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Top 25 MLB Pitchers – May 16, 2013
Total Prevention is a measure of runs prevented weighted by the number of batters they have faced (Higher is better).
Yearly Expected ER is approximately the expected number of runs that a team would allow is that pitcher pitched every inning of every game for a team (Lower is better).
Hack for Western MassI went to an R meetup last night at Smith College and Becky Sweger was there to talk about Hack for Western Mass. I will be attending, and I encourage anyone who is interested in this to attend. Here are the details:
How long is the average dissertation?Note: Please see the update to this blog! The best part about writing a dissertation is finding clever ways to procrastinate. The motivation for this blog comes from one of the more creative ways I’ve found to keep myself from writing. I’ve posted about data mining in the past and this post follows up on those ideas using a topic that is relevant to anyone that has ever considered getting, or has successfully completed, their PhD. I think a major deterrent that keeps people away from graduate school is the requirement to write a dissertation or thesis. One often hears horror stories of the excessive page lengths that are expected. However, most don’t realize that dissertations are filled with lots of white space, e.g., pages are one-sided, lines are double-spaced, and the author can put any material they want in appendices. The actual written portion may only account for less… View original post 1,110 more words Top 25 Pitchers – April 30, 2013Updated April 29, 2013 at 12:34am Total Prevention is a measure of runs prevented weighted by the number of batters they have faced (Higher is better). Yearly Expected ER is approximately the expected number of runs that a team would allow is that pitcher pitched every inning of every game for a team (Lower is better).
Top 25 MLB Batters – April 30, 2013Top 25 players
Yearly Production for a player is the approximate number of runs a team would score if the entire lineup consisted of the same player. Total Production is weighted by the number of plate appearances. MLB Rankings – 4/30/2013StatsInTheWild MLB rankings as of April 30, 2012 at 2pm. SOS=strength of schedule
Past Rankings: Privacy and DNA
Read the whole story here. Also, why not check out how unique your birthdate, zip code, and gender are by going here. (I am uniquely identifiable by my birthdate, gender, and zip code. And you probably are too.) Cheers. MLB rankings – 4/24/2013StatsInTheWild MLB rankings as of April 24, 2012 at 12pm. SOS=strength of schedule
Past Rankings: MLB Rankings – 4/17/2013StatsInTheWild MLB rankings as of April 17, 2012 at 5pm. SOS=strength of schedule
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