Tag: xBA

• Lessons in Sabermetrics: Expected Stats (xBA, xSLG, xwOBA, xERA)

  With the introduction of Statcast technology in 2015, MLB evaluators have been able to unlock a new level of analysis. Understanding exit velocity, launch angle, spin rate or sprint speed allows students of the game to realize where certain players outshine others. If you watch enough baseball, you quickly learn there is much luck involved…

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  October 28, 2025

  Baseball, Lessons in Sabermetrics

  Analytics, Baseball, Baseball Data, Baseball Reference, Baseball Savant, Expected Statistics, Expected Stats, FanGraphs, mlb, Moneyball, Sabermetrics, xBA, xERA, xSLG, xwOBA