James, Piette; Alexander, Braunstein; B, McShane Blakeley; … - In: Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports 6 (2010) 3, pp. 1-17
A plethora of statistics have been proposed to measure the effectiveness of pitchers in Major League Baseball. While many of these are quite traditional (e.g., ERA, wins), some have gained currency only recently (e.g., WHIP, K/BB). Some of these metrics may have predictive power, but it is...