batting average

baseball statistic

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sabermetrics

  • In sabermetrics: Early analytic efforts

    …railing about the inadequacy of batting average as an indicator of performance. As Lane noted, it made little sense to count a single the same as a home run, and eventually he devised his own (generally accurate) values for singles, doubles, triples, and home runs. During his 26-year tenure as…

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