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Baseball Hacks by Joseph Adler (2006, Perfect)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherO'reilly Media, Incorporated
ISBN-100596009429
ISBN-139780596009427
eBay Product ID (ePID)45587654
Product Key Features
Number of Pages467 Pages
Publication NameBaseball Hacks
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
SubjectFantasy Sports, Internet / General, General, Video & Electronic, Baseball / Statistics
TypeTextbook
AuthorJoseph Adler
Subject AreaComputers, Sports & Recreation, Games & Activities
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight22.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2006-287893
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal796.357
Table Of ContentCreditsPrefaceChapter 1. Basics of Baseball1. Score a Baseball Game2. Make a Box Score from a Score Sheet3. Keep Score, Project Scoresheet-Style4. Follow Pitches During a Game5. Follow the Game Online6. Add Baseball Searches to Firefox7. Find Images of StadiumsChapter 2. Baseball Games from Past Years8. Get and Install MySQL9. Get an Access Database of Player and Team Statistics10. Get a MySQL Database of Player and Team Statistics11. Make Your Own Stats Book12. Get Perl13. Learn Perl14. Get Historical Play-by-Play Data15. Make Box Scores or Database Tables from Play-by-Play Data with Retrosheet Tools16. Use SQL to Explore Game Data17. Use Microsoft Access to Run SQL Queries18. Get a GUI for MySQL19. Move Data from a Database to Excel20. Load Baseball Data into MySQL21. Load Retrosheet Game Logs22. Make a Historical Play-by-Play Database23. Use Regular Expressions to Identify EventsChapter 3. Stats from the Current Season24. Use Microsoft Excel Web Queries to Get Stats25. Spider Baseball Sites for Data26. Discover How Live Score Applications Work27. Keep Your Stats Database Up-to-Date28. Get Recent Play-by-Play Data29. Find Data on Hit LocationsChapter 4. Visualize Baseball Statistics30. Plot Histograms in Excel31. Get R and R Packages32. Analyze Baseball with R33. Access Databases Directly from Excel or R34. Load Text Files into R35. Compare Teams and Players with Lattices36. Compare Teams Using Chernoff Faces37. Plot Spray Charts38. Chart Team Stats in Real Time39. Slice and Dice Teams with CubesChapter 5. Formulas40. Measure Batting with Batting Average41. Measure Batting with On-Base Percentage42. Measure Batting with SLG43. Measure Batting with OPS44. Measure Power with ISO45. Measure Batting with Runs Created46. Measure Batting with Linear Weights47. Measure Pitching with ERA48. Measure Pitching with WHIP49. Measure Pitching with Linear Weights50. Measure Defense with Defensive Efficiency51. Measure Pitching with DIPS52. Measure Base Running Through EqBR53. Measure Fielding with Fielding Percentage54. Measure Fielding with Range Factor55. Measure Fielding with Linear Weights56. Measure Park Effects57. Calculate Fan Save Value58. Calculate Save Value59. Calculate Holds and Decent Holds for Relief PitchersChapter 6. Sabermetric Thinking60. Calculate Expected Runs61. Calculate an Expected Hits Matrix62. Look for Evidence of Platoon Effects63. Significant Number of At Bats64. Find "Clutch" Players65. Calculate Expected Number of Wins66. Measure Hits by Pitch Count67. OBP, SLG, and Scoring Runs68. Measure Skill Versus Luck69. Odds of the Best Team Winning the World Series70. Top 10 Bargain Outfielders71. Fitting Game Scores to a Strength ModelChapter 7. The Bullpen72. Start or Join a Fantasy League73. Draft Your Fantasy Team74. Make a Scoreboard Widget75. Analyze Other SportsAppendix A. Where to Learn More StuffAppendix B. AbbreviationsIndex
SynopsisThis guide shows fantasy baseball fanatics--and those who love the game--how to get data, process it, and use it to truly understand baseball., "Baseball Hacks isn't your typical baseball book--it's a book about how to watch, research, and understand baseball. It's an instruction manual for the free baseball databases. It's a cookbook for baseball research. Every part of this book is designed to teach baseball fans how to do something. In short, it's a how-to book--one that will increase your enjoyment and knowledge of the game. So much of the way baseball is played today hinges upon interpreting statistical data. Players are acquired based on their performance in statistical categories that ownership deems most important. Managers make in-game decisions based not on instincts, but on probability - how a particular batter might fare against left-handed pitching, for instance. The goal of this unique book is to show fans all the baseball-related stuff that they can do for free (or close to free). Just as open source projects have made great software freely available, collaborative projects such as Retrosheet and Baseball DataBank have made great data freely available. You can use these data sources to research your favorite players, win your fantasy league, or appreciate the game of baseball even more than you do now. "Baseball Hacks shows how easy it is to get data, process it, and use it to truly understand baseball. The book lists a number of sources for current and historical baseball data, and explains how to load it into a database for analysis. It then introduces several powerful statistical tools for understanding data and forecasting results. For the uninitiated baseball fan, author Joseph Adler walks readers through the core statistical categories for hitters (batting average, on-base percentage, etc.), pitchers (earned run average, strikeout-to-walk ratio, etc.), and fielders (putouts, errors, etc.). He then extrapolates upon these numbers to examine more advanced data groups like career averages, team stats, season-by-season comparisons, and more. Whether you're a mathematician, scientist, or season-ticket holder to your favorite team, "Baseball Hacks is sure to have something for you. Advance praise for Baseball Hacks: ""Baseball Hacks is the best book ever written for understanding and practicing baseball analytics. A must-read for baseball professionals and enthusiasts alike." -- Ari Kaplan, database consultant to the Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, and Baltimore Orioles "The game was born in the 19th century, but the passion for its analysis continues to grow into the 21st. In "Baseball Hacks, Joe Adler not only demonstrates that the latest data-mining technologies have useful application to the study of baseball statistics, he also teaches the reader how to do the analysis himself, arming the dedicated baseball fan with tools to take his understanding of the game to a higher level." -- Mark E. Johnson, Ph.D., Founder, SportMetrika, Inc. and Baseball Analyst for the 2004 St. Louis Cardinals, Baseball Hacks isn't your typical baseball book--it's a book about how to watch, research, and understand baseball. It's an instruction manual for the free baseball databases. It's a cookbook for baseball research. Every part of this book is designed to teach baseball fans how to do something. In short, it's a how-to book--one that will increase your enjoyment and knowledge of the game. So much of the way baseball is played today hinges upon interpreting statistical data. Players are acquired based on their performance in statistical categories that ownership deems most important. Managers make in-game decisions based not on instincts, but on probability - how a particular batter might fare against left-handedpitching, for instance. The goal of this unique book is to show fans all the baseball-related stuff that they can do for free (or close to free). Just as open source projects have made great software freely available, collaborative projects such as Retrosheet and Baseball DataBank have made great data freely available. You can use these data sources to research your favorite players, win your fantasy league, or appreciate the game of baseball even more than you do now. Baseball Hacks shows how easy it is to get data, process it, and use it to truly understand baseball. The book lists a number of sources for current and historical baseball data, and explains how to load it into a database for analysis. It then introduces several powerful statistical tools for understanding data and forecasting results. For the uninitiated baseball fan, author Joseph Adler walks readers through the core statistical categories for hitters (batting average, on-base percentage, etc.), pitchers (earned run average, strikeout-to-walk ratio, etc.), and fielders (putouts, errors, etc.). He then extrapolates upon these numbers to examine more advanced data groups like career averages, team stats, season-by-season comparisons, and more. Whether you're a mathematician, scientist, or season-ticket holder to your favorite team, Baseball Hacks is sure to have something for you. Advance praise for Baseball Hacks: " Baseball Hacks is the best book ever written for understanding and practicing baseball analytics. A must-read for baseball professionals and enthusiasts alike." -- Ari Kaplan, database consultant to the Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, and Baltimore Orioles "The game was born in the 19th century, but the passion for its analysis continues to grow into the 21st. In Baseball Hacks , Joe Adler not only demonstrates thatthe latest data-mining technologies have useful application to the study of baseball statistics, he also teaches the reader how to do the analysis himself, arming the dedicated baseball fan with tools to take his understanding of the game to a higher level." -- Mark E. Johnson, Ph.D., Founder, SportMetrika, Inc. and Baseball Analyst for the 2004 St. Louis Cardinals, Baseball is the ultimate statistical game. There aremillions of variables which is why fantasy baseball is sopopular, not only among devoted baseball fans, but those wholove data and statistical probability. Baseball Hacks showsfantasy baseball fanatics-and those who love the game-how toget data, process it, and use it to truly ......, Baseball Hacks isn't your typical baseball book--it's a book about how to watch, research, and understand baseball. It's an instruction manual for the free baseball databases. It's a cookbook for baseball research. Every part of this book is designed to teach baseball fans how to do something. In short, it's a how-to book--one that will increase your enjoyment and knowledge of the game. So much of the way baseball is played today hinges upon interpreting statistical data. Players are acquired based on their performance in statistical categories that ownership deems most important. Managers make in-game decisions based not on instincts, but on probability - how a particular batter might fare against left-handed pitching, for instance. The goal of this unique book is to show fans all the baseball-related stuff that they can do for free (or close to free). Just as open source projects have made great software freely available, collaborative projects such as Retrosheet and Baseball DataBank have made great data freely available. You can use these data sources to research your favorite players, win your fantasy league, or appreciate the game of baseball even more than you do now. Baseball Hacks shows how easy it is to get data, process it, and use it to truly understand baseball. The book lists a number of sources for current and historical baseball data, and explains how to load it into a database for analysis. It then introduces several powerful statistical tools for understanding data and forecasting results. For the uninitiated baseball fan, author Joseph Adler walks readers through the core statistical categories for hitters (batting average, on-base percentage, etc.), pitchers (earned run average, strikeout-to-walk ratio, etc.), and fielders (putouts, errors, etc.). He then extrapolates upon these numbers to examine more advanced data groups like career averages, team stats, season-by-season comparisons, and more. Whether you're a mathematician, scientist, or season-ticket holder to your favorite team, Baseball Hacks is sure to have something for you. Advance praise for Baseball Hacks: " Baseball Hacks is the best book ever written for understanding and practicing baseball analytics. A must-read for baseball professionals and enthusiasts alike." -- Ari Kaplan, database consultant to the Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, and Baltimore Orioles "The game was born in the 19th century, but the passion for its analysis continues to grow into the 21st. In Baseball Hacks , Joe Adler not only demonstrates that the latest data-mining technologies have useful application to the study of baseball statistics, he also teaches the reader how to do the analysis himself, arming the dedicated baseball fan with tools to take his understanding of the game to a higher level." -- Mark E. Johnson, Ph.D., Founder, SportMetrika, Inc. and Baseball Analyst for the 2004 St. Louis Cardinals
LC Classification NumberGV862.4
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