Taylor The Runmakers

A New Way to Rate Baseball Players
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4214-0021-1
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Statistics are the lifeblood of baseball. Managers pore over batting averages to determine game day lineups and batting orders; high number of runs batted in and low earned run averages receive praise from the press, higher salaries from the front office, and love from fans; and the fate of fantasy baseball players rises and falls with each statistical change. The prominence of the RC/27 and other more complex, formula-driven stats has made numbers even more important to understanding and appreciating the game. For all these baseball buffs and more, Frederick E. Taylor provides a new measure of hitting prowess that just might be a game changer.

Taylor's potential runs per game (PRG) measure accounts for batters getting on base, advancing runners, and driving in runs, and it separates leadoff and second batters from those in the middle of the order. Taylor introduces the measure, explains how it works, and applies it to players past and present. He breaks the history of major league baseball into eight eras based on differences in runs scored per game. He systematically—player-by-player and position-by-position—compares the results of the PRG measure to those drawn from other statistics, such as on-base percentage and slugging average. Taylor shows that PRG is more accurate and that career clutch hitting is a myth.

Sabermetricians, baseball fans of all stripes, and anyone who earns a living from the sport will find a wealth of information and a whole new set of stats to obsess over in The Runmakers. Measuring baseball will never be the same.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Taylor, Frederick E.

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Ballsportarten Badminton Baseball

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
List of Abbreviations
Pregame Analysis
Part I: Every Era Has Its Greats
1. The Era of Constant Change, 1876-1892: The Age of Dan Brouthers
2. The Live Ball Interval, 1893-1900: The Age of Ed Delahanty
3. The Dead Ball Era, 1901-1920: The Age of Ty Cobb
4. The Live Ball Ea, 1921-1941: The Age of Babe Ruth
5. The Live Ball Continued Era, 1942-1962: The Age of Ted Williams
6. The Dead Ball Interval, 1963-1976: The Age of Hank Aaron
7. The Live Ball Revived Era, 1977-1992: The Age of Mike Schmidt
8. The Live Ball Enhanced Era, 1993-2009: The Age of Uncertainty
Part II: The Ultimate Lineup Card
9. Fielding a Team of Great Hitters
10. The Table Setters
11. The Table Clearers
Part III: Hot Stove League Favorites Revisted
12. Left on Base
13. Whatever Happened to the Triple Crown?
Postgame Report
Appendix: Using the BPPA Formula in Fantasy Baseball Leagues
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Taylor, Frederick E.
Frederick E. Taylor is a lifelong baseball fan and player. A retired professor of American government, he also worked for the United States Department of Commerce and Department of Defense. This is his first book.

Frederick E. Taylor is a lifelong baseball fan and player. A retired professor of American government, he also worked for the United States Department of Commerce and Department of Defense. This is his first book.