THE BIG HURT: Health scores that don't tell the whole story
Mar 11 2020
BaseballHQ's health scores do a very good job of identifying health risk. Here’s a synopsis of the 2019 results by health grade (based on the 1,205 players identified in the 2019 Straight Draft Guide):
Health Score Breakdown
Grade % IL Trips Avg IL Days
===== ========== ===========
A 42% 10.2
B 71% 14.9
C 66% 16.1
D 63% 20.1
F 81% 25.6
Health scores didn’t perfectly predict the odds of hitting the IL, though if we group them, 47% of players with A or B health scores hit the IL in 2019, while 72% of players with C, D, or F health scores hit the IL. Health scores did predict quite well, however, the average days on the IL. And if we just look at the...
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