baseball databank Stories - Beyond the Box Score
RA versus ERA 1871-2010: Baseball Databank Data Dump 2.3.1
I hate Earned Run Average. I doesn't add anything truly useful over Runs Allowed, unless you think that errors are a Really Good Stat. I mean, I guess they're better than Pitcher Wins or something, but... I don't even have the energy to get into it right now. I'm not even talking about ERA vs....
When Do 10 Runs Not Equal a Win? Baseball Databank Data Dump 2.2
I tried to start this baseball-databank data dump series for myself last season, but it didn't take. I'm hoping to have better luck this season with shorter, and, uh, "dumpier" posts. So, for your breathless perusal (drum roll please)... historical runs-per-win conversions! As common sense would...
Custom wOBA and Linear Weights Through 2010: Baseball Databank Data Dump 2.1
A rare photo of Tom Tango, seen here calculating linear weights. You know what wOBA is, right? If not, get hip to it. In short, wOBA (weighted On-Base Average) was created by Tom Tango as a way of more accurately expressing a player's offensive value (according to the linear...
Baseball Databank Data Dump, I: FIP Constants and Runs Per Win
Hi. I'm Matt. I write here (occasionally) now. Perhaps I could have picked something a bit more exciting for my first post, but I kept missing stuff, getting busy with other things, and so on. But I think this might be of utility to some people -- I know there were times I've wished I could easily...
Sky's SQL Tutorial, Part One (Which is Like a David Ortiz Bunting Tutorial)
When I challenged folks to write a complex SQL query using the Baseball Databank database in the last installment of Saberizing a Mac, I anticipated we'd all start at ground level and work our way up to more complex queries until we eventually figured it out. Well, sometimes with a lofty goal,...
Saberizing a Mac #3: Adding Win Shares & Other Data to the BDB
Based on the lack of comments in the previous post, I'm going to guess people had no trouble installing the Baseball Databank database. If you did, feel free to ask questions in the comments of that post. To follow the process I personally used to get it done, read this comment. All Saberizing a...
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