wOBA or Weighted On-Base Average, is something that you can’t help but come across when you do any level of fantasy baseball analysis. What is wOBA and why should you care about it? Here’s a quick primer on the measure before we look at how player performed in 2019. wOBA DEFINEDCreated by Tom Tango, wOBA
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Expected Weighted On-Base Average
In Weighted On Base Average, we broke down what the measure records and who did, or didn’t, perform admirably last season. In the current piece, we will take things even further by moving along to Expected Weighted On-Base Average (or xwOBA).xwOBA DEFINEDThis measure takes into account wOBA and then add in exit velocity and launch
2019: Looking Back at DRA
There is always some new measure to digest when it comes to trying to understanding how pitchers performed. One of the newer iterations is Deserved Run Average, or DRA. Let’s dig into what it is and why you should be aware of it, as well as it can help you with your analysis of those
xwOBA: Starting Pitchers
I often hear folks using wOBA (weighted on base average), and that’s a good thing. However, I nearly always, like 95 percent of the time, see folks use wOBA in relation to offensive performers. We can use it for the other side of the game as well, and that’s what we are going to be
Combining ABA & SWIP
In our preseason product you will find articles about Average Bases Allowed (ABA), a replacement for WHIP, as well as SWIP (pitching dominance). They deal with different aspects of the pitching game, other than the fact that they both rely, at least in part, on walk totals (more on that later). In what follows I’m
SWIP: Strikeouts & Walks
Everyone knows, uses and believes in WHIP. It works for what it is. As I’ve been saying for years though, there is a better way to do this, and it’s time that the fantasy universe catches on to the simple, yet vitally important change, that SWIP offers. WHAT IS SWIP AND HOW DO YOU FIGURE
ABA: It Is Better Than Whip
Everyone knows, uses and believes in WHIP. It works for what it is. As I’ve been saying for years though, there is a better way to do this, and it’s time that the fantasy universe catches on to the simple, yet vitally important change, that ABA offers. WHAT IS ABA?Created through discussions with Brandon Wilson
2019: Hitting Averages to Know
This article is going to be all about league averages, from the batter’s perspective. What did first basemen hit last year? What did 6th place hitters do with the bat in their hands? Did offense increase or decrease as the season wore on. Were young hitters, or older ones, more effective? This, and other questions
2019: Pitching Averages to Know
This article is going to be all about league averages, from the pitcher’s perspective. Did they perform better at home or on the road? What happened as the pitches piled up? Where they worse off as the year progressed? What about in-game? Did age seem to have any effect? All this and more as we
Looking Back at 2019
In order to move forward effectively, one has to understand what has occurred. Makes sense, right? There might even be a famous statement along those lines, right? In what follows, we will take a look at some of the more fascinating statistical performances of 2019.For the second year in a row, the league had more
Workload Increases: Innings and Pitches
I kid you not. I write this on Thanksgiving with the Bears/Lions game on in the background. Before dashing off to eat copious amounts of turkey, gravy and homemade stuffing (my brother makes some excellent grub), I thought I would write about consumption. Not of food of course, but about the consumption of pitches and
BABIP and What It Means
Batting Average on Ball in Play, or BABIP, is a term that didn’t even really exist two decades ago. Today, you will see the term mentioned even in casual conversation with folks at a bar. It’s really taken off and became a rather normal part of the baseball lexicon, at least for some. That said,