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
Someone’s tracking the Mets’ WPA
I found this note on the ESPN comment board, which lists the Mets’ WPA for their first three games. As you can see, I’ve asked the poster if he’d be willing to share his results with this blog in the future. Evidently, someone else is tracking WPA for the Red Sox on the SoSH board. Got to admit, I’m excited that WPA seems to be catching on.
Here’s the latest from Lookout Landing.
I have to admit, WPA gets me all in a tizzy. I’ve sometimes dreamt of setting up a WPA-based fantasy league, but of course that would involve people dutifully charting WPA for each team.
I’m sure, however, that a joint effort by fans would make this possible as a collaborative effort. WPA seems to be catching on, and I hope that by next season, a system of centralizing the data can be created.
Or, am I dreaming?
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