Comparing FIP, xFIP and tRA.

Examining how the timing of a stolen base attempt affects its value; or why Rickey Henderson’s 130 steals in 1982 weren’t that special.

Time to roll out the numbers and look for some practical uses.

Jeff looks at the first five rounds of the draft and finds the players whose numbers benefited or suffered most from context.

A look at this year’s group of hitters who specialize in making the defense work reveals a surprise.

A look inside how Mike Pelfrey uses his sinker and what makes it effective using PITCHf/x.

With apologies to Jayson Stark’s research staff, I must say that I usually don’t care for those “look at these weird stats!” pieces. But this one did do what those things are intended to do, which is to make read it and go “Hmm. Neat”: A third of the way through the season, James Loney […]

By June, pretty lucky.

The funny thing about the improbable is that it’s not impossible.

Introducing Simple Zone Rating, and looking at infield defense since 1871. Yep, 1871.