Runner's Worth: A New Way to Evaluate Pitchers
Modern baserunning stats, at least the ones that are used, rely too heavily on game impact. So let's create an alternative.
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- Daily leaderboards + rolling projections
- Custom metrics for pitching, baserunning, and sequencing
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Latest Posts
A New Approach to Pitcher Similarity Scores
Comparing baseball players is as old as baseball itself. So why not create a modern formula?
PitchingModeling
Is the American League Harder?
Evidence suggests that AL teams have harder schedules on average than NL teams. Is this true? And if so, why?
ScheduleLeague
How Does Schedule Difficulty Vary by Team?
No two teams have the same schedule. How much can they vary, and how much does this matter?
ScheduleResearch
How Important is Power to a Team's Success?
Power hitting is an admirable trait in a baseball player, but does a team really need it to win a lot of games?
HittingPower
Was the 2023 MLB Schedule Actually Fairer?
This season, MLB introduced a new "well-balanced" schedule in which every team plays every other team at least once. But is this actually fairer than the schedule it replaced?
ScheduleResearch