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In response to "I'm a pretty big baseball fan and I understand one stat in this paragraph (innings)" by spamlet (iPhone)

Yeesh. fWins? FIP? wOBA = weighted on base average. kwERA?

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Apr 28 '13, 07:24

Other than the obvious ones the only odd one I knew was the wOBA. What's the point of using those stats if no one but the biggest stat nerds that work in baseball are going to understand what you're writing about?

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I guessed what wOBA meant but how would one calculate it? Why is it better than normal on base? - spamlet Apr 28, 07:49 9
- Player's Weight x On Base Average -- nm - Dano Apr 28, 07:55 1
  - kirby puckett wins this, hands down. -- nm - mafic Apr 28, 08:59
- looking at the calculation, it's because getting on base via a walk doesn't typically produce as good an outcome as via a single, double. etc. -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 07:55 5
  - I wonder why they calculate/weigh IBB, BB and HBP differently when the achieve the same thing? -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 08:00 4
    - As well as a single. The batter is reaching 1st base. -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 08:01 3
      - It's a metric based on productivity. A single has a chance of scoring someone from 2nd - Reagen Apr 28, 08:04 2
        
        A single having a chance to score someone makes some sense. - Krusty Apr 28, 08:11 1
        
        *it should be renamed* -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 08:12
- *shrug* They mean nothing to me too. -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 07:51

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