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Defense independent pitching statistics — In baseball, defense independent pitching statistics (DIPS) measure a pitcher s effectiveness based only on plays that do not involve fielders: home runs allowed, strikeouts, hit batters, walks, and, more recently, fly ball percentage, ground… … Wikipedia
Defense-Independent Component ERA — Abbreviated DICE , Defense Independent Component ERA is a recent (21st century) variation on Component ERA, one of an increasing number of baseball sabermetrics that fall under the umbrella of defense independent pitching statistics. DICE [1] was … Wikipedia
Defense-Independent ERA — In baseball statistics, Defense Independent ERA (dERA), created by Voros McCracken, projects what a pitcher s earned run average (ERA) would have been, if not for the effects of defense and luck on the actual games in which he pitched. Contents 1 … Wikipedia
Baseball statistics — Statistics play an important role in summarizing baseball performance and evaluating players in the sport. Since the flow of baseball has natural breaks to it, the game lends itself to easy record keeping and statistics. This makes comparisons… … Wikipedia
Voros McCracken — Robert Vörös McCracken (born 17 August 1971 in Chicago, Illinois; now residing in Phoenix, Arizona) is a prominent sabermetrician. Vörös is a nickname from his Hungarian heritage, meaning red, specifically blood red. He is most widely recognized… … Wikipedia
Sabermetrics — is the analysis of baseball through objective evidence, especially baseball statistics. The term is derived from the acronym SABR, which stands for the Society for American Baseball Research. It was coined by Bill James, who was among its first… … Wikipedia
Earned run average — In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. The ERA tells the average number of runs a pitcher would surrender over the course of a full game had he been kept in for… … Wikipedia
Nate Silver — This article is about the author and statistician. For the American football player, see Nate Silver (quarterback). Nate Silver Born Nathaniel Read Silver January 13, 1978 (1978 01 13) (age 33) … Wikipedia
Run average — In baseball statistics, run average (RA) refers to measures of the rate at which runs are allowed or scored. For pitchers, the run average is the number of runs earned or unearned allowed per nine innings. It is calculated using this… … Wikipedia
List of baseball jargon (B) — backdoor breaking ball: A breaking pitch, usually a slider, curveball, or cut fastball that, due to its lateral motion, passes through a small part of the strike zone on the outside edge of the plate after appearing it would miss the plate… … Wikipedia
