"In pro baseball today, it's good to be a stathead. Managers use stats to decide who should be in the lineup each game, where fielders should be positioned, and when to signal for a bunt or a steal. Players use stats to prepare for games and to get an edge from the first pitch to the final out. And sports reporters rely on data to explain the game. Today's baseball fans, who always want to be in the know, get more out of the action by joining the ranks of the statheads"--
Record details
ISBN:1543514499
ISBN:9781543514490
ISBN:1543514537
ISBN:9781543514537
Physical Description:48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm print
Publisher:North Mankato, Minnesota : Compass Point Books, [2019]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
How a stat ruined one team's season -- Baseball has always loved numbers -- A new way of thinking about stats -- Small changes take hold -- Advanced statistics go mainstream -- The next frontier.