Wizardry: Baseball's All-Time Greatest Fielders Revealed

by Michael Humphreys

Book Overview

The systematic analysis of baseball statistics, often called "sabermetrics," has evolved in recent years to resemble something of a science, attracting fans from diverse professional and educational backgrounds, all fascinated by the analysis itself and its insights into the game. But one problem has defied solution: estimating runs saved by fielders throughout history. Traditional statistics include errors and plays made, but not hits that could...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195397762
• ISBN13: 9780195397765
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"