Winning with an edge
Weighted on Base Average, or wOBA, is a tool we use to analyze offensive performers on a daily basis in the fantasy game. But what about using the same tool to look at pitchers? Yes, let’s do it. Here is a look at expected wOBA as it pertains to starting pitchers. For a full report […]
Weighted on Base Average, or wOBA, is a tool we use to analyze offensive performers on a daily basis in the fantasy game. But what about using the same tool to look at pitchers? Yes, let’s do it. Here is a look at expected wOBA as it pertains to relief pitchers. For a full report […]
Earlier this offseason, I did a review of weighted on base average (wOBA). In this piece we will take that measure to the next logical step, i.e., the expected realm, to see what we can discern behind the raw numbers that wOBA presented. WHAT IS wOBA? Weighted on Base Percentage, a rift off of on-base […]
Which players are underperforming to date and make solid buy targets in fantasy baseball? Which players are overperforming and might best fall into the sell bucket? We will use Expected wOBA as our guide to answer this question. This article will have five parts: A Definition, the wOBA leaders, the xwOBA leaders, the overperformers and […]
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 DEFINED This measure takes into account wOBA and then add in exit velocity […]
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 […]
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 […]
