{"product_id":"player-won-lost-records-in-baseball-tom-thress-9781476670249","title":"Player Won-Lost Records in Baseball: Measuring Performance in Context","description":"\u003cp\u003e Baseball analysts often criticize pitcher win-loss records as a poor measure of pitcher performance, as wins are the product of team performance. Fans criticize WAR (Wins Above Replacement) because it takes in theoretical rather than actual wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Player won-lost records bridge the gap between these two schools of thought, giving credit to all players for what they do--without credit or blame for teammates' performance--and measuring contributions to actual team wins and losses. The result is a statistic of player value that quantifies all aspects of individual performance, allowing for robust comparisons between players across different positions and different seasons. Using play-by-play data, this book examines players' won-lost records in Major League Baseball from 1930 through 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Thress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476670242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476670249\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\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Tom Thress","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123897331967,"sku":"9781476670249","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca9b95f2-2211-4922-96d9-9c3bede068a5.jpg?v=1687433535","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/player-won-lost-records-in-baseball-tom-thress-9781476670249","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}