Deconstructing Major League Baseball, 1991-2004
Subtitle: How Statistics Illuminate Individual And Team Performances
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: September 15, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 516
ISBN-13: 9780786425372
Subjects: Baseball; 21st century; c 1990 to c 2000; Probability & Statistics - General; Baseball - General; Sports & Recreation; Sports; USA; Baseball - Statistics; Baseball - History; 20th century; History; Statistics
Description: "Covering a decade and a half, this work scrutinizes statistics from both leagues and proves how useful and straightforward numerical rankings can be. It examines pitching, offense, defense, managers, acquisitions, and longevity and competition based on the information reflected in various stats. Many of these figures are explained, simplifying seemingly complex metrics while illuminating 15 years of baseball"--Provided by publisher.