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Do Spring Training Stats And Results Matter?
As Spring Training comes and goes every year, this question is pondered as we head into the start of the regular season. Regardless of...
bmayer54
Mar 18, 20253 min read


How Do Minor League Affiliates Affect The Major League Teams Success?
Throughout the course of the Major League Season, each team relies heavily on their Minor League Affiliates. due to injuries and good...
bmayer54
Jan 24, 20253 min read


How Have The New Rules Changed The Game?
Since the start of the 2020 MLB season, baseball has implemented many different rule changes to speed up the game, allow for more...
bmayer54
Dec 29, 20243 min read


What Teams Get The Most Value Out Of Their Players?
One could look at many comparisons of many different stats to answer this question, though the best comparison available is WAR vs....
bmayer54
Nov 25, 20244 min read


What's The Story Of The Postseason Teams?
Although the Division Series gets underway today and 4 of the 12 postseason teams have already been eliminated it's still important to...
bmayer54
Oct 5, 20244 min read


How Do Offensive Splits Impact The Game?
Offensive stats tell you how offensive players perform in certain environments and situations. Sometimes, the offense's performance...
bmayer54
Sep 7, 20244 min read


How Have Pitchers Changed Over Time?
Just like how offensive profiles for each position have changed over time, so have pitcher's profiles for both Starters and Relievers....
bmayer54
Aug 23, 20244 min read


How Has Each Offensive Position Changed Over Time?
Throughout MLB's 120-plus history, offenses have gone through many eras that have shaped the game as we know it. These eras have bred...
bmayer54
Aug 9, 20243 min read


What Does The Difference In First And Second Half Winning Percentage Display?
The All Star break allows teams the chance to reset and completely change the outlook of their season in the second half. Additionally,...
bmayer54
Jul 26, 20244 min read


Is There Any Correlation Between The All Star Game And The World Series Champion?
With the MLB All Star Game and all the festivities that come with it next week, this question is sure to linger in heads. Before 2003 the...
bmayer54
Jul 11, 20245 min read


What Effect Does Baseball's Schedule Have?
With 162 games in a season, baseball can divide the games in many ways. Since the 2010's baseball has 3 different iterations of their...
bmayer54
Jun 28, 20244 min read


What Is Pythagorean Winning Percentage?
Baseball's Pythagorean winning percentage has little relationship to the Pythagorean Theorem. The Pythagorean Winning Percentage doesn't...
bmayer54
Jun 14, 20244 min read


What Leads To Baseball Teams Postseason Success?
This is the question I pondered as I constructed my Data Visualization Final project. Using the built-in R Lahman package, I looked at...
bmayer54
May 31, 20246 min read
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