Major League Umpires' Performance, 2007-2010: A Comprehensive Statistical Review [Paperback]

Andrew Goldblatt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 25, 2011

Thirty years into baseball's sabermetric revolution, relatively little attention has been paid to the impact of a major league umpire's ball-and-strike judgment on game results. This welcome study corrects this omission by profiling more than ninety current umpires, summarizing their professional history, and charting their performance at home plate from 2007 through 2010. Annual and four-season rankings place the umpires according to four categories: runs per nine innings, walks per nine innings, strikeouts per nine innings, and strikeout-to-walk ratio. The statistical analysis reveals that the home plate umpire's influence on a game can be huge, both in terms of runs scored and the distribution of walks and strikeouts. By introducing umpires as individuals and encouraging a rational discussion of their work, this examination depicts umpires as dynamic actors whose impact on the game can be measured, analyzed, and enjoyed.

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About the Author

Andrew Goldblatt is an administrative specialist in the Office of Risk Management at the University of California-Berkeley and lives in Berkeley, California. He is the author of another baseball book and two non-baseball books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 206 pages
• Publisher: McFarland (March 25, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078646058X
• ISBN-13: 978-0786460588
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.4 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,661,912 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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