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What Makes an Elite Pitcher?

By Wilbert, Warren N.

What Makes an Elite Pitcher?

By Wilbert, Warren N.

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Elite baseball pitchers are elite for a reason. They seem to have it all: a variety of pitches that no one can lay a bat to; cool heads and confidence in their "stuff" when they get in a jam; and the kind of dexterity that makes difficult plays seem easy. Is elite status revealed through statistics? Though the author of this book considers statistics of both the traditional and sabermetric sort, he argues that the greats are proved not by broad statistical comparison with all other pitchers, but by their record against one another. In a thoughtful discussion of the evidence of head-to-head matchups, he finds the nine pitchers who make up the true elite: Cy Young, Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, Grover Alexander, Lefty Grove, Warren Spahn, Tom Seaver, Roger Clemens, and Greg Maddux. For each pitcher the book provides biographical information, career highlights, and a list of the feats that put him in the record books.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
396
Release Date:
2003-05-01
Publication Date:
2003-05-07
Publisher:
McFarland and Company, Inc.
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0786414561
ISBN13:
9780786414567
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
641 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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