Cover; Contents; PART I: Motivations and Methods; 1. The Big Picture; 2. One Way to Measure Fielding; 3. Measuring the Many Measures of Fielding; 4. Putting Great Players from Different Eras on an 'Equal' Footing; PART II: The Greatest Fielders of All Time; 5. Introduction to Part II; 6. Catcher; 7. First Base; 8. Left Field; 9. Right Field; 10. Third Base; 11. Center Field; 12. Second Base; 13. Shortstop; 14. Conclusion; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Summary
The systematic analysis of baseball statistics, often called ""sabermetrics, "" has evolved in recent years to resemble something of a science, attracting fans from diverse professional and educational backgrounds, all fascinated by the analysis itself and its insights into the game. But one problem has defied solution: estimating runs saved by fielders throughout history. Traditional statistics include errors and plays made, but not hits that could or should have been prevented. The latter can now be estimated using records of the location of every batted ball, but the underlying data exists o
