Player won-lost records in baseball : measuring performance in context / Tom Thress.

Author
Thress, Tom [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
  • ©2017
Description
v, 296 pages ; 26 cm

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    Summary note
    "Baseball analysts criticize pitcher win-loss records as a poor measure of pitcher performance, as wins are the product of team performance. Fans criticize WAR (Wins Above Replacement), theoretical rather than actual wins. Player won-lost records bridge the gap. This book's play-by-play data examines won-lost records in Major League Baseball from 1930 through 2015"-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-288) and index.
    Contents
    • 1 Player Won-Lost Records-The Basics 13
    • 2 Impact of Context on Player Won-Lost Records 30
    • 3 Using Player Won-Lost Records to Compare Players 53
    • 4 Components of Player Won-Lost Records 75
    • 5 Offensive Player Won-Lost Records 145
    • 6 Pitching Player Won-Lost Records 158
    • 7 Fielding Player Won-Lost Records 178
    • 8 Baseball Player Won-Lost Records vs. WAR 215
    • 9 Win Probabilities 245
    • 10 Ballpark Adjustments to Player Won-Lost Records 255.
    ISBN
    • 9781476670249 (paperback : alkaline paper)
    • 1476670242 (paperback : alkaline paper)
    LCCN
    2017033631
    OCLC
    964380955
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