Where can I find baseball statistics from 1916?
From 1916 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1916 to 1972 and for those we may not have any data.
Where do the stats come from in baseball?
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1916 to 1972 and complete from then on. Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1901) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Where do CG and GS come from in baseball?
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1901 on. Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1916 to 1972 and complete from then on.
What are fielding stats in Major League Baseball?
Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly. Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats.
When does an error count as a hit in baseball?
An error is considered any event where the fielder misplayed the ball in such a manner as to allow the batter to reach base. An error that results in a batter reaching base won’t count as a hit, but will count as an at bat.
How are batting averages calculated in Major League Baseball?
Batting Stats. 1 Batting Average (AVG or BA) This one is pretty easy. Batting average (BA) is calculated by taking a player’s total hits and dividing them by at bats. 2 On-base percentage (OBP) 3 Slugging (SLG) 4 On-base plus slugging (OPS)
Who was Tommy John in Major League Baseball?
Thomas Edward John, Jr. was a Major League Baseball player who pitched with the Cleveland Indians (1963-1964), Chicago White Sox (1965-1971), Los Angeles Dodgers (1972-1974, 1976-1978), New York Yankees (1979-1982, 1986-1989), California Angels (1982-1985), and Oakland Athletics (1985).
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1901) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available. Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
