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Wrigley Field, before the 2005–2006 remodeling, with juniper-filled Batter's Eye section visible.. The batter's eye or batter's eye screen is a solid-colored, usually dark area beyond the center field wall of a baseball stadium, that is the visual backdrop directly in the line of sight of a baseball batter, while facing the pitcher and awaiting a pitch.
Good sightlines allow spectators to see all areas of a venue stage or field of play. To ensure this designers utilize the C-value, defined as the vertical distance from a spectator's eyes to sightline of the spectator directly behind. The C-value is determined in part by the rake, that is, the upward slope of the seating. [2]
In the most basic runs created formula: = (+) + where H is hits, BB is base on balls, TB is total bases and AB is at-bats.. This can also be expressed as = = where OBP is on-base percentage, SLG is slugging average, AB is at-bats and TB is total bases, however OBP includes the hit-by-pitch while the previous RC formula does not.
It considers statistics for baseball players, in the context of their team and in a sabermetric way, and assigns a single number to each player for his contributions for the year. A win share represents one-third of a team win, by definition. [2] If a team wins 80 games in a season, then its players will share 240 win shares.
In baseball, to lead off, or to take a lead, refers to the position a baserunner takes just prior to a pitch, a short distance away from the base the player occupies. [2] A "lead" can also refer to that distance. [2] A typical lead is six to ten feet (two to three meters) from the base. If the lead is too large, the runner risks being picked off.
Further examples include the calculation of park factors in Nippon Professional Baseball, [5] as well as prospective future calculations by FanGraphs in the Korea Baseball Organization. [6] Park factors have even been calculated for non-professional leagues, such as the Cape Cod League , a top summer collegiate baseball league in the United States.
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In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball. It is calculated by the sum of putouts and assists , divided by the number of total chances (putouts + assists + errors ).