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The really astonishing thing about baseball is the narrow spread of statistics. Almost every position starter in MLB, per 12 AB, has 3-point-something hits.
Given 400 ABs, a .320 hitter is outhitting a .255 hitter by exactly one hit per week.
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Even 25 AB (a full week) represents a 40 point spread for each hit up or down.
So in terms of hits per week it roughly comes out to....
8 - Tony Gwynn (.338) -1 h/wk = Barry Larkin (.295)
7 - Barry Larkin (.295) -1 h/wk = Bob Boone (.254)
6 - Bob Boone (.254) -1 h/wk = Mario Mendoza (.215)
5 - Mario Mendoza (.215) -1 h/wk = Ray Oyler (.175) or a good hitting pitcher