I initially created Baseball Graphs to develop new and better ways of presenting baseball statistics. The 2003 season was my first full-season attempt, and it turned out pretty well. I now spend a lot of my time creating and formatting the baseball stats at The Hardball Times.
Along the way, I've also picked up the writing bug. I spend most of my energy writing for THT, but sometimes I like to write about more geeky stuff, baseball research and things like that. That's what this blog is for.
I'm very interested in graphics and other information display, so I'll probably post links to creative stuff like that. I also plan to write historical articles that complement the historical graphs. And I have inexplicably developed an interest in baseball win-related stats, such as Bill James's Win Shares and something called Win Probability Added. So you can expect a few posts about that stuff too.
If you're interested, I've created a complex spreadsheet full of WPA logic, which you can download at ftp.baseballgraphs.com/wpa. If you'd like to read more about Win Shares, try these links:
Win Shares Intro
I uploaded a new version of the spreadsheet. The previous one had a slight lookup problem in one of the tables that was throwing off some of the math. Please download this latest, which is still version 1.3, from ftp.baseballgraphs.com/wpa.
Two game updates:
The Cheat posted a WPA review of one of the White Sox’s game.
And I’ve got a review of the latest Reds’ game, featuring the intentional walk to Pujols with one out, and a game-ending double play.
Can you build in a little something to the spreadsheet - automatically number the plays as they’re added to the log. That way it’s easier to sort the plays for something else, then re-sort them back to the sequential order.
Good idea, Sky. I will work on that for the next version.
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