One of the more popular canards of the metrics community is that driving in runs is not a skill — and I say that without a complete understanding of the word canard. It’s either a “groundless rumor or belief” or a duck.
Anyway…
I’ve heard some people say RBIs are a worthless statistic because all RBIs measure is the ability of the people in front of you to get on base. Now here’s a quote from the sabermetrics bible, “Moneyball:”
To knock runners in, runners need to be on base when you come to bat.