Are there any baseball games without PBP from 1916 to 1972?

Are there any baseball games without PBP from 1916 to 1972?

There are several hundred games without pbp from 1916 to 1972 and for those we may not have any data. CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1901 on.

Do you care about batting average in baseball?

Batting Average: I do care about Batting Average, but it’s not the be-all-end-all stat that many baseball purists see it. Batting Average provides little context. For example, a player may get hits at a high rate but walk at a low rate.

What are fielding stats for Major League Baseball?

Note: Complete player games played data. Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly. Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats.

When does a batter reach first base in baseball?

A hit (H) is when the batter reaches at least first base in their at bat. This gets slightly more involved, because a batter can reach first on an error or fielder’s choice, and this does not count as a hit. **A note here, because I keep using the terms and don’t want to add confusion.

What are fielding stats in Major League Baseball?

Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly. Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats.

Are there any baseball stats that balance team and League?

Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.

Where do the stats come from in baseball?

Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1916 to 1972 and complete from then on. Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1901) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.

Where do CG and GS come from in baseball?

CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1901 on. Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1916 to 1972 and complete from then on.

Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1901) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available. Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.

Who was traded to the Orioles in 1954?

November 17, 1954: Traded by the New York Yankees with players to be named later, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Willy Miranda, Hal Smith and Gene Woodling to the Baltimore Orioles for players to be named later, Billy Hunter, Don Larsen and Bob Turley.

Where do I find data on catchers in baseball?

Pre-1916 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases. From 1916 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1916 to 1972 and for those we may not have any data.

When did Carlos Rios join the Pittsburgh Pirates?

The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Carlos Rios (minors) (September 8, 1982) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade. April 1, 1986: Released by the Atlanta Braves. February 16, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

What are sabermetrics and comparative statistics in baseball?

Sabermetrics and comparative statistics attempt to provide an improved measure of a player’s performance and contributions to his team from year to year, frequently against a statistical performance average.

Where did the idea of baseball statistics come from?

The practice of keeping records of player achievements was started in the 19th century by Henry Chadwick. Based on his experience with the sport of cricket, Chadwick devised the predecessors to modern-day statistics including batting average, runs scored, and runs allowed .