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John Dewan's Stat of the Week
Best Defensive Teams of the Decade
February 07, 2013 It’s hard to believe, but with the close of the 2012 season, Baseball Info Solutions is celebrating 10 years of Defensive Runs Saved data. We plan to use that milestone to reflect on the previous decade of defensive play, starting with a look at the teams with the best [...]
The Super Bowl Prediction System – 49ers by a landslide
January 25, 2013 It has been six years since a Super Bowl failed to feature at least one elite passing offense. Since Super Bowl XL between the Steelers and Seahawks, twice we’ve seen Manning’s Colts, twice we’ve seen Brady’s Patriots, once we’ve seen Warner’s Cardinals, once we’ve seen Brees’ Saints, and [...]
Cannon Arms in 2012
January 17, 2013 The new generation of Major League superstars is heavily concentrated in the outfield with Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Jason Heyward, and Giancarlo Stanton leading the way—all 23 years old or younger. A great part of their appeal is their exceptional outfield defense, but the attention there tends to [...]
Should Mike Piazza be in the Hall of Fame?
January 10, 2013 It was not surprising that no one was elected this year to the Hall of Fame, but that doesn’t mean it was fair. The biggest snub was Mike Piazza. Piazza played 16 years in the major leagues, mostly for the Dodgers and Mets. In [...]
The Best and Worst Defensive Teams in 2012
December 21, 2012 First and most important of all, many blessings to you and your families in this most joyous of seasons. Back in May, we took a look at team defense a couple of months into the season. Then, the Blue Jays and Rockies were, respectively, the best and worst defensive teams in [...]
Bill James Handbook 2013 Leaderboards (Part II)
December 14, 2012 Last week in the Stat of the Week we shared a few of the Hitter Leaderboards from The Bill James Handbook 2013. This week, let’s take a look at a few leaderboards for pitchers. [...]
Bill James Handbook 2013 Leaderboards
December 07, 2012 The Bill James Handbook 2013 has 34 pages of leaderboards, many of which cannot be found anywhere else. Here are few of them. Highest RBI% [...]
The Best and Worst Hitters Parks
November 28, 2012 Most of the public discussion of ballpark effects is of the extremes. We know that Coors Field in Colorado sees a lot of home runs because of the altitude and we know that Safeco Field in Seattle and PETCO Park in San Diego see fewer home runs because of [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
November 20, 2012 Life is short and we should always be thankful for all that we have. Those of us who work on Stat of the Week are thankful for all of you, our loyal readers. Here are some numbers in the baseball world that we are also thankful for. 42,990 – That is [...]
The Best Double Play Combos
November 12, 2012 Awards like The Fielding Bible Awards and The Gold Gloves focus on the defensive merits of individuals. Before we are too far removed from the season, let’s take a look at one of the areas where teamwork comes into play defensively. Middle infielders play two of the most [...]