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Introducing our new version of Wins Above Replacement

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Dan Hirsch

In celebration of the new season, Seamheads.com and The Baseball Gauge are proud to announce our new Wins Above Replacement. The updated calculation has two major changes from our previous system. The first upgrade is our Fielding system, which now … Continue reading →

2011 Final Park Factors

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

Just a quick update. The Park Factors for the 2011 season have been uploaded and applied to all the stats. There were some changes in the overall metrics, but they were very small. Since my Park Factors are 3-year calculations, … Continue reading →

wOBA and L/R splits

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

I’ve begun to add wOBA (Weighted On Base Average) and Lefty/Righty splits to the site. Currently, they are only available on the player’s page in the Batting Graph. L/R splits are available from 1952 until the current season. I should … Continue reading →

Negro Leagues Database

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

I’m thrilled to announce that we at Seamheads have launched the very first online Negro Leagues Database, powered by the Baseball Gauge. The site covers the Cuban Leagues from 1904-1912 and the Negro Leagues from 1916-1922. There are plans for … Continue reading →

Update on The Baseball Gauge

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

I’ve quiet for a little while here on the blog lately. This is due partly to a couple of vacations I went on this summer. One of them being a California road trip to see all 5 ballparks. But the … Continue reading →

SABR 41

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

Tomorrow, I’ll be heading out to Long Beach California for SABR 41. It will be my first convention and I’m looking forward to meeting fellow baseball fans. If you’re going to be there, track me down, and I’d love to … Continue reading →

2011 All-Stars

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

Now that the 2011 All-Stars have been announced, we can now view the All-Star Teams and maybe a little more interesting, the Non All-Star Teams. The Non All-Stars Team can be a handy little tool when filling out your Final … Continue reading →

Improvement in All-State Teams

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

Now that the High School Database has been added to the site, the All-State Teams have been very much improved. Previously, they were based off of the States in which each player was born. But now they are based off … Continue reading →

New Feature: High School data

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

Thanks to the amazing work of Kevin Johnson (who also created the data for Seamheads ballpark database), I’ve added his High School database to The Baseball Gauge. Now, each player’s High School is displayed on their player page with a … Continue reading →

Career Batting and Pitching Graphs

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Dan Hirsch

I don’t know why, but this is probably one of my favorite additions to the site in a while. These graphs show how players ranked in each statistical category. These stats are taken from each player’s 7 best seasons and … Continue reading →

Player	Pos	Born	Age	WAR
Today's Birthdays All-Time (Top 5)
Miguel Tejada	SS	1974	38	42.7
Tip O'Neill	LF	1858	(1915)	28.7
Joe Judge	1B	1894	(1963)	23.2
John Montefusco	SP	1950	62	17.5
Lip Pike	CF	1845	(1893)	17.3
Active (Top 3)
Player	Pos	Born	Age	WAR
Jason Kubel	RF	1982	30	6.8
Scott Hairston	LF	1980	32	2.8
Brad Lincoln	SW	1985	27	-0.1

Top Players By Position
2012 Season

Pos	Player	Age	Tm	WAR
C	Carlos Ruiz	33.4	PHI	1.8
1B	Joey Votto	28.8	CIN	2.2
2B	Omar Infante	30.5	MIA	2.3
3B	David Wright	29.5	NYN	2.2
SS	Rafael Furcal	34.7	SLN	1.9
LF	Josh Hamilton	31.1	TEX	2.6
CF	Adam Jones	26.9	BAL	2.0
RF	Carlos Beltran	35.2	SLN	1.7
DH	Adam Dunn	32.6	CHA	1.5

SP	Justin Verlander	29.4	DET	2.3
SP	Clayton Kershaw	24.3	LAN	2.2
SP	Cole Hamels	28.5	PHI	2.1
SP	Jake Peavy	31.1	CHA	2.0
SP	Wandy Rodriguez	33.5	HOU	1.9
RP	Ryan Cook	25.0	OAK	1.6
RP	Jim Johnson	29.0	BAL	1.5
RP	Pedro Strop	27.1	BAL	1.5

Hits
Above Replacement
2012 Season

#	Player	Pos	Age	Tm	H
1	David Wright	3B	29.5	NYN	23.7
2	Melky Cabrera	LF	27.9	SFN	23.2
3	Paul Konerko	1B	36.3	CHA	21.8
4	Josh Hamilton	LF	31.1	TEX	21.4
5	Derek Jeter	SS	38.0	NYA	20.2
6	Rafael Furcal	SS	34.7	SLN	18.2
7	Michael Bourn	CF	29.5	ATL	15.5
8	Carlos Ruiz	C	33.4	PHI	15.4
9	Andrew McCutchen	CF	25.7	PIT	15.3
10	Matt Kemp	CF	27.8	LAN	14.6

Baserunners Avoided
Above Replacement
2012 Season

#	Player	Th	Age	Tm	BsRn
1	Justin Verlander	R	29.4	DET	43.1
2	Jered Weaver	R	29.7	LAA	34.1
3	Brandon Morrow	R	27.9	TOR	33.7
4	Jake Peavy	R	31.1	CHA	33.7
5	Clayton Kershaw	L	24.3	LAN	33.3
6	Brandon Beachy	R	25.8	ATL	32.1
7	Matt Cain	R	27.8	SFN	27.2
8	Cliff Lee	L	33.8	PHI	25.3
9	Jason Vargas	L	29.4	SEA	25.2
10	Cole Hamels	L	28.5	PHI	24.7