Archive for the 'Stats' Category

Dave adds up his favorite statistic, Win Probability Added, at this early stage of the season. Small sample size alert!

A continuation of Part 5, this lists the teams that saw the fewest LHP, and then gives the L# for just about every team from the days when teams leveraged their pitchers.

David answers a couple questions about last week’s column.

Here a Yankee, there a Yankee…

Previous articles showed platoon leveraging was a key component to pitcher leveraging. This article, examining SP platoon leveraging head-on, uncovers some interesting information that offers a modest revision to a point Bill James made in his Historical Abstract.

It’s a jungle out there, but Jeff and Kent boil it all down to one number worth watching.

David takes a look at a popular statistic.

Guest writer Fabian McNally gives us a Yankees fan’s preview ahead of Philip Hughes’ major league debut.

The inspiration for this study was a work that claimed Wes Ferrell, if adjusted for how he was leveraged, was as good in his prime as Lefty Grove. Yet AOWP+ indicates that Wes Ferrell was rather poorly leveraged. What gives?

Sal owns up to a mistake, and ties up some loose ends with mERA+.