Archive for Batting

A look at some of the most prolific pinch-hitters in baseball history.

Taking a deep dive into the multitude of fascinating statistical anomalies and oddities to look forward to this season.

A 0.00 ERA this season? Or 73 home runs? There’s a (tiny) chance.

Can anything be done to stem the rising tide of whiffs?

Projection systems do most of the heavy lifting, but there are marginal improvements to be made.

Updating a particular slice of the record book that doesn’t reflect how the game is played today.

An examination of the potentials of batted-ball platooning.

Maybe this year will be the year for a few of these batsmen.

Can various stats be combined to give a clearer look at pitcher values?

To many, the rise of the strikeout has not been a good thing for the game of baseball.