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but normal BABIP is going to occur within a certain range.
Normally, 30% of all batted balls hit the grass someplace where the 9 fielders aren't standing. That can go up or down, depending on the pace of the batted ball, but 24% to 36% are the usual bounds there.
It's asking a lot for 7 guys to get to every spot in an acre within the 2-5 seconds the ball is in the air. Even lousy hitters are going to see 26, 28% of their batted balls fall in.
Branyan's lifetime H% is 30.0% on the dot, and last year it was 22.6% in the second half. Branyan was responsible for some of that 30 - 22%, but couldn't have been responsible for all of it.
My $0.02 :- )