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.
Andrew Clark has developed a tremendous new baseball site, Major League Charts. Essentially, he has created interactive graphs for all baseball stats in history. It may take you a minute or two to get used to the interface, but you’ll find the time is worth it. I could get lost in this stuff.
The above link will take you to Babe Ruth’s stats. If you click on a year, then on a specific cell, you’ll get a graph of totals of that stat for the year, comparing all players in the majors and on the Yankees. Roll over the graph, and you’ll see each player’s name and stats. Click on it, and you’ll get his stats. You’ll find that you just keep on clicking.
This site is a fine addition to the other historic baseball stat sites on the web, such as Baseball Reference, Retrosheet, Baseball Almanac and Sean Lahman’s database. Have fun!