Understanding Sabermetrics: An Introduction to the Science of Baseball Statistics

by Michael R. Huber, Gabriel B. Costa, John T Saccoman, et al.

Book Overview

Born in the 1970s as a radical challenge to traditional baseball statistics, sabermetrics has developed into a new way of understanding many aspects of the game. Its practitioners have created new statistical tools and revised our old ways of thinking about established measures such as the batting average, tactics such as the sacrifice bunt, and even who among the greats was truly great.

This introduction to the basics of sabermetric analysis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786433884
• ISBN13: 9780786433889
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher