Tag: SABR

• Lessons in Sabermetrics: K% and BB%

  Today I want to teach you all about two of the more simple, yet more telling statistics to reference when evaluating a pitcher. You can refer to these for any type of pitcher (starter, reliever, closer). K%, or strikeout rate, and BB%, or walk rate, are exactly what they sound like: the rate at which…

  Quinn

  October 7, 2025

  Baseball, Lessons in Sabermetrics

  Analytics, Baseball, Baseball Business, Baseball Data, BB%, Evaluating Pitchers, K%, K-BB%, Learn Sabermetrics, mlb, Moneyball, Sabermetrics, SABR, Strikeouts, Walks

• Lessons in Sabermetrics: ISO

  In 2024, Anthony Santander of the Baltimore Orioles had his most productive season to date. He hit 44 HR, drove in 102 RBI and tallied a 128 wRC+. His .506 SLG was top 15 in the MLB and he was rewarded handsomely with a 5 year, $92.5M contract with the Toronto Blue Jays this past…

  Quinn

  September 5, 2025

  Baseball, Lessons in Sabermetrics

  Analytics, Baseball, Baseball Data, Baseball Evaluation, Baseball Stats, Evaluating Hitters, ISO, mlb, Sabermetrics, Sabermetrics 101, Sabermetrics Basics, SABR, SLG

• Lessons in Sabermetrics: OPS and OPS+

  If you didn’t read my post on slash lines, I highly suggest you do so that you have a general idea of what concepts we’ll be referencing a lot in this one. OPS has taken a major foothold in Major League Baseball recently. In fact, when I’ve gone to watch the Mets play at Citi…

  Quinn

  August 15, 2025

  Baseball, Lessons in Sabermetrics

  Analytics, Baseball, Baseball 101, Baseball Data, Baseball Stats, Baseball-Reference, FanGraphs, mlb, MLB Data, MLB sabermetrics, Moneyball, OBP, OPS, OPS+, Sabermetrics, Sabermetrics 101, SABR, SLG