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9780786433889

Understanding Sabermetrics : An Introduction to the Science of Baseball Statistics

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  • ISBN13:

    9780786433889

  • ISBN10:

    0786433884

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-03-30
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc Pub

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Summary

Born in the 1970s as a radical challenge to traditional baseball statistics, sabermetrics has developed into a new way of understanding many aspects of the game. Its practitioners have created new statistical tools and revised our old ways of thinking about established measures such as the batting average, tactics such as the sacrifice bunt, and even who among the greats was truly great. This introduction to the basics of sabermetric analysis explains concepts including normalization, peak versus career performance, linear weights and runs created, as well as popular calculations like OPS (On-Base plus Slugging), WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched), PF (Park Factor) and others increasingly used by baseball fans.

Author Biography

Gabriel B. Costa is on extended leave from Seton Hall University and is a math professor and associate chaplain at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York Michael R. Huber is an associate professor of math at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania John T. Saccoman is an associate professor of mathematics and computer science at Seton Hall University in New Jersey

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Pre-Game: Abbreviations and Formulasp. xiii
Batting Practice: Introduction and Statisticsp. 1
Infield Practice: Sabermetrical Reasoningp. 7
Simple Additive Formulasp. 13
Peak versus Career Performancep. 22
The Equivalence Coefficientp. 30
The Linear Weights School - Offensep. 40
The Linear Weights School - Pitching and Defensep. 56
The Runs-Created Schoolp. 67
Win Sharesp. 78
Seventh-Inning Stretch: Non-Sabermetrical Factorsp. 91
Park Effectsp. 95
Creating Measures and Doing Sabermetrics - Some Examplesp. 105
Extra Innings: Beyond Sabermetricsp. 113
Clubhouse: Answers to Problemsp. 133
Sabermetrics in the Classroom - A Primerp. 149
References: An Informal Bibliography and Web sitesp. 171
Indexp. 173
About the Authorsp. 176
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