Giving baseball better numbers

摘要

Astute baseball fans know which players possess the golden glove, but assigning a number to defensive skill has been tricky. New statistical methods could offer a more accurate assessment than traditional methods, Benjamin Baumer reported August 5.rnOfficially, fielding ability has been calculated by dividing a player's number of errors by the total number of chances the player had to make a play, and subtracting that number from one.