| Player Won-Lost Records in Baseball: Measuring Performance in Context Contributor(s): Thress, Tom (Author) |
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ISBN: 1476670242 ISBN-13: 9781476670249 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - General |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2017033631 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (1.05 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Baseball analysts often 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) because it takes in theoretical rather than actual wins. Player won-lost records bridge the gap between these two schools of thought, giving credit to all players for what they do--without credit or blame for teammates' performance--and measuring contributions to actual team wins and losses. The result is a statistic of player value that quantifies all aspects of individual performance, allowing for robust comparisons between players across different positions and different seasons. Using play-by-play data, this book examines players' won-lost records in Major League Baseball from 1930 through 2015. |