Category Archives: Announcements

Win Shares Above Bench

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Dan Hirsch

I’m toying with the idea of removing WSAB from the site in favor of bringing back my old Wins Above Replacement system. This would mean that the site would have Baseball-Reference’s WAR, my WAR, and Win Shares. I’d like to … Continue reading →

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WAR From Baseball-Reference Now Available

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Dan Hirsch

Thanks to Sean Forman and the Baseball-Reference team, we are now able to display their Wins Above Replacement on The Baseball Gauge. This will replace my previous WAR that was introduced at the beginning of the season. This change was … Continue reading →

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Introducing our new version of Wins Above Replacement

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Dan Hirsch

In celebration of the new season, Seamheads.com and The Baseball Gauge are proud to announce our new Wins Above Replacement. The updated calculation has two major changes from our previous system. The first upgrade is our Fielding system, which now … Continue reading →

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2011 Final Park Factors

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

Just a quick update. The Park Factors for the 2011 season have been uploaded and applied to all the stats. There were some changes in the overall metrics, but they were very small. Since my Park Factors are 3-year calculations, … Continue reading →

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wOBA and L/R splits

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

I’ve begun to add wOBA (Weighted On Base Average) and Lefty/Righty splits to the site. Currently, they are only available on the player’s page in the Batting Graph. L/R splits are available from 1952 until the current season. I should … Continue reading →

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Negro Leagues Database

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

I’m thrilled to announce that we at Seamheads have launched the very first online Negro Leagues Database, powered by the Baseball Gauge. The site covers the Cuban Leagues from 1904-1912 and the Negro Leagues from 1916-1922. There are plans for … Continue reading →

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Update on The Baseball Gauge

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

I’ve quiet for a little while here on the blog lately. This is due partly to a couple of vacations I went on this summer. One of them being a California road trip to see all 5 ballparks. But the … Continue reading →

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2011 All-Stars

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

Now that the 2011 All-Stars have been announced, we can now view the All-Star Teams and maybe a little more interesting, the Non All-Star Teams. The Non All-Stars Team can be a handy little tool when filling out your Final … Continue reading →

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Improvement in All-State Teams

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

Now that the High School Database has been added to the site, the All-State Teams have been very much improved. Previously, they were based off of the States in which each player was born. But now they are based off … Continue reading →

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New Feature: High School data

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

Thanks to the amazing work of Kevin Johnson (who also created the data for Seamheads ballpark database), I’ve added his High School database to The Baseball Gauge. Now, each player’s High School is displayed on their player page with a … Continue reading →

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