In article <g0n5k3$ib5$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Matthias Wirtz <Matthias.Wirtz@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > A Google Gadget I wrote for anyone who's interested:
> >
http://www.google.com/ig/adde?moduleurl=hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets
> > /file/106411240016712071310/mlb-batting-stats.xml&source=imag
>
> Thanks, nice idea.
>
> Unfortunately it's hard to read cause almost every player has an AVG
> between 0.200 and 0.400. So the bars don't give you a good reading of
the
> smaller but im****tant differences. I would suggest to display numbers.
I think a graph is easier to grasp quickly. But you are correct about
batting average, which needs a different scale to more easily see
differences. OTOH, the difference between batting .270 and .280 over the
course of a season is what, 4-5 hits? How im****tant is that?
--
Hank Gillette
"If you can't drink everyone under the table, well, you're just wasting
the
whole experience of being an alcoholic." -- "HusseinTenaX" at TPM


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