Sports: A Game Of Inches

We are four humble men who love sports, but hate sports commentary. Peter Gammons is our hero and John Madden is our enemy. If you were to ask us our purpose, our answer would be simple: "We are forever locked in Mortal Kombat for the souls of sports fans everywhere. Statistics are our science and 'the immeasurable character of men' is the obsolete religion of blind faith. Our job is to prove that God doesn't exist and that athletes are merely cold, metal machines with no hearts or souls."

Dewayne Wise vs. Jason Marquis

In my ChiSox v Cubs post, I joked that Jason Marquis was better than Dewayne Wise. Well I actually looked up Marquis' stats and this is his line:

.192/.250/.231 with a .224 wOBA and no homers and one extra base hit (a double)

Here are Wise's numbers:

.133/.170/.133 with a .124 wOBA and no homers and no XBH

Jason Marquis, a pitcher, has a better batting average, on base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS than Dewayne Wise, an outfielder.

And really the sample size isn't THAT different. Marquis has 32 plate appearances versus Wise's 48. That's only about four less games.

JASON MARQUIS IS FUCKING BETTER THAN DEWAYNE WISE! WHAT THE FUCK! WHY IS HE STILL ON THE TEAM!