Suggest Odds
Source(s)
Book of Odds tabulation of National Safety Council. (2008). Injury Facts, 2008 Edition. Itasca, IL.
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Rounding Rules
Odds more likely than 1 in 10, such as 1 in 3.42, are rounded to three significant digits. Odds less likely than 1 in 10, such as 1 in 420.4, are rounded to four significant digits. Trailing zeros after the decimal point are dropped for readability, even though they may still be significant.
Odds you'll see: 1 in 4.26; 14.5; 143; 5,230; 433,200
Odds you won't see: 1 in 2.412; 63.042; 425,242c
Comments (1)
This statistic is highly questionable. Does "baseball player" mean a major league player, or a sandlot player? if it's a major league player, it's dead wrong. There are 30 teams, each has a 40-man roster, meaning 1,200 players in the pool. The stated odds 1 in 89.11 would translate to roughly 14 injuries per year. If you do a check on the disabled list at any given moment for a MLB team, you will find - in mid- to late season, at least 4 or 5 players PER TEAM on the Disabled List. ONLY 14 injuries per year for all of MLB? Bunk!
report abuseIf the research is for "sandlot baseball," then the term "injuries" is now well defined. Perhaps "emergency room injuries" or "injuries requiring admission to a hospital" or some other definition. As it is, this number is completely without value.