Baseball's winning formula: Statistical analysis debunks the old adage 'Pitching is 75 percent of the game'

Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 16:31 in Mathematics & Economics

A new analysis found hitting accounts for more than 45 percent of Major League Baseball teams' winning records, fielding for 25 percent and pitching for 25 percent. And, the impact of stolen bases is greatly overestimated.

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