Stathead Baseball: How Data Changed the Sport

by Eric Braun

Overview

In pro baseball today, it’s good to be a stathead. Managers use stats to decide who should be in the lineup each game, where fielders should be positioned, and when to signal for a bunt or a steal. Players use stats to prepare for games and to get an edge from the first pitch to the final out. And sports reporters rely on data to explain the game. Today’s baseball fans, who always want to be in the know, get more out of the action by joining the ranks of the statheads.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543514537
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	09/01/2018
Series:	Stathead Sports
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	9 - 14 Years

About the Author

Eric Braun is a strange and handsome man who has written dozens of books for kids and teens, sometimes while wearing a hat. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and sons and gecko. Learn more at www.heyericbraun.com

Table of Contents

How a stat ruined one team's season — Baseball has always loved numbers — A new way of thinking about stats — Small changes take hold — Advanced statistics go mainstream — The next frontier in stats — Stat glossary — Read more — Internet sites — Index.

Interviews

smart sports writing reveals how new stats and data analysis are transforming big-time sports; stats and the math behind them are explained clearly and simply; fans get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how pro athletes and coaches rely on data to make in-game decisions