For 1996, the established hit level would be found by adding 1993 hits, two times 1994 hits, and three times 1995 hits, and dividing by six.
By this method, if your "need hits" and your "projected remaining hits" are the same, your chance of reaching the goal is 50 percent.
Therefore, zone rating should not be interpreted simply as the percentage of balls hit into a player's zone that the fielder was able to turn into outs (if that were the proper definition, it obviously would be impossible for a player to post a zone rating anywhere close to 1.000).
Judging a player's qualifications for the Hall of Fame based on his career's similarity to other HOFers.
Extrabases on hits is calculated with the formula (Doubles)+(Triplesx2)+(Homerunsx3).
James was a strong critic of the Dowd Report, which was the most thorough investigation (commissioned by baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti) on the gambling activities of Pete Rose.