Stat Scape

Sporting News, The › July 31, 2009

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Judging who is better, of course, requires weighing some tradeoffs: A Pierre can steal bases in bunches; a Williams can supply more doubles and home runs. That's why Bill James invented runs created (RC), a statistic that measures how a variety of batting and baserunning events contribute to runs scored.

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Who is the model leadoff hitter? A slap-hitting burner such as Juan Pi...

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