park adjustments Stories - Beyond the Box Score
WAR Lords of the Diamond (Pitchers)
Last week's session of Purple Row Academy focused on the concept of the value statistic Wins Above Replacement (WAR), also known as Win Value. While that article detailed the components of WAR for position players, this one will delve into the calculation of WAR for pitchers. Once again, I'll be...
Please Stop Abusing Matt Holliday's Road Stats
Over the past few days, you can't escape arguments like this one if you've read anything about the A's-Rockies trade: Matt Holliday is a creation of Coors field. His career line on the road is only .280/.348/.455! That's an OPS of .803, or what Cliff Floyd put up in 2008. I'm not going to...
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