Baseball Stats Glossary
This section contains explainers, primers, and other information about baseball stats, from pitching "wins" to batting average to Wins Above Replacement (WAR).
Stats You Need to Know: Offense
Answering a fan-question about statistics. Part 1: Offense.
By
J. P. Hill
Waino: A Case Study in Why K% Is Better Than K/9
Adam Wainwright's pitching performance over his last three seasons shows why K% is a better stat for measuring a pitcher's strikeout rate than K/9.
By
Ben Humphrey
Knowledge Nest: Plate Appearance > At Bat
A look at why the plate appearance is a more accurate reflection of a player's batting than the at bat.
By
Ben Humphrey