A successful steal advances a runner into scoring position, but failure adds an out. Sabermetrics sets the break-even success rate at 70 to 75 percent. This article reassesses NPB's stolen base tactics through data.
A strikeout that isn't an out. The uncaught third strike rule is so complex that even experienced players struggle to explain its conditions correctly. Why does this rule exist, and what are its exact requirements?
NPB has players known as 'pinch runner specialists.' This article analyzes the tactical rationale behind dedicating a roster spot to a player specializing solely in baserunning, examining the history and win contribution of pinch runner deployment.
A detailed exploration of the art of stealing bases - the 0.1-second mind games of speed specialists, spanning three elements determining stolen base success..
도루 수만으로는 주루의 가치를 온전히 측정할 수 없다. 본 기사는 BsR 및 UBR 등 세이버메트릭스 지표를 활용해 NPB에서의 진루율, 태그업 성공률, 주루를 통한 득점 증가량을 구체적인 데이터로 분석하고, 주루의 달인으로 불린 선수들의 기술을 해부한다.
When a batter hits a ground ball and sprints to first, they run without watching where the ball went. Baseball is the only sport where players run away from their own play. Why? The answer is built into the field's geometry.
Watch a baseball game from above and you'll notice players spend a disproportionate amount of time facing left. Right-handed batters face left, runners circle counterclockwise, and fielders orient leftward tracking batted balls. Baseball is structurally a leftward-facing sport.
NPB stolen bases have declined since the 1980s peak. This statistical analysis examines improved pickoff moves, catcher throwing, and sabermetric reassessment of baserunning value.