Okay, so I wanted to dig into the Red Sox vs. Yankees game and really see what the player stats looked like. You know, go beyond just the final score and see who did what.
First, I gotta find a good source for the stats. I started by just hitting up a major sports site. I figured they’d have the basic box score, which is a good starting point.
I pulled up the game and, sure enough, there was the box score. It’s got all the usual stuff: at-bats, hits, runs, RBIs, the whole nine yards. I started jotting down some notes, like who had a multi-hit game, who drove in some runs, and who was striking out a lot. It is really important for me.
Pitching Performance
Then I moved onto the pitching stats. This is where it gets interesting, at least for me. I’m looking at things like:
- ERA (Earned Run Average): How many runs a pitcher gives up per nine innings. Lower is better.
- Strikeouts: Always fun to see who’s racking up the Ks.
- Walks: Too many walks can really hurt a pitcher.
- WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched): Another good measure of a pitcher’s effectiveness.
I started comparing the starting pitchers, seeing how deep they went into the game and how effective they were. Did anyone have a particularly good or bad outing? I wanted to record all.
Diving Deeper (If I’m Feeling Ambitious)
If I have much time to kill, sometimes I’ll go even further. Some sites offer more advanced stats, like:
- Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP): This can help show if a hitter was lucky or unlucky.
- Win Probability Added (WPA): This shows how much each play affected the team’s chances of winning.
I recorded all of data and compared them. Sometimes I will do some simple calculate if nessasery.
Finally, I like to just kind of summarize my findings. Did the stats tell the story of the game? Were there any surprises? Did a certain player have a huge impact that might not be obvious from just looking at the final score?
That’s pretty much my process! It’s a fun way to look a little deeper into the game and understand the player’s contributions.
