Statistics are the lifeblood of baseball. Managers pore over
batting averages to determine game day lineups and batting orders;
high number of runs batted in and low earned run averages receive
praise from the press, higher salaries from the front office, and
love from fans; and the fate of fantasy baseball players rises and
falls with each statistical change. The prominence of the RC/27 and
other more complex, formula-driven stats has made numbers even more
important to understanding and appreciating the game. For all these
baseball buffs and more, Frederick E. Taylor provides a new measure
of hitting prowess that just might be a game changer.
Taylor's potential runs per game (PRG) measure accounts for
batters getting on base, advancing runners, and driving in runs,
and it separates leadoff and second batters from those in the
middle of the order. Taylor introduces the measure, explains how it
works, and applies it to players past and present. He breaks the
history of major league baseball into eight eras based on
differences in runs scored per game. He
systematically--player-by-player and position-by-position--compares
the results of the PRG measure to those drawn from other
statistics, such as on-base percentage and slugging average. Taylor
shows that PRG is more accurate and that career clutch hitting is a
myth.
Sabermetricians, baseball fans of all stripes, and anyone who
earns a living from the sport will find a wealth of information and
a whole new set of stats to obsess over in "The Runmakers."
Measuring baseball will never be the same.
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