So, in these posts the past few months I have given you all a brief definition of Sabermetrics and then given you a few key stats (VORP and RC), but now, as an aside, I felt it necessary to give you more of a why.
We will do this by analyzing the 2008 year of Red… [Continue Reading]
A Case For Sabermetrics
March 12, 2009 5 Comments
Sabermetrics 101: Runs Created
January 12, 2009 1 Comment
Runs Created or RC is a tool created by Bill James in an attempt to calculate how many runs an individual player creates for his team. If you follow James, then you probably know of RC already, but if you don’t and you are tired of the same old stats then you may want to… [Continue Reading]
Sabermetrics 101: VORP
November 22, 2008 2 Comments
For those of you who did not read my first post here on RBI Magazine, here is the textbook description of VORP thanks to Baseball Prospectus.com.
VORP stands for Value Over Replacement Player, which is broken down as the number of runs contributed beyond what a replacement-level player at the same position would contribute if given the same percentage… [Continue Reading]
Sabermetrics 101: An Introduction
November 7, 2008 Leave a Comment
Let start off with the Wikipedia definition of the term, Sabermetrics. 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… [Continue Reading]
The All Time Best VORP for Second Basemen Since 1954
October 18, 2008 1 Comment
A reader of mine recently asked me if Boston Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia had the best VORP at his position this year (2008) than any other player before him. But before I go further, some of you might be asking, “What in the world is VORP anyway?”. According to Baseball Prospectus, VORP stands for Value Over Replacement Player, which… [Continue Reading]
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