Wow...I realized I posted some of the stats without explaining what this site is. This is what I'm trying to do:
Have you ever watched a Cubs game and wonder how successful Aramis Ramirez is at driving home a runner on 3rd with less than two outs? Or maybe you wondered how many quality starts Carlos Zambrano has this season. Well wonder no more. Those are some pieces of information you might struggle to find on the internet. Unless you are keeping track at home, there may be no way to know the answers to those questions. I am going to keep track of the stats you can't find on ESPN.com and frequently post them here. If you saw the previous post, you already know some of the stats I'm going to be keeping track of. There's much more stats I'm going to be looking at and I plan on posting the complete list before the regular season starts.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Some of the stats I'll be calculating
The season is still a few months away but I'll take some time to list some of the stats I plan on looking at.
NOTE: this is not the whole list...just some of the stats. I'll post a complete list just before the season.
Isolated Power (IsoP): Calculated as SLG minus BA. Takes away the singles that makes a person's SLG look higher than it should be.
Isolated Discipline (IsoD): OBP minus BA. Shows how success a player is at getting on base when he's NOT hitting. A player with a .345 BA can easily have a .400 OBP but that doesn't mean he walks a lot. His BA is the main reason his OBP is so high. As his BA drops, his OBP is sure to drop a lot too. Players with a high IsoD will see their OBP drop less when they have hitting slumps.
Contact Batting Average (CBA): Hits divided by ABs minus Ks. This is almost exactly like Batted Balls in Play (BABIP) but this one keeps the HRs. BABIP just tries to show how lucky or unlucky a hitter is. I just want to show what a hitter's batting average would be if he didn't strike out so much.
Batter's Linear Weights (LWTS): These stat-heads (Pete Palmer and John Thorn) once determined the expected run value each hit brings. For example, they found out a HR on average scores 1.4 runs. They came up with a formula to determine the run value of a player: (.46 x 1B) + (.85 X 2B) + (1.02 x 3B) + (1.40 X HR) + [.33 X (BB+ HBP)] + (.22 X SB) + (-.35 X CS) + [- .26 x (AB-H)]
Wins Above Team: This is a stat I'll keep track of but I may not post it too many times because it's interesting but perhaps not very important. It is calculated as Pitcher's winning % minus team's winning % WITHOUT pitcher's decisions multiplied by pitcher's decisions. This stat shows why a 14-14 pitcher is doing more harm than good for a 100-62 team. I don't think you need to look at this stat to know that Tim Lincecum did an amazing job considering how bad the Giants were but it does show how MUCH better or worse he did.
Game Score: This is a pitching stat. Posting how to calculate it takes up too much space but basically you start with 50 points and how the pitcher does in his start determines how many points he finishes with. I think Kerry Wood's 20K game earned him the highest game score ever recorded.
Tough Loss/Cheap win: These are determined based whether the pitcher finishes below or under 50 points and whether or not the team won.
Inherited runners scored %: This is just how many runners on base score when a relief pitcher enters a game with runners on base. I have trouble finding this stat during the season so I didn't to keep track of it myself.
Game Winning RBI (CLUTCH): The original Game Winning RBI measures the RBI that put a team ahead for good. This one is the same only that the RBI has to occur in the 7th inning or later.
Quality Start: SP who pitches 6 innings or more with 3 ER of less. Well known stat but again...can't see to find it anywhere during the season.
Quality Start %: Quality Starts divided by Games Started.
RBI success %: Ok I have no idea what to really call this but this is when your batting with a runner on third with less than 2 outs. Your job is to get the run home and it's not too difficult because you don't even need to get a hit to bring the runner home. I've always wondered what A-Ram's success was in those situations when he was batting. It is calculated as RBIs divided by ABs in that situation.
Scored % (Leadoff double): The percentage of times a runner scores after a leadoff double. This will be a TEAM stat.
Clutch Game Changing HR: This is one of those stats that may or may not exist but I don't see them anywhere. My clutch game changing HR is a HR hit in the 7th inning or later that results in the game being tied or the batting team taking the lead. Mark DeRosa's 2-run homer vs the Rockies in that comeback game would count as a clutch game changing HR.
Clutch Game-tying RBI: RBI that ties the game in the 7th inning or later.
Clutch Run Scored: I got to find ways to credit the Ryan Theriots and the Mark DeRosas. They don't get RBI chances like Lee and Ramirez but they do usually end up getting on base for them and scoring the important runs. They deserve credit too so this stat measures runs scored in the 7th inning or later that gives the batting team the lead or ties the game.
Clutch Game Winning Run: Same as clutch GWRBI but this is a run instead of an RBI.
Rally HR: It's a Home Run hit with the team trailing by three runs or less and does NOT tie the game or give team the lead. It can also be a grand slam that puts the team within three runs. Any HR that cuts a deficit to three or less.
Insurance HR: HR that occurs with team up 3 runs or less in 7th inning or later.
Game Changing HR: The same as the clutch game changing HR but it can be hit in any inning.
Low Value Home Run: I originally wanted to call this a meaningless home run or a non-valuable home run but any home run hit that doesn't help a team win is meaningless and any home run hit in which a team eventually wins (even if the team was down nine runs at the time) is not meaningless. So I'll call it low value. It doesn't mean it is worthless but even if the team wins, the run that tied the game will be more valueable than the run scored when down by six runs. It is a home run hit with a team up four runs or more OR a home run that results in a team still trailing by four runs or more.
I got more stats than this but this is somewhat of a sneak preview.
NOTE: this is not the whole list...just some of the stats. I'll post a complete list just before the season.
Isolated Power (IsoP): Calculated as SLG minus BA. Takes away the singles that makes a person's SLG look higher than it should be.
Isolated Discipline (IsoD): OBP minus BA. Shows how success a player is at getting on base when he's NOT hitting. A player with a .345 BA can easily have a .400 OBP but that doesn't mean he walks a lot. His BA is the main reason his OBP is so high. As his BA drops, his OBP is sure to drop a lot too. Players with a high IsoD will see their OBP drop less when they have hitting slumps.
Contact Batting Average (CBA): Hits divided by ABs minus Ks. This is almost exactly like Batted Balls in Play (BABIP) but this one keeps the HRs. BABIP just tries to show how lucky or unlucky a hitter is. I just want to show what a hitter's batting average would be if he didn't strike out so much.
Batter's Linear Weights (LWTS): These stat-heads (Pete Palmer and John Thorn) once determined the expected run value each hit brings. For example, they found out a HR on average scores 1.4 runs. They came up with a formula to determine the run value of a player: (.46 x 1B) + (.85 X 2B) + (1.02 x 3B) + (1.40 X HR) + [.33 X (BB+ HBP)] + (.22 X SB) + (-.35 X CS) + [- .26 x (AB-H)]
Wins Above Team: This is a stat I'll keep track of but I may not post it too many times because it's interesting but perhaps not very important. It is calculated as Pitcher's winning % minus team's winning % WITHOUT pitcher's decisions multiplied by pitcher's decisions. This stat shows why a 14-14 pitcher is doing more harm than good for a 100-62 team. I don't think you need to look at this stat to know that Tim Lincecum did an amazing job considering how bad the Giants were but it does show how MUCH better or worse he did.
Game Score: This is a pitching stat. Posting how to calculate it takes up too much space but basically you start with 50 points and how the pitcher does in his start determines how many points he finishes with. I think Kerry Wood's 20K game earned him the highest game score ever recorded.
Tough Loss/Cheap win: These are determined based whether the pitcher finishes below or under 50 points and whether or not the team won.
Inherited runners scored %: This is just how many runners on base score when a relief pitcher enters a game with runners on base. I have trouble finding this stat during the season so I didn't to keep track of it myself.
Game Winning RBI (CLUTCH): The original Game Winning RBI measures the RBI that put a team ahead for good. This one is the same only that the RBI has to occur in the 7th inning or later.
Quality Start: SP who pitches 6 innings or more with 3 ER of less. Well known stat but again...can't see to find it anywhere during the season.
Quality Start %: Quality Starts divided by Games Started.
RBI success %: Ok I have no idea what to really call this but this is when your batting with a runner on third with less than 2 outs. Your job is to get the run home and it's not too difficult because you don't even need to get a hit to bring the runner home. I've always wondered what A-Ram's success was in those situations when he was batting. It is calculated as RBIs divided by ABs in that situation.
Scored % (Leadoff double): The percentage of times a runner scores after a leadoff double. This will be a TEAM stat.
Clutch Game Changing HR: This is one of those stats that may or may not exist but I don't see them anywhere. My clutch game changing HR is a HR hit in the 7th inning or later that results in the game being tied or the batting team taking the lead. Mark DeRosa's 2-run homer vs the Rockies in that comeback game would count as a clutch game changing HR.
Clutch Game-tying RBI: RBI that ties the game in the 7th inning or later.
Clutch Run Scored: I got to find ways to credit the Ryan Theriots and the Mark DeRosas. They don't get RBI chances like Lee and Ramirez but they do usually end up getting on base for them and scoring the important runs. They deserve credit too so this stat measures runs scored in the 7th inning or later that gives the batting team the lead or ties the game.
Clutch Game Winning Run: Same as clutch GWRBI but this is a run instead of an RBI.
Rally HR: It's a Home Run hit with the team trailing by three runs or less and does NOT tie the game or give team the lead. It can also be a grand slam that puts the team within three runs. Any HR that cuts a deficit to three or less.
Insurance HR: HR that occurs with team up 3 runs or less in 7th inning or later.
Game Changing HR: The same as the clutch game changing HR but it can be hit in any inning.
Low Value Home Run: I originally wanted to call this a meaningless home run or a non-valuable home run but any home run hit that doesn't help a team win is meaningless and any home run hit in which a team eventually wins (even if the team was down nine runs at the time) is not meaningless. So I'll call it low value. It doesn't mean it is worthless but even if the team wins, the run that tied the game will be more valueable than the run scored when down by six runs. It is a home run hit with a team up four runs or more OR a home run that results in a team still trailing by four runs or more.
I got more stats than this but this is somewhat of a sneak preview.
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