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SPEEDS

TIMES

DISTANCES

PERCENTAGES

POPULATION

MISC. NUMBERS

TABLES

Potential Runs for Twenty-Four
Base-Out Situations (HGB p.153)
Runners OnNo Outs1 Out2 Outs
None.454.249.095
1st.783.478.209
2nd1.068.699.348
3rd1.277.897.382
1st & 2nd1.380.888.457
1st & 3rd1.6391.088.494
2nd & 3rd1.9461.371.661
Full2.2541.546.798

Results by Ball-and-Strike Count (1991-93 SBS94 p102)
CountBallTaken
Strike
Swung &
Missed
FouledHit Into
Play
0-043.625.66.211.013.6
1-035.120.78.115.820.3
2-032.325.46.315.220.9
3-037.752.91.43.44.5
0-144.210.79.815.919.5
1-136.711.010.418.623.3
2-129.210.09.822.328.7
3-127.314.46.819.831.6
0-249.04.811.116.518.5
1-237.54.512.720.724.6
2-229.74.412.424.129.4
3-222.34.010.627.635.0

Value of run totals (BJBA 1986 p173)
Runs scored 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
% Wins 0% 14% 28% 42% 56% 70% 79% 84% 94%

Effect of Temperature
(1987-89 SBS 1990 p46)
Temp.BARunsHRs
90+ .2639.11.83*
80-89.2639.11.85
70-79.2598.61.69
60-69.2538.51.65
<60 .2488.01.40

* 90+ numbers affected by small sample

inning Percentages with different error totals
ErrorsWinning %
0.580
1.451
2.394
3 or more.254

ANALYSIS

  • 4-5 - wins a great manager can add to a team according to EBA (1987 p.78)
  • 4.6 wins/year - contribution of a superstar player (EBA p.121)
  • 5.2 wins/year - contribution of a superstar pitcher (EBA p.17)
  • Basestealing: Success rate to break even (HGB p155):
    • Stealing 2nd = 66%
    • Stealing 3rd = 80-90%
    • Stealing Home = 35%

SIGNALS

STATS

MANAGERS

GRIFFEY

Ruth

MISC. NOTES

Sources