Archive for the 'Stats' Category

Proposing a new pitcher quality estimator that approximates the pitcher’s current ability.

The beginning of a step-by-step look at the questions we should be trying to answer when we explore pitch sequencing.

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

Projecting the fortunes for low-minors pitchers is even harder than it is for hitters.

There are several explanations for Sammy Sosa’s decline in the final years of his career. Which is true?

Is there a way to measure how a pitcher was using his fastball, and mixing it, relative to his other pitches?

The SABR Diamond Dollars case competition has grown into a mutually beneficial event for all parties involved.

Where walks come from and why some batters are so good at drawing them.

Projectionists should embrace the mystical side of the craft to find something new in this beautifully massive set of data.

A look at which projection systems did the best in 2014.