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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thress, Tom, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball--Records--United States.

Baseball.

Baseball--Records.

United States.

Baseball--United States--Statistics.

Baseball players--United States--Statistics.

Baseball players.

Baseball--History.

History.

Genre:

Statistics.

History.

Physical Description:

v, 296 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]

Summary:

"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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476670249

1476670242

OCLC:

964380955