When does enough become, well – enough? In the world of baseball statistics, there is always another stat that will certainly make me head to the garage for a tailpipe cure for the next bold mathematical adventure. Just who creates these?
The latest down the rabbit hole is a creation called “Outs Above Average (OAA)” that is explained here and is relegated to those who patrol the outfield. Read it at your leisure and if you have difficulty deciphering your checkbook then just move on to something a bit less mathematically esoteric. If you contemplate solving two prime conjecture then proceed – for the statistical aficionado, it will be like butter pecan ice cream is to me – irresistible.