Baseball: The Math of the Game

by Thomas K. Adamson

What is the difference between batting average and slugging percentage? How far does the catcher throw the ball when he tries to gun out a runner who's stealing second? How do you predict a players season stats after only a few weeks? Race to the field to learn how math has transformed the world of baseball!

Genres: Baseball, Sports

50 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2011

Reviews

[Clarence · Rating 3 out of 5]

i think about the make me now about the feid for diffen park arond us and the base are for 1 to 2 but i love the book

[Briana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book taught me stuff I didn't know, but also struck me as too dense in material for anyone not in at least 5th grade. The math requires some knowledge, and background knowledge of baseball makes the text more accessible.