Directory of Sabermetrics Resources

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Sabermetrics comes from the acronym for the Society for American Baseball Research, SABR. Sabermetrics is the statistical study of baseball; techniques of probability and statistics are used to discern real trends in baseball [for example, the qualities of hitters] from those that just seem to happen [for example, the quality of a player to "hit in the clutch"]. As such, sabermetrics is an oft-debated field of study.

Resources in This Category

• Baseball Graphs

  http://www.baseballgraphs.com/main/index.php/site/
  Gain clearer intuition about baseball by using innovative ways to visualize baseball statistics.

• Baseball Prospectus Online

  http://www.baseballprospectus.com/
  In-depth columns, prospect interviews, transaction analysis, and player cards containing Baseball Prospectus's Davenport Translations. Metrics for evaluating hitters, starters, and relievers updated daily; four to ten columns presented free of charge on the site per week.

• Original Baseball Research

  http://cliffblau.ucoz.com/index.htm
  Personal site of Clifford Blau, who has made his sabermetric studies on such topics as Bill Mazeroski's fielding, the effects of artificial turf, and park factors available.

• Owlcroft Baseball-Analysis Site

  http://owlbb.com/
  Comparisons by position, league, and historical data. Articles on theory and physics can also be found here.

• Red Sox Stats

  http://www.redsoxstats.com/
  Calculations for the Red Sox organization. Also statistics for all MLB players.

• RIOT -- Major League Baseball Playoff Races

  http://riot.ieor.berkeley.edu/~baseball/
  UC-Berkeley's Industrial Engineering and Operations Research department has created their own daily calculation metric for analyzing team record performance based on historical data. Results include the number of wins needed to date to guarantee a first-place division finish or playoff run, as well as to avoid elimination from first or the playoffs. Calculations provided thanks to the research of Professor Dorit S. Hochbaum.

• Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)

  http://www.sabr.org/
  Research information, SABR on-line bookstore, on-line membership application, bulletin board comments page, and baseball links.

• Tango On Baseball

  http://www.tangotiger.net/
  A collection of various research about linear weights, runs, and wins.

• The Baseball Analysts

  http://baseballanalysts.com/
  Rich Lederer and Bryan Smith contribute daily to this part-weblog, part-science project, keeping you up to date with the days statistics of interest.

• The Hardball Times

  http://www.hardballtimes.com/
  This baseball digest gives daily doses of analytical observations from the game of baseball.

 

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