Curve Ball Baseball, Statistics, and the Role of Chance in the Game

Name: Curve Ball Baseball, Statistics, and the Role of Chance in the Game
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ISBN: 9780387001937

ISBN-10: 038700193X

ISBN-13: 9780387001937

Edition: 2nd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Jim Albert, Jay Bennett

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Updated with data from the 2002 season, and with new essays on superstar Barry Bonds and the first ever all-Wild-Card World Series, this text explains why standard statistics are of limited usefulness in evaluating a player, developing an inning-by-inning strategy, or predicting the top team.

Book details

List price: $54.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Springer New York
Publication date: 4/8/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 410
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English



Preface to the Paperback Edition


Introduction



Simple Models from Tabletop Baseball Games



Exploring Baseball Data



Introducing Probability



Situational Effects



Streakiness (Or, The Hot Hand)



Measuring Offensive Performance



Average Runs per Play



The Curvature of Baseball



Making Sense of Baseball Strategy



Measuring Clutch Play



Prediction



Did the Best Team Win?



Post-Game Comments (A Brief Afterword)


Appendix: Baseball Games


Glossary


Bibliography


Index