The Babe’s “Swing and a Miss” and NPD
Babe Ruth’s batting record mirrors the success rate for new products. Yes, he hit 714 home runs, but when you look at his other batting statistics you see in Figure 53 that his HR success rate was also only about 15%. He did much better just getting on base with hits and base-on-balls, BB.
Figure 53. Babe Ruth’s batting record.
Babe struck out 1,330 times, which amounts to 3,990 swings (assuming 3 swings and not accounting for foul tips and called strikes). Add his 714 home run swings and you get a total of 4,704 swings to hit 714 home runs, or one home run per 6.5 at bats (4,704 ÷ 714). Adding non-HR ...
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