Archive for the 'Stats' Category

David updates and re-visits his DIPS 3.0 formula, with insight into its importance and uses. So skip the article and download the spreadsheets with all the numbers.

David takes a look at Jorge Cantu’s newfound power and if it’s likely to continue.

Doing for batters what we did for pitchers, and introducing a veritable plethora of player batted-ball data.

David takes a look at Chris Ray’s 2005 season and his chances of being a successful closer.

Dan clears up some issues that came up in recent articles on competitve balance and the sacrifice fly.

A look at what happens when the count goes to 3-0, with a digression on a couple of very short ballplayers, both real and fictional, and some reflections
on baseball’s Unwritten Code.

David takes a look at Brian Robert’s 2005 offensive explosion!

David takes a look at Chad Tracy’s breakout season.

David takes a look at two mid-July call-ups with similar seasons.

John concludes his study on how much that speedster on first base disrupts the pitcher, if at all.