Baseball Graphs is dedicated to the better use and communication of baseball statistics. Below, you'll find excerpts from, and links to, some of the best baseball writers on the Internet. Follow the links above to read my own intermittent attempts at wisdom (the Baseball Graphs blog), and the heart of this site, historical graphs of every season dating back to 1900.
There are also two special sections you might want to check out. One is the graphical review of the 2003 season, which informed our work at The Hardball Times. The other is the Batted Balls Library, which includes a unique look at batters and pitchers from 2002 through 2005.
One of the most intriguing stories in the history of baseball is that of relief pitching. Intriguing, because relief pitching has changed so much over the course of baseball as we know it. In fact, the use of relief pitchers has never really stopped changing. So writers have a lot of fun studying it, analyzing it and telling it.
Among those who have told the story well are John Thorn, Bob Cairns, Bill James and, most recently, Mike Carminati. In fact, Mike told it so well that he was nominated (twice!) for a Primey.
Mike likes to use a lot of tables in his articles, and I thought it might be fun to see if I could graph a few of them. With his permission, of course. So here we go.