Category Archives: Statistical Analysis

Pudge and WOWY

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Dan Hirsch

I came across this because I’m working on a simulation game with players rated based on their stats. In my attempt to rate each catcher’s throwing arm, I decided to use their caught stealing percentage, but I didn’t want their … Continue reading →

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Baseball Gauge Power Rankings

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Dan Hirsch

I’ve recently added a Power Rankings chart to the front page. The concept is quite simple but there is a lot that goes into the formula. First off, I look at 3 different time periods and assign different weights for … Continue reading →

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Postseason Series Win Probability

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Dan Hirsch

I would have liked to add this in October, but I had some things to tweak and I wanted to make sure the 2012 data was included at launch. Thanks to Retrosheet, every single postseason play, game, and series is … Continue reading →

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Orioles and Run Differential

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Dan Hirsch

I’ve noticed a lot of talk recently about the Orioles and how they continue to outplay their Run Differential. As of today, they have a record of 60-51 with a run differential of -47, and have outplayed their pythagorean record … Continue reading →

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Teams and Star Power

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Dan Hirsch

Recently, I was looking at a list of the worst teams in history (’99 Spiders, ’62 Mets, ’16 A’s, etc). I agree that these teams were terrible, but they each had stars on their rosters. The Mets had Ashburn and … Continue reading →

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Best Seasons without an MVP vote

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Dan Hirsch

I found a thread on Baseball-Fever.com asking which players had the best season without receiving a single MVP vote. So I figured that I would do a query using Baseball-Reference’s WAR. Since most of the players on the list are … 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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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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Career Batting and Pitching Graphs

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

I don’t know why, but this is probably one of my favorite additions to the site in a while. These graphs show how players ranked in each statistical category. These stats are taken from each player’s 7 best seasons and … Continue reading →

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