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Of those 121 statistics, 72 baseball statistics are considered “standard” while 49 baseball statistics are considered “advanced”. In addition to the standard and advanced stats, there are another 32 statistics that the MLB labels as “Statcast”. These cover things like Arm Strength (ARM), Catcher Framing, and Launch Angle (LA).
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♦ Cecil Fielder made his MLB debut at 21 years old in 1985, but struggled to find consistent at-bats or production with the Blue Jays and spent the 1989 season playing in Japan, where he slugged 38 homers in 106 games. The Tigers brought him back to the majors for 1990, and he spent the next seven years as one of the most feared power hitters in th...
♦ Only three players with the first name Aurelio have played in the majors, and all three died in car accidents. It’s incredibly sad. Aurelio Monteagudo played in the majors from 1963 to 1973 and died in 1990 at 46 years old, when the truck he was driving drifted into the other lane and ran head-on into a trailer. Aurelio Rodríguez played from 1967...
♦ Oakland slugger Khris Davis batted .247 four consecutive seasons. The years before and after the streak: .244 and .220. ♦ Rockies slugger Vinny Castilla, in 1996 and 1997… 1996: .304 average, 40 home runs, 113 RBIs, 4 sacrifice flies 1997: .304 average, 40 home runs, 113 RBIs, 4 sacrifice flies ♦ Braves slugger Dale Murphy, from 1982 to 1985 … 19...
♦ Babe Ruth was the long-time MLB career home run leader, with 714. Nolan Ryan is the MLB career strikeout leader, with 5,714. Oh, and Ruth’s 1927 Yankees had a .714 winning percentage(110-44). And while we’re talking about Ruth, it’s fun to point out that the Sultan of Swat hit 162 home runs before legendary actress Betty White was born and 552 af...
♦ Even if you take away all 755 of Hank Aaron’s home runs, he still tops the 3,000-hit plateau, with 3,016. That’s six more than Hall of Famer Wade Boggs. ♦ Let’s play “Even if …” with Nolan Ryan and his 5,714 career strikeouts. Even if you take away his MLB-record 215 games with at least 10 strikeouts, he still has 3,167 strikeouts, which would be...
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Baseball statistics. Baseball statistics refers to a variety of metrics used to evaluate player and team performance in the game of baseball. Since the flow of a baseball game has natural breaks to it, and normally players act individually rather than performing in clusters, the sport lends itself to easy record-keeping and statistics.
Nov 16, 2018 · Part of being a baseball fan these days is having at least a passing familiarity with advanced statistics -- i.e., the metrics that go beyond the usual fare of RBI, batting average, ERA, fielding ...
