Posts By Tom Knuppel
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440BlogWHIP- Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched
The statistic shows how well a pitcher has kept runners off the base paths, one of his main goals. The formula is...
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349Blog
Opening Day MLB Moments from History
Opening Day of MLB baseball is such a fun day. It is filled with hope and anticipation a to how your favorite...
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Baseball Americana- Mike “King” Kelly
Mike Kelly is part of the early days of baseball. Many of them that are forgotten. The section titled, “Baseball Americana” is...
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FIP- Fielding Independent Pitching
FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching) is a measurement for the pitcher. It looks at the things he can control. The pitch. Consider this,...
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Knowing the Count- Improve Batting Average
Swing at strikes, don’t swing at balls. That is really basic hitting advice. So why is it so hard to achieve?...
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Batted Ball Formulas
Batted Ball Statistics are fairly straightforward: they express the share of a pitcher’s balls in play that are line drives, ground balls,...
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Game Score (GSc)
Game Score is a pitcher stat that measures a starting pitcher’s performance in a specific game. After searching for a box score...
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Launch Angle- What is the Purpose?
What is Launch Angle? it is the vertical angle at which a ball leave the bat of a player after being struck....
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Baseball Uniform Numbers- Facts
Some baseball uniform numbers have more history than others. It is not a secret that usually the better players wore the lower...
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Plate Discipline – Swing %
What does plate discipline tell us? how often a hitter swings and makes contact with certain kind of pitches. it also tells...
