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Highlights
- Gross Productivity Average, or GPA, is a new baseball statistic that measures performance.
- About the Author: David P. Gerard is a practicing gastroenterologist in the Chicago area and is actively involved in research.
- 268 Pages
- Sports + Recreation, Baseball
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About the Book
"This book describes a new baseball statistic called GPA (Gross Productivity Average). The GPA measures how many runs a batter creates for his team or how many runs a pitcher prevents the opposing team from scoring. Information in this book will allow everyone from baseball professionals to fans to better be able to compare players' performances statistically"--Book Synopsis
Gross Productivity Average, or GPA, is a new baseball statistic that measures performance. Accounting for the effect that each plate appearance or baserunning play has on scoring opportunities, it is reported on a scale similar to that for batting average, making it easy for the average fan to understand.
Beginning with a detailed explanation of the statistic and its derivation, the book identifies, in Part II, historical patterns in league-average GPA (even the steroids effect is quantified). Practical applications are then explored, as GPA is used in Part III to settle long-running arguments about strategy and in Part IV to reassess players and awards voting from 1952 to 2012.
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About the Author
David P. Gerard is a practicing gastroenterologist in the Chicago area and is actively involved in research. He lives in Oak Brook, Illinois.