Which of the following team will win in a best of 5 series?

Question

Team Speed:
All 9 batters with at least 30+ steals.
OBP: 0.800
SLGP: 0.350
None of the batters has more than 5 HRs.

Team Power:
All 9 batters have at least 30+ HR.
OBP: 0.650
SLGP: 0.650
No of the batters has more than 5 steals.

Answer 1

its dependent on how the series goes, either tema could win, if team A can get their running game going early then they can win, if they dont, team B will win
look at the angels/red sox series, which is, im sure, the series you have in your head when asking this question
in inning one of game one the angels got chone figgins on to lead off the game, with orlando cabrera hitting figgins ran, but oc swung and hit a grounder, putting figgins on second with one out, then with vladdy hitting he ran again, vladdy swung at a bad pitch and grounded out putting figgy on third with two out, the angels didnt score
had either oc or vlad not swung on the pitches figgy ran on, things could have been a lot different, if either of them had taken a pitch or two and let figgy run (and he did have huge jumps on both pitches, so he would have successfully stolen both bases anyway) things could have completely turned around, playing with an early lead would have changed the complexion of the game dramatically, now im not saying the halos would have won the series, but things would have looked a lot different, and that dominating performance by beckett that set the tone for the remainder of the series may never have happened

Answer 2

If a whole team has an .800 OBP they don't even have to steel or hit a HR and will score an uncanny amount of runs.
Do the math, a team with an .800 OBP will average 15 batters per inning meaning even if they stranded the bases loaded each inning, would still score 8 runs per inning and 72 runs per 9 inning game.

On that note. In order to attain an .800 OBP but only have a .350 SLGP the players would have to walk about 4 out of every 5 at bats.

These stats would be impossible to ever attain at any level of baseball ever. This scenario would NEVER occur.

Answer 3

Depends on each teams pitching and defense. Baseball isn't just about the offense. If team power has a catcher behind the plate with a cannon for an arm, stealing bases isn't going to do much good. If team speed has a pitcher that's constantly busting fastballs inside, then Team Power's power is negated.

However, Team Speed is a smallball team, like say the Twins a few years ago. And Team Power is a moneyball team, like say the A's a few years ago. Twins won the best of 5 series.

Answer 4

Power.

Steals are a big part of having a team, but not the most important thing like good contact and power.

If thier is two outs and a man on first score tied, would you want the BIG power bat or a steal?

Answer 5

Team Speed has on OPS of 1.150. Team Power has one of 1.400. With that kind of plate reliability, you don't need a great running game. However, there is the matter of whether your leadoff hitter has a good OBP. If it's, say, .425 and up, I'd say definitely go with Team Power.

Answer 6

Assuming their pitching is the same, I'd go with Team Power. Their OPS is 150 points higher, and they aren't going to give away any outs by being caught stealing on the basepaths.

Answer 7

I think we need to see some pitching stats too. Because based on that I'll take the big bats and go with Power.

Answer 8

I would have to agree with shockley... but as A-Rod has already shown, regular season stats don't mean anything in a postseason...