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Sabermetric Manifesto - The Baseball Archive Batting average places hits in a reasonable context, and this is recognized because the batting title goes to the player with the highest average, not the player with the most hits. Fielding average has its problem with the first test; while defense is important, an incomplete measure of defense is not. It still has some value, particularly in concluding that players with very low fielding averages can't handle their positions, but it should be used in conjunction with putouts, assists, and an attempt to understand any biases in the numbers. www.baseball1.com /bb-data/grabiner/manifesto.html   (4946 words)

Baseball statistics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The practice was started by Henry Chadwick in the 19th century who devised the concepts of batting average and earned run average based on his experience of cricket. Traditionally, statistics like batting average for batters (the number of hits divided by the number of at bats) and earned run average (approximately the number of runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings) have governed the statistical world of baseball. Comprehensive, historical baseball statistics were difficult for the average fan to access until 1951, when researcher Hy Turkin published "The Complete Encyclopedia of Baseball". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baseball_statistics   (1879 words)

NFCA.ORG To calculate fielding average, you need to know the number of putouts, the number of assists and the number of errors. Her fielding average is calculated by first adding the number of putouts and assists (42 + 70=112). You should only use the number to the thousandths-place, and you should not round up, so the fielding average is.973 (there is no need to place the zero before the decimal point. www.nfca.org /pagebank/?id=421   (489 words)

NFCA.ORG11 To calculate fielding average, you need to know the number of putouts, the number of assists and the number of errors. Her fielding average is calculated by first adding the number of putouts and assists (42 + 70=112). You should only use the number to the thousandths-place, and you should not round up, so the fielding average is.973 (there is no need to place the zero before the decimal point. nfca.org /pagebank/?id=421   (489 words)

The Diamond Angle -Steve Garvey The so-called "hidden average" tells you how much batting average underrates a player (ie, a player who never walked and had nothing but singles would have a hidden average of 0). But Garvey's fielding prowess is once again a case of misleading statistics. Judging these two player with poor tools, batting average and fielding average, makes this two players look like they are on the same playing field. www.thediamondangle.com /archive/may01/garvey2.html   (1079 words)

[No title] The average of a batter with 23 hits in six games would be not 3.83 but 35 (an average of 3 with an overage, or remainder, of 5); borrowed from cricket. That average is defined as a team record of.500 because a league won-lost average must be.500, or as an individual record of zero because the value of the out for a given year is calculated to establish a baseline of zero. The positional adjustment, or factor for average defensive skill, for a left fielder who played in all 162 games would be 162 X 198/3,202 (which calculates to 10), where 3,202 is the number of games played in both leagues by all left fielders (or any other position, obviously). www.new-territory.net /baseball_stats.txt   (8082 words)

Untitled Document DA is analagous to a fielder's "batting average against" in that it measures times reached base (by hit or error) per opportunity (ball hit into his zone). Fielding percentage is the most common defensive rating in baseball today, which is unfortunate because it is probably the least accurate of any major commonly used statistic in baseball. Fielding Runs (or FR) are a generic term for any statistical treatment of fielding that converts a fielder's performance to runs. www.stathead.com /bbeng/woolner/statglossary.htm   (3868 words)

JDM | Scoresheet Notes Fielding In addition, any average infielder is assumed to be able to play 1B with average 1B range, and average OFers can play 1B with a range of about 1.79 (the average range for all positions this year is the same in the AL and NL). Because Ramirez is under average at third, we have to subtract another six points, thus his SS range would be 4.27. Average fielding teams do make quite a few outstanding plays (after all, in real life even the worst fielders occasionally make a great play.) But teams with higher ranges make more outstanding plays - those 'extra' outstanding plays represent hits that your pitchers were saved from giving up by your superior fielding range. www.attheplate.com /notes/ss_field.htm   (1981 words)

Baseball Almanac - Formulas for Defensive Baseball Stats The fielding average, or fielding percentage, defensive statistic is the most common rating system being used in baseball today. Fielding Runs is a common term for any statistical treatment of fielding that converts a fielder's performance to runs. During the 1978 season, Butch Hobson of the Boston Red Sox had a fielding average of.899 which was the lowest by a third baseman since 1916. baseball-almanac.com /stats3.shtml   (649 words)

numbers   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Players are described by their batting average, fielding percentage, on-base average, runs, hits, errors, RBIs, ERAs, etc. It can become confusing. Fielding percentage is calculated to 3 decimal places and is dependent on putouts, assists and errors. Be sure to compare a first baseman's fielding average with those of other first basemen, not with statistics for outfielders or even for second basemen. learning.turner.com /efts/bball/numbers.htm   (653 words)

Schulz, Musa, Staszewski, & Siegler 1994: The relationship between age and major league baseball performance: ...   (Site not responding. Last check: ) A variety of hitter (e.g., average) and pitcher (e.g., era) statistics were analyzed. Walks and fielding average peaked around 30, and number of wins and ERA peaked between 28 and 30. There was no interaction between starting age and lifetime batting average, indicating that it is not the case that better players have longer careers because they start earlier. www.cc.gatech.edu /~jimmyd/summaries/schultz1994.html   (390 words)

Comparisons to an Average SS I used the unrounded averages when computing totals, so the totals will come out slightly differently than what is found using the totals at the Average SS site, but the numbers will not be significantly different. An average SS offensively, but was one of the leaders in the return of the stolen base. An average hitter with outstanding fielding numbers also describes Bill Mazeroski. www.rose-hulman.edu /~rickert/BB/avgSScompare.html   (3751 words)

Baseball Examiner -- Scouting FAQ Grading a player’s fielding incorporates the hands, feet, positioning, reaction to ground balls or fly balls, etc. A player’s arm is graded separately. If he is kept in the infield, his average arm strength is the only tool that might force him to the right side of second base if there is a stronger and better defensive shortstop on the roster. Average would be the best word to describe the overall skill of the typical 4th and 5th starters on a major league staff. www.baseballexaminer.com /FAQs/scouting_faq.htm   (2922 words)

Baseball Prospectus | Glossary In the all-time adjustments, an average catcher is set to 39 runs above replacement per 162 games, first base to 10, second to 29, third to 22, short to 33, center field to 24, left and right to 14. A fielding statistic, where a replacement player is meant to be approximately equal to the lowest-ranking player at that position, fielding wise, in the majors. Average players at different positions have different FRAR values, which depend on the defensive value of the position; an average shortstop has more FRAR than an average left fielder. www.baseballprospectus.com /glossary/index.php?context=7&category=true   (3849 words)

Measuring Team Defense   (Site not responding. Last check: ) BIP AVG is simply the batting average against a pitcher for balls that were put in play. This means that a homerun is worth 1.44 runs on average, a walk.33 runs etc. I can calculate any team's or any pitcher's Independent Runs by multiplying their HR, HBP, W and K totals by the values. Woolner, in his article, compared a pitcher’s BIP to that of his teams, thereby minimizing the influence of the fielders (the same fielders are there for every pitcher on the team, more or less) and the parks. www.mostlybaseball.com /Truth/teamdefense.htm   (1347 words)

Cyberslugger Trivia The Ultimate Baseball Trivia Game!! - Baseball Statistics The zone, or area of responsibility, spans the entire field and no section of the playable field is considered beyond the reach of a fielder. The fielding average, or fielding percentage, defensive statistic is the most common rating system being used in baseball today. Fielding Runs is a common term for any statistical treatment of fielding that converts a fielder's performance to runs. www.cyberslugger.com /baseballstats.html   (2194 words)

MEASURING FIELDING And unlike football or basketball, where it is difficult to account for the relative value of different stats, baseball statisticians have come up with elaborate formulas to figure out the contribution of each hitter to his team’s runs, and from there even to wins. However, my theory is that the Red Sox had better fielding than they get credit for, because they knew it was their weak point. Arizona was the worst fielding team in the league, by a large margin. homepages.udayton.edu /~coatepae/measuring_fielding.htm   (1033 words)

BIOPROJ.SABR.ORG :: The Baseball Biography Project. He followed up leading the NL in assists and double plays in 1882 and fielding average in 1883. He led the majors with 205 hits, and finished second in batting with a.352 average, the highest yet achieved by a shortstop. He did lead shortstops in fielding again in 1893, but he could not throw as he once did. bioproj.sabr.org /bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=246&pid=5174   (1441 words)

THT Glossary Balls in Zone, a fielding stat that represents the total number of balls that were batted into a fielder's zone while he was in the field. Fielding Independent Pitching, a measure of all those things for which a pitcher is specifically responsible. This stat is based on the number of strikeouts divided by total number of batters faced, times the average number of batters per game in that specific league (generally around 38 batters a game). www.hardballtimes.com /main/statpages/glossary   (2586 words)

Diamond Mind Baseball The fielding runs formula mixes range, errors and throwing into one number, which is appropriate for what Total Baseball is trying to accomplish (an overall player rating), but useless for someone like me who's trying to come up with separate ratings for these aspects of a fielder's play. By posting the second-best fielding percentage in the majors (.989, trailing only Rey Sanchez's.991), and by continuing to ply his trade with grace and style, Omar Vizquel did enough this year to keep the voters' trust, and he was rewarded with his ninth straight Gold Glove. Given that center field is the most demanding outfield position and that we have a large number of deserving candidates there, I see no reason to choose a corner outfielder. www.diamond-mind.com /articles/field99.htm   (10041 words)

Welfare Percentages   (Site not responding. Last check: ) In baseball statistics, on base percentage (OBP) (sometimes referred to as on base average (OBA)) is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error or a fielder's choice. Though extremely unlikely, it is possible for a player's on base percentage to be lower than his batting average (H/AB). If a player had 2 hits and 5 at bats with a sacrifice fly, his batting average would be.400, but his on base percentage would be.333. www.wwwtln.com /finance/202/welfare-percentages.html   (464 words)

Baseball Almanac - Fielding Average Records by Second Basemen Baseball Almanac - Fielding Average Records by Second Basemen Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a record book of baseball milestones for fielding averages by second basemen - including career marks and single season plateaus. Claude Ritchey of the Pittsburgh Pirates set a Major League record for consecutive seasons leading a league in fielding average at second base when he topped the charts from 1902 through 1907! www.baseball-almanac.com /recbooks/rb_2bfa.shtml   (141 words)

Fielding Average Records for Shortstops by Baseball Almanac Fielding Average Records for Shortstops by Baseball Almanac Baseball Almanac invites you to examine fielding average records for shortstops. Research is complete through completion of the previous season and includes all the fielding average variations. www.baseball-almanac.com /rb_ssfa.shtml   (173 words)

Definition of average - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary is exactly or approximately the quotient obtained by dividing the sum total of a set of figures by the number of figures average of 85 on tests>. may be the simple average or it may represent value midway between two extremes . means the computed or estimated average of performance of a significantly large group, class, or grade . www.m-w.com /cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=average   (334 words)

Baseball Digest: The Fans Speak Out - Letter to the Editor He paced the American League in batting average 12 times, in homers once, in stolen bases six time, in fielding average for outfielders once, and in assists for outfielders once (in 1908 when he played right field for the Tigers). Although he never led N.L. outfielders in fielding average, he won 12 Gold Gloves for defensive excellence from 1957 through 1968. A left-handed batter, he had a lifetime average of.310, and caught a total of 592 games in the majors. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_4_59/ai_64150729   (1617 words)

Weight Percentage   (Site not responding. Last check: ) The weight average molecular weight is a way of describing the molecular weight of a polymer. Intuitively, if the weight average molecular weight is ''w'', and you pick a random monomer, then the polymer it belongs to will have a weight of ''w'' on average. An alternative measure of molecular weight for a polymer is the number average molecular weight; their ratio is called the polydispersity index. www.wwwtln.com /finance/202/weight-percentage.html   (632 words)

Amazon.com: "highest fielding average": Key Phrase page See all pages with references to "highest fielding average". Fielding championship: Awarded to each position player with the highest fielding average. (c) The individual fielding champions shall be the fielders with the highest fielding average at each position, provided: (1) A catcher must have participated as a catcher in at least one-half the number of... www.amazon.com /phrase/highest-fielding-average   (285 words)

Baseball Toaster : Dodger Thoughts : Antonio Perez Underrated at Third Base? Fielding remains the final frontier of statistical analysis. A player with a rate of 110 is 10 runs above average per 100 games, a player with an 87 is 13 runs below average per 100 games, etc. Rate2 incorporates adjustments for league difficulty and normalizes defensive statistics over time. EQA, or equivalent average, is a measure of total offensive value per out, with corrections for league offensive level, home park, and team pitching. dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com /archives/229581.html   (4761 words)

Hall of Famer On defense in four seasons ('68, '76, 181, and '83) he had a 1.000 fielding average. He also led the league in put-outs as a pitcher in '71, '72, and 178 and double plays with five in '68. Fielding Average (P) in 1983: Tied for #1 All-Time. www.worldwidebaseballprospects.com /pages-added/fergie.php   (1594 words)

Cricinfo - NZ fielding 'average' despite rout (15 February 1999) Cricinfo - NZ fielding 'average' despite rout (15 February 1999) NZ fielding 'average' despite rout (15 February 1999) Despite overwhelming the South Africans in Dunedin on Saturday, captain Debbie Hockley wants an improved fielding performance from her side to ensure it wraps up the three-match series. content.cricinfo.com /ci/content/story/79479.html   (452 words)

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