02929nam 2200649 450 991045326240332120211005014927.00-19-979248-8(CKB)2550000001204621(EBL)679339(SSID)ssj0001039314(PQKBManifestationID)12338842(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001039314(PQKBWorkID)10986117(PQKB)10926164(MiAaPQ)EBC679339(Au-PeEL)EBL679339(CaPaEBR)ebr11303888(OCoLC)930059139(MiAaPQ)EBC5746279(EXLCZ)99255000000120462120161129h20112011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWizardry baseball's all-time greatest fielders revealed /Michael A. HumphreysOxford, [England] ;New York, New York :Oxford University Press,2011.©20111 online resource (427 p.)Includes index.0-19-539776-2 Cover; Contents; PART I: Motivations and Methods; 1. The Big Picture; 2. One Way to Measure Fielding; 3. Measuring the Many Measures of Fielding; 4. Putting Great Players from Different Eras on an 'Equal' Footing; PART II: The Greatest Fielders of All Time; 5. Introduction to Part II; 6. Catcher; 7. First Base; 8. Left Field; 9. Right Field; 10. Third Base; 11. Center Field; 12. Second Base; 13. Shortstop; 14. Conclusion; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZThe systematic analysis of baseball statistics, often called ""sabermetrics,"" has evolved in recent years to resemble something of a science, attracting fans from diverse professional and educational backgrounds, all fascinated by the analysis itself and its insights into the game. But one problem has defied solution: estimating runs saved by fielders throughout history. Traditional statistics include errors and plays made, but not hits that could or should have been prevented. The latter can now be estimated using records of the location of every batted ball, but the underlying data exists oFielding (Baseball)BaseballDefenseBaseball playersRating ofBaseball playersStatisticsBaseballStatisticsBaseballHistoryElectronic books.Fielding (Baseball)BaseballDefense.Baseball playersRating of.Baseball playersBaseballBaseballHistory.796.35724Humphreys Michael A.903440MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453262403321Wizardry2019712UNINA