Curve Ball: Baseball, Statistics, And The Role Of Chance In The Game; Author: Albert, Jim; Joint Author: Bennett, Jay; Paperback

Author: Albert, Jim; Joint Author: Bennett, Jay
Paperback; 159 Figures
368 pages
Published: July 2001
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN: 0387988165

To real baseball fans, statistics are indispensable. But how useful are baseball stats as tools for evaluating a player, choosing a strategy, or predicting a winner? In this lively, thought-provoking look at the numbers and the game, the authors examine just what is learned from baseball statistics. They show that statistics is not just a powerful tool of analysis and prediction, but a pleasurable and informative pastime in its own right.A look at baseball data from a statistical modelling perspective. There is a fascination among baseball fans and the media to collect data on every imaginable event during a baseball game and this book addresses a number of questions that are of interest to many baseball fans.