Archive for the 'Stats' Category

One player best illustrates the contrast between pure scouting and pure statistical evaluation.

Playing every day and being awesome all season is not an easy feat.

An examination of how much home field advantage matters in the postseason.

Win Probability Added is a great metric, but we can improve upon it.

What do we mean by consistency, and do we want it from our players?

Do pitchers with different styles make a difference?

New research into measuring pitching on a pitch-by-pitch basis.

Can small sample sizes actually tell us something significant about players’ performance?

An encouraging step toward designing a reliable fielding metric for minor leaguers.

It’s time that we try to capture human factors when evaluating future performance.