Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011Posted in 2011 Playoffs, Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 11 Comments »
Over at the Sweet Spot blog, David Schoenfield takes a stab at how the post-season rotations will line up. The Phillies will need to wait until the end of the day to be assigned an opponent, but regardless of which ...
The Cost of Loyalty
by Ryan Sommers on Tuesday, September 27th, 2011Posted in 2011 Playoffs, Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 31 Comments »
The graph below takes Raul Ibanez and John Mayberry, Jr.'s performances in favorable (vs. opposite-handed pitching) and unfavorable (vs. same-handed pitching) platoon scenarios and compares them to an average NL batter in those same splits. Notes: wXB/H is ...
Please Stop Calling Cliff Lee Streaky
by Ryan Sommers on Wednesday, September 7th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 34 Comments »
A week after I wrote that the NL Cy Young might be a two man race, Cliff Lee appears to have pitched himself back into contention. The night after that post went live, Lee capped off a brilliant August with ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Monday, August 22nd, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 10 Comments »
Raul Ibanez's OPS by month over the last two seasons: I don't have an explanation for it. I perused the phases of the moon but didn't see any trends that would explain this. Is Ibanez a warlock?
Phillies Record When…
by Bill Baer on Monday, August 15th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 18 Comments »
Every so often, you will be given a statistic featuring a team's record when a specific player does something. It is most commonly featured in the NFL. For instance, when Ray Lewis sacks the quarterback, you will very quickly be ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Monday, August 8th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 16 Comments »
Throughout the season, you'll hear about run differential as a measure of a team's success. While not perfect, run differential has been shown to be a good way to determine the skill of a team. It is, after all, the ...
Chase Utley Is Good
by Bill Baer on Monday, August 1st, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 25 Comments »
Just one of your intermittent reminders that Chase Utley is, in fact, good at playing baseball. Among players with 240 or more plate appearances, Utley is one of nine second basemen with three or more Wins Above Replacement via FanGraphs (fWAR). ...
Reader Question: Phillies Run Scoring Distribution
by Bill Baer on Saturday, July 30th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 7 Comments »
J.B. writes: Hey, Bill, is there any sort of breakdown how the Phillies score runs? Based on purely anecdotal evidence, it strikes me about 60% of the time the Phillies score 3-4 runs 30% of the time, the Phillies score less ...
Phillies Production by Position
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, July 5th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 11 Comments »
The Phillies' offense has been less than stellar in 2011, the continuation of a trend starting last year. They average about 4.1 runs per game, which is right at the National League average. Considering past offenses fans have grown to ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Thursday, June 9th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 1 Comment »
Last night, Cole Hamels pitched brilliantly against the Los Angeles Dodgers, tossing eight shut-out innings while striking out nine and not issuing a single walk. He earned a game score of 79, something he has done only 15 times ...
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