Stathead Baseball - How Data Changed the Sport

"In pro baseball today, it's good to be a stathead. Managers use stats to decide who should be in the lineup each game, where fielders should be positioned, and when to signal for a bunt or a steal. Players use stats to prepare for games and to get an edge from the first pitch to the final out. And sports reporters rely on data to explain the game. Today's baseball fans, who always want to be in the know, get more out of the action by joining the ranks of the statheads"--

About the author

Eric Braun is a children's author and editor. He has written dozens of books on many topics, and one of his books was read by an astronaut on the International Space Station for kids on Earth to watch. Eric lives in Minneapolis with his wife, two kids, and a dog who is afraid of cardboard.

Product details

• Authors: Eric Braun, Eric Mark Braun
• Publisher: Capstone
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 14
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781543514490
• ISBN: 978-1-5435-1449-0
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 183 mm x 231 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 295 g
• Series: Stathead Sports; Stathead Sports
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous; Children's Books / Ages 9-12 Nonfiction, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Mathematics / General, Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Mathematik & Zahlen, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball