Shivam S walked up to the plate 11 times in the DSBC tournament. He left with three home runs, one double, and eight RBIs.
On a team where seven players batted above .750, Shivam hit .625. That number looks ordinary for this lineup. It is the only ordinary number on his stat line.
His slugging percentage was 1.875. His OPS was 2.602, the highest in the tournament among players with five or more plate appearances. His ISO, isolated power, was 1.250.
To understand what a 1.250 ISO means, here is the comparison. The second highest ISO in the tournament was 0.875, posted by his own teammate Nishant D. The gap between Shivam and second place was larger than the gap between second place and tenth place.
The three home runs in 11 plate appearances is the visible headline. But the nine quality at bats in those same 11 trips is the number coaches care about. Quality at bats count hard contact, productive outs, walks, and anything that moves the game forward. Shivam had an 81.8 percent QAB rate.
Five of his hits went for extra bases. Out of five total hits, five were for extra bases. Every time Shivam put the ball in fair territory, it went for multiple bases.
What this teaches: Batting average measures contact. ISO measures power. A player can have a modest batting average and a historically high ISO. Always look at what happens to the hits that do fall in.