Babe Ruth was a man of great accomplishments. Whether it was setting a World Series record for most consecutive scoreless innings as a pitcher, hitting 54 home runs in a season in which only one other entire team hit that many or eating 10 hot dogs in the dugout during a game, Ruth was a […]
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When looking for the greatest baseball player of all-time from a statistical standpoint of view, it is impossible to really make a case for anybody but Babe Ruth. He towers above the competition in so many ways, dominates in so many ways, that it is relatively easy to say he is the greatest baseball player […]
*OPS+ or League Adequate On-Base plus Slugging Regular OPS calculates a player’s abilities in both offensive and hitting power, the two most important hitting skills, and the easiest state to measure in a player’s rating. Adjusted OPS+ is OPS (OBP + SLG) relative to league average and adjusted for park factors. An adjusted OPS+ of […]
In the 1930s, the Great Depression threatened the game of baseball as a profitable business. After the Great Stock Market Crash, thousands of Americans found themselves unemployed. At this time, 1 out of every 4 people spent their free time traveling from town to town, setting up shantytowns along the railroads and even in central […]