What is Sabermetrics?
Sabermetrics is a method of objectively analyzing baseball performance through statistics. The study relies on collecting records to develop conclusions and make predictions about players, teams and performances. Unlike batting average and other more traditional baseball statistics, sabermetrics relies on measuring runs scored, on-base percentage and individual value. The term sabermetrics was coined by Bill James, a noted baseball historian and statistician. Derived from the acronym SABR, from the Society of American Baseball Research, sabermetrics is an attempt at a system to determine which statistics are useful for which purposes. Over its history it has introduced many statistics into mainstream usage, such as: WHIP (walks and hits per inning pitched) and OPS (on-base plus slugging).
