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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
Baseball Prospectus — Baseball Prospectus, sometimes abbreviated as BP, is a think tank focusing on sabermetrics, the statistical analysis of the sport of baseball. Baseball Prospectus has fathered several popular new statistical tools which have become hallmarks of… … Wikipedia
Moneyball — For the film based on the book, see Moneyball (film). For the statistical approach sometimes referred to as Moneyball , see Sabermetrics. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game … Wikipedia
Craig R. Wright — is a major proponent of sabermetrics, a baseball writer and historian. He was a very early pioneer in integrating science into major league baseball and first began working under that premise for the Texas Rangers,[1] after the strike of 1981. He … Wikipedia
Bill James — George William “Bill” James (born October 5, 1949, in Holton, Kansas) is a baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential. Since 1977, James has written more than two dozen books devoted to baseball history… … Wikipedia
Win shares — can refer to a book by Bill James or the statistic explained in the book. Win Shares (book) Win Shares is a book (ISBN 1 931584 03 6) about baseball written by Bill James, published by STATS, Inc. in 2002. It takes a sabermetric approach to… … Wikipedia
Walks plus hits per inning pitched — In baseball statistics, Walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) is a sabermetric measurement of the number of baserunners a pitcher has allowed per inning pitched. It is a general measure of a pitcher s ability to prevent batters from reaching… … Wikipedia
Carson Cistulli — Carson Harrington Cistulli Full name Carson Harrington Cistulli Born December 23rd, 1979 Concord, New Hampshire Era 21st century poetry Region Western Poet … Wikipedia
Total player rating — (TPR), also known as Batter Fielder/Pitcher Wins (BFW/PW) is a metric for measuring the value of baseball players, and to enable players to be compared against each other even when they played for different teams, at different positions, and in… … Wikipedia
Billy Beane — There is another former major league player named Billy Bean .William Lamar Billy Beane (born March 29, 1962, in Orlando, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball player and the current general manager and minority owner of the Oakland… … Wikipedia
