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sabermetrics

sabermetrics

3 7.7
Using numbers to measure how well players or teams perform
  • noun
  • /ˌseɪbərˈmɛtrɪks/
  • Jargon
translation icon : sabermetría
  • Many baseball teams now rely on sabermetrics to make decisions about player trades and lineup construction.
  • sabermetrics in baseball

Examples

  • Sabermetrics, in the view of its supporters, overturned perceived wisdom because the old-time scouts got it wrong.

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  • Sabermetrics tells us Mets fans, as well as SA, to stay away from this guy.

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  • We can go one step further and continue the story of what sabermetrics led to.

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  • And Gary can now be the next sabermetrics data analyst.

  • What happened to using sabermetrics to find undervalued players?

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  • When he was hired by the Red Sox in 2002, James had this to say about the use of sabermetrics:

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  • I love Sabermetrics, having started to read Bill James' Abstracts starting in 1982.

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  • Hence why I find Fangraphs and sabermetrics so fascinating.

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  • Two years in a row, sabermetrics have failed to deliver MLB's most coveted individual award.

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  • However, Fishjam also incorporates sabermetrics and statistical support to form a well-rounded view of the game.

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Synonyms

moneyball
vssabermetrics
  • Literature
6.5

Using numbers to choose and manage players for a sports team

focuses on measuring and comparing player and team performance rather than managing them

How Statistical

statistics
  • Specialized
58 4.9
sabermetrics
  • Jargon
3 7.7
analytics
59 4.1
opinion
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

sabermetrics singular
sabermetrics plural

Morphology

sabermetrics = SABR + metrics (semi-transparent) = SABR + metrics

The element 'metrics' signals measurement (clear), but the specific baseball sense depends on knowing the acronym/organization 'SABR', so the full meaning is not directly inferable by general learners.

Etymology

The word sabermetrics comes from the baseball group SABR, whose name comes from Society for American Baseball Research, and the part metrics, meaning 'measures'. So sabermetrics is the use of numbers and careful measures to judge and compare players or teams.