Title: Understanding sabermetrics : an introduction to the science of baseball statistics /
Authors: Costa, Gabriel B.; Huber, Michael R., 1960-; Saccoman, John T., 1964-
Publisher: McFarland & Co.,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Baseball.; Baseball Statistics.; Baseball Miscellanea.
Abstract: "Numbers and baseball go together like America and apple pie. Sabermetrics, defined as the "search for objective knowledge about baseball" and "the mathematical and statistical analysis of baseball records" by noted author Bill James who coined the term, has become perhaps the most important baseball evaluation tool available to researchers. This book is a Sabermetrics primer"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Simple additive formulas -- Peak versus career performance -- The equivalence coefficient -- The linear weights school: offense -- The linear weights school: pitching and defense -- The runs-created school -- Win shares -- Park effects -- Creating measures and doing sabermetrics: some examples.