Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Mon Apr 21 23:31:42 2008

>>> Hi Jack,
you have found a relationship between bat trajectory and slugging%. Have you found any relationship between bat trajectory and batting average? <<<

Hi Chuck

I have not yet conducted that relationship. However, as the stats below indicates, many of batters with the highest slugging percentage are also among the leaders in batting average.

Rank Name, Team SLG PCT -- AVG.
1 Ike Davis, Arizona St. - 0.876 -- 0.417
2 Gordon Beckham, Georgia 0.871 -- 0.435
3 Buster Posey, Florida St. 0.862 -- 0.483
4 Chris Shehan, Ga. Southern 0.854 -- 0.469
5 Jeremie Tice, Col. of Charl. 0.833 -- 0.365
6 Ryan Lavarnway, Yale 0.824 -- 0.398
7 Sawyer Carroll, Kentucky 0.816 -- 0.465
8 E Thames, Pepperdine 0.815 -- 0.414
9 Mike Lyon, Northeastern 0.795 -- 0.388
10 Randy Moley, St. Bonaventure 0.793 -- 0.496

Jack Mankin