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Deconstructing Major League Baseball, 1991-2004: How Statistics Illuminate Individual and Team Performances Paperback - 2006

by William Darby


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Baseball is a readily quantifiable sport, and baseball historians, journalists and front office personnel often use sabermetric statistics to rank the performance of a particular player or team. To many, these statistics can be intimidating and unwieldy, and the reliance on numerical data to explain a cherished pastime often meets with skepticism and confusion. For researchers and for serious fans, however, the truth is in the numbers, and statistical rankings offer an easy and accurate way to understand the game. Covering almost a decade and a half, this work scrutinizes statistics from both leagues and proves just how useful and straightforward numerical rankings can be. It examines pitching, offense, defense, and competition based on the information reflected in various stats. Many of these figures are explained, simplifying seemingly complex metrics while illuminating 14 years of baseball. Twelve appendices cover topics ranging from fielding averages, starting pitchers' won-loss records and leading closers' saves versus blown saves to total team offensive efficiency, and quarterly standings in divisional races.

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  • Title Deconstructing Major League Baseball, 1991-2004: How Statistics Illuminate Individual and Team Performances
  • Author William Darby
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 516
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland & Company
  • Date September 15, 2006
  • ISBN 9780786425372 / 0786425377
  • Weight 1.96 lbs (0.89 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.1 x 6.78 x 1.13 in (25.65 x 17.22 x 2.87 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1990's
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Baseball - History - 20th century, Baseball - History - 21st century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006024371
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.357

About the author

William Darby teaches English in Detroit. He is also the author of John Ford's Westerns (1996).
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