THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Persistency of park factors on individuals

Good stuff from Bill, on checking to see how much we can rely on park factors, if they are hitter or pitcher.

Park factors is one of the things that’s bothered me for at least a decade, the way we use them as if it’s a fait accompli.  Each park affects each type of player, and each player, differently.  While using something for Coors and Petco rather than nothing helps more than it hurts, it still doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t do better.  And when it comes to park factors, there’s LOTS of room for improvement.