scored. I’ve been keeping track of this since August 1st and 58 of 162 players who have hit doubles scored, (36%). The Mets have hit 232 home runs, so homers have driven in 118 teammates while doubles have driven in 108. The opposition has hit 195 homers so homers have driven in 91 teammates compared to 129 for doubles. The Mets have 268 doubles. If 36% of those players scored, that’s 96 runs. The opponents have hit 278 doubles. 36% of that is 100 runs. That would mean that homers have accounted for 350 Mets runs and doubles have accounted for (108 + 96=) 199 meaning Mets doubles have been 57% as effective as home runs. The opposition has produced 276 runs via the homer and (100 + 129) 229 via doubles. That’s 83%. Combine those numbers and you get 428/626 = doubles are 68% of home runs.

 

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After the Marlins series (9/23-26/19)

METS
Single- 187
Double- 112
Triple- 12
Home Run- 361
Walk- 15
Balk- 1
Out- 35
Error- 15
Sac Fly- 25
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 4
The Mets have scored 777 runs so 46% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 192
Double- 129
Triple- 8
Home Run- 298
Walk- 9
Balk-
Out- 30
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 35
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 5
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 3
The other guys have scored 727 runs so 41% of their runs come from home runs.

In this series 11 of the Mets 21 runs came via the home run, 52%. The Reds got 12 of their 19 from homers, (63%). The two teams hit 15 doubles, (the Mets had 8 of them) and 9 of the players who hit them scored. I’ve been keeping track of this since August 1st and 67 of 177 players who have hit doubles scored, (38%). The Mets have hit 235 home runs, so homers have driven in 126 teammates while doubles have driven in 112. The opposition has hit 200 homers so homers have driven in 98 teammates compared to 129 for doubles. The Mets have 276 doubles. If 38% of those players scored, that’s 105 runs. The opponents have hit 285 doubles. 38% of that is 108 runs. That would mean that homers have accounted for 361 Mets runs and doubles have accounted for (112 + 99=) 210 meaning Mets doubles have been 58% as effective as home runs. The opposition has produced 298 runs via the homer and (108 + 129) 237 via doubles. That’s 80%. Combine those numbers and you get 447/659 = doubles are 68% of home runs.

 

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After the Braves series (9/27-29/19)

METS
Single- 188
Double- 112
Triple- 12
Home Run- 373
Walk- 15
Balk- 1
Out- 35
Error- 15
Sac Fly- 26
Sac Bunt-
Wild Pitch- 3
Passed Ball-
Hit by Pitch- 4
The Mets have scored 791 runs so 47% are from home runs

OTHER GUYS
Single- 195
Double- 129
Triple- 8
Home Run- 303
Walk- 9
Balk-
Out- 30
Error- 13
Sac Fly- 35
Sac Bunt- 1
Wild Pitch- 5
Passed Ball- 2
Hit by Pitch- 3
The other guys have scored 735 runs so 41% of their runs come from home runs.

In this series 12 of the Mets 14 runs came via the home run, 86%. The Braves got 5 of their 8 from homers, (62.5%). The two teams hit 4 doubles but none of the players who hit them scored. I’ve been keeping track of this since August 1st and 67 of 181 players who have hit doubles scored, (37%). The Mets have hit 242 home runs, so homers have driven in 131 teammates while doubles have driven in 112. The opposition has hit 204 homers so homers have driven in 99 teammates compared to 129 for doubles. The Mets have 280 doubles. If 37% of those players scored, that’s 104 runs. The opponents have hit 286 doubles. 37% of that is 106 runs. That would mean that homers have accounted for 373 Mets runs and doubles have accounted for (112 + 99=) 211 meaning Mets doubles have been 57% as effective as home runs. The opposition has produced 303 runs via the homer and (106 + 129) 235 via doubles. That’s 78%. Combine those numbers and you get 446/676 = doubles are 66% of home runs.


This concludes the season. What I was looking for was to see how often runs are produced by each possible method, but especially home runs. For the Mets, that's 47%. For the opposition it's 41%. That means that, even in this heavy home run environment, more than half a teams' runs will be scored by other means. Thus ignoring those other means in favor of just trying to win a home run derby type of game is not successful baseball. In fact, the home runs you hit will be more impactful if you are getting on base a lot by other means. The other means are not antithetical to hitting home runs: the more times a strong hitter makes contact with the ball, the more home runs he will hit.

I also wondered about the efficacy of doubles. Home runs produce more runs than doubles but they don't drive in more teammates. In Mets game homers drove in (131 + 99 = ) 230 teammates while doubles drove in (112 + 129 =) 241. Home runs score the batter every time. Players who hit doubles come around to score 37% of the time. But players hit more doubles, even today: (280 + 286 =) 566 than home runs (242 + 204 = ) 446. A double is 66% of a home run, not half a home run. Players who hit a lot of doubles can have nearly the impact of players who hit a lot of home runs. A player with 30 doubles will produce as many runs with those doubles as a player with 20 home runs. Of course, if he can do both...