Wizardry baseball's all-time greatest fielders revealed

The systematic analysis of baseball statistics, often called ""sabermetrics,"" has evolved in recent years to resemble something of a science, attracting fans from diverse professional and educational backgrounds, all fascinated by the analysis itself and its insights into the ga...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Humphreys, Michael A., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, [England] ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press 2011.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:The systematic analysis of baseball statistics, often called ""sabermetrics,"" has evolved in recent years to resemble something of a science, attracting fans from diverse professional and educational backgrounds, all fascinated by the analysis itself and its insights into the game. But one problem has defied solution: estimating runs saved by fielders throughout history. Traditional statistics include errors and plays made, but not hits that could or should have been prevented. The latter can now be estimated using records of the location of every batted ball, but the underlying data exists o
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (427 p.)
ISBN:9780199793020
9780199792481