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Who Controls the Plate? Isolating the Pitcher/Batter Subgame

  • Benjamin Alamar , Jeff Ma , Gabriel M Desjardins and Lucas Ruprecht
Published/Copyright: July 11, 2006

This paper combines an estimated expected run value equation with a probability model on the outcome of batted balls to isolate the game within a game. Using linear regression we were then able to determine the percentage of the outcome of an at bat that is controlled by a pitcher and the percentage that is controlled by the batter.

Published Online: 2006-7-11

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