It’s been a while since I looked at Win Probability Added, since I’m not really keeping my own stats like I have in past years (I use Excel web queries of FanGraphs to get my data). No one would likely be surprised by the Braves’ leaderboard, which is topped by Jair Jurrjens and Chipper Jones. […]
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Possible improvements to Win Probability stats
Since I am constantly referring to win-probability-based stats on the site, it seems fitting every now and then to take a look at what WPA actually tells us, what adjustments I’m already making to help it tell us more, and what adjustments could be made to make it even better. Now it’s time to take […]
2008 Braves WPA Stats Posted
Links to static pages are on the sidebar. I have separate pages this year (including much more detail) for hitting, pitching, and relief. Last week’s stats are now in Monday’s post. 2008 Hitting Stats 2008 Pitching Stats 2008 Relief Stats I’ll be updating these pages each week on Monday, with the goal of having my […]
Examining the Braves' clutch performance
One of the easiest ways to get a sabermetrician riled up is to tell him or her that so-and-so is the best hitter because he always gets it done in the clutch. People throw around the term “clutch hitter” for guys like David Ortiz and Derek Jeter, but the truth is, it’s awfully hard to […]
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