Okay, so today I wanted to dig into something I’ve been curious about: Kyle Higashioka’s total bases. I’m a huge baseball fan, and, well, Higgy’s been a bit of a topic of conversation lately. So, I figured, why not get my hands dirty and figure this out myself?
First things first, I needed to remember exactly what “total bases” even means. It’s not just hits, right? It’s like, singles count as one, doubles as two, and so on. I pulled up a definition online just to make sure I was on the right track:
- Single = 1 base
- Double = 2 bases
- Triple = 3 bases
- Home Run = 4 bases
Got it. So, it’s not rocket science, but you gotta get the basics right.
Getting the Data
Next, I needed Higashioka’s stats. I started with the website to pull his career stats. I figured that was the easiest place to grab the numbers I needed – singles, doubles, triples, and home runs. And I need the info for all seasons to calculate his total bases.
I found a table with all his stats, season by season. It looked pretty clean, which was a good start.
Doing the Math
Now for the fun part – actually calculating the total bases. I grabbed a pen and paper (yeah, I’m old school sometimes) and started jotting down the numbers. Here’s how I broke it down for each season:
I took each season’s stats and did the math:
(Singles x 1) + (Doubles x 2) + (Triples x 3) + (Home Runs x 4) = Total Bases for that season
I did that for every single season he’s played. It took a little while, but it wasn’t hard, just some basic multiplication and addition.
Putting It All Together
Finally, I added up the total bases from each season to get his career total bases. That’s it! That’s Kyle Higashioka’s total bases up to right now.
Honestly, it was a bit of a manual process. I could probably have written a script or something to do this faster, but sometimes it’s just satisfying to do things by hand. Plus, I feel like I understand the stat a little better now that I’ve actually crunched the numbers myself.
