TOOTBLAN

Definition

TOOTBLAN is an acronym that stands for Thrown Out on the Bases Like a Nincompoop.

Essentially, the TOOTBLAN describes any non-force out a player makes on the bases, including outs made while attempting to take an extra base, outs on would-be sacrifice flies, pickoffs, double-offs, fielder¡¯s choice outs with an open base, batter and runner interference and getting hit by a batted ball.

Coined by Cubs blogger Tony Jewell in 2008, the TOOTBLAN was invented to measure the impact poor baserunning has on a player¡¯s on-base percentage and offensive value.

Jewell initially invented the TOOTBLAN as part of what he called the Ryan Theriot Adjusted On-Base Percentage, which was created to examine Theriot¡¯s true value to the 2008 Cubs. The RTAOBP was an equation that subtracted caught stealings and TOOTBLANs from Theriot¡¯s actual OBP, which was .387 in 2008.