{"product_id":"baseball-gpa-david-p-gerard-9780786472567","title":"Baseball GPA: A New Statistical Approach to Performance and Strategy","description":"\u003cp\u003e Gross Productivity Average, or GPA, is a new baseball statistic that measures performance. Accounting for the effect that each plate appearance or baserunning play has on scoring opportunities, it is reported on a scale similar to that for batting average, making it easy for the average fan to understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Beginning with a detailed explanation of the statistic and its derivation, the book identifies, in Part II, historical patterns in league-average GPA (even the steroids effect is quantified). Practical applications are then explored, as GPA is used in Part III to settle long-running arguments about strategy and in Part IV to reassess players and awards voting from 1952 to 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David P. Gerard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786472561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786472567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2014","brand":"David P. Gerard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46110645387519,"sku":"9780786472567","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_403ecaae-9325-496a-ac57-4f60abc9f05b.jpg?v=1725469370","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baseball-gpa-david-p-gerard-9780786472567","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}