Curve Ball: Baseball, Statistics, and the Role of Chance in the Game

Preface to the Paperback Edition Introduction Ch01: Simple Models from Tabletop Baseball Games Ch02: Exploring Baseball Data Ch03: Introducing Probability Ch04: Situational Effects Ch05: Streakiness (Or, The Hot Hand) Ch06: Measuring Offensive Performance Ch07: Average Runs per Play Ch08: The Curvature of Baseball Ch09: Making Sense of Baseball Strategy Ch10: Measuring Clutch Play Ch11: Prediction Ch12: Did the Best Team Win? Ch13: Post-Game Comments (A Brief Afterword) Appendix: Baseball Games Glossary Bibliography Index