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In sabermetrics, the defensive spectrum is a graphical representation of the positions on a baseball field, arranged from the easiest (such as first base and the outfield corners) on the left to the hardest (such as the catcher and middle infielders) on the right.
Range Factor (commonly abbreviated RF) is a baseball statistic developed by Bill James.It is calculated by dividing putouts and assists by the number of innings or games played at a given defense position. [1]
The voters select the best defensive player at each position with the best player given 10 points, the second best nine points and so forth. [9] From the award's inception, the specific outfield positions have been picked individually instead of choosing three generic outfielders, [10] a practice employed by the Gold Glove Awards from 1961 to ...
The wheel play is a unique bunt defense in that the play is designed to put out the lead runner at third base. Most bunt defense strategies give priority to making sure the defense gets an out at first base. [1] The wheel play begins with the shortstop running to cover (defend) third base.
The basis for a WAR value is the estimated number of runs contributed by a player through offensive actions such as batting and base running, and runs denied to opposition teams by the player through defensive actions like fielding and pitching.
In baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic, baseball being one of the few sports in which the defensive team controls the ball. An assist is credited to every defensive player who fields or touches the ball (after it has been hit by the batter ) before the recording of a putout , even if the contact was unintentional.
Statcast is an automated tool developed to analyze player movements and athletic abilities in Major League Baseball (MLB). [1] Statcast was introduced to all thirty MLB stadiums in 2015. The Statcast brand is also licensed to ESPN, which uses it to brand alternate statistical simulcasts of the network's games on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
In baseball statistics, defensive runs saved (DRS) measures the number of runs a player saved or cost his team on defense relative to an average player. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Any positive number is above average, and the best fielders typically have a DRS figure of 15 to 20 for a season. [ 3 ]