Jones' .400 tear unlikely to last
USA TODAY, May, 2008 by Ron Shandler
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It's May 7, and Chipper Jones is batting better than .400.
This is not an entirely unusual occurrence. Hitters often top .400 for short periods of time. We take notice when it happens at the beginning of the season, but there are many in-season .400 stretches that pass without a second thought.
Did you know that Pat Burrell batted .435 last July?
No player has managed to bat .400 over a full season since Ted Williams in 1941, and one has to wonder why.
Is it that unattainable of a feat?
If we break down batting average into its component parts, perhaps we can uncover the truth.
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A hit is constructed of two general events -- a batter making contact with a pitch and the ball falling fair. A batter's contact rate (at-bats minus strikeouts, divided by at-bats) is a skill we can track over time. An average ...
