NORMALIZING NEGRO LEAGUE STATISTICS
February 13, 2020 by Kevin Johnson · 8 Comments
Most baseball fans are familiar with the concept of ‘normalizing’ statistics. For MLB statistics, the most basic adjustment is to normalize for park effects. The simplest park normalization calculation takes the impact of a team’s park on runs scored then divides that number, either positive or negative, in half, and then that calculation is applied […]
An Interview with Bob Kendrick: President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
August 30, 2011 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment
One of the more under-appreciated elements of baseball history is the Negro Leagues. Barred from playing in the Majors, black players instead played at the highest level of competition in their own leagues. Legendary players like Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Rube Foster rivaled or exceeded the popularity and productivity of any stars in the […]
