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.
With the dawn of another baseball season, it’s time for a few changes at Baseball Graphs. In particular, I’d like to announce that I am joining forces with a dozen other great baseball writers on a new website called The Hardball Times.
The Hardball Times will include some of the best baseball writers on the web: Aaron Gleeman, Larry Mahnken, Ben Jacobs, Steve Treder, Matthew Namee, Bryan Smith, Vinay Kumar, Alex Belth, Robert Dudek, Craig Burley and Joe Dimino. I’m thrilled to be included among such great talent.
In addition to some great writing, The Hardball Times will feature my in-season baseball graphs, as well as a variety of in-season statistics (including Win Shares). For the graphs, I plan to use the “team” format that I rolled out at the end of last season, because I think that’s easier for you to read. Please let me know what you think, and if you have any other graphical ideas for those pages.
I need to start spending my time developing and posting graphs and stats for the 2004 season, which means I won’t be able to write very much on this site. However, I still have some major plans for www.baseballgraphs.com over the next few months, including one major new feature. If you want an e-mail when I roll it out, just let me know.
Also, please let me know if you know anything about Pete Simpson. Pete was the real brains behind our in-season Win Shares, but I have not heard from him for over a month, and his mailbox is full. I hope he and his family are okay.
At any rate, thanks for dropping by this offseason, and supporting the Win Shares research. I fully intend to continue the Win Shares work over time, but right now I’ve got just a few other things on my plate.
Best,
Dave