Many people have written to me about the article comparing the Japanese leagues to the American majors. Before looking at DTs of Japanese players, I’d like to address a few points common to many of those e-mails: Confusion over statistics. The statistic used in the article was Equivalent Average, not batting average. EqA values may…
Welcome to the first "Doctoring the Numbers" of the year. Traditionally, DTN is a an in-season column, but I’m setting that aside this week. I write these columns as a gut reaction to something I’ve recently encountered–an interesting statistic, an compelling quote, or a thought-provoking assertion. Two weeks ago, Rob Neyer made a statement that,…