The latest feature added to Baseball Savant focuses on one of baseball’s most exciting plays: the home run. However, its creator, Daren Willman, tweeted, “Not all home runs are created equal.” The […]
New Statcast leaderboard hits a grand slam
Statcast Detective: Throw ’em high
In my first post on high-ball pitchers, I presented the top 10 high-ballers in 2019. On the bottom of the list based on the number of high-balls thrown was Astros starter Jordan […]
Exploring Baseball with R #1
Every year since 1956 at least one pitcher has won the Cy Young Award starting with the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Don Newcombe. Many questions can be asked. How many pitchers won the award […]
A Welcome Addition to the Baseball Stat Bookshelf
In the 1950s, when Topps became the leading baseball card company, card-collecting gained popularity among kids. The cards were interesting to look at and easy to understand. Among their main draws were […]
