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Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Christina Kahrl: “Why use wOBA when EqA’s testably more accurate?”

By Tangotiger, 10:07 AM

Colin Wyers, not one willing to accept a stated conclusion without seeing the evidence, decided to find the evidence himself:

But of course the question was about Elvis Andrus in 2009, and from 1980 onwards the advantage shifts to wOBA. Narrowing it down to 1993-2008, the modern offensive era:… Looking at RMSE, wOBA is better by about a run per season. I’d consider that more significant overall, and far more relevant to Elvis Andrus.

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Christina Kahrl: “Why use wOBA when EqA’s testably more accurate?”