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Q: What's the difference between "SABR" and "sabrmetrics"?
A: SABR is an acronym for a group, the Society for American Baseball Research. "Sabrmetrics" is an objective analytical study of baseball performance. Some sabrmatricians may be SABR members, but not all SABR members are sabrmatricians.
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sabermetrician -- it's about "metrics" not "matriarchs"
change "group" to organization
revision?
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Q: What's the difference between "SABR" and "sabrmetrics"?
A: SABR is an acronym for the organization the Society for American Baseball Research with thousands of members around the world researching the history, cultural impact, economics, and science of the game. "Sabermetrics" is an objective, analytical study of baseball performance. Some sabermetricians are SABR members, but not all SABR members are sabermetricians.
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I didn't expand the definition of sabermetrics because that will be handled in another question. Right?
Honestly, this round is quite a lot to handle. It should be organized so that readers who just want a general idea don't have to wade through a lot of technical explanations. But the technical explanations should be available for those who may be interested.
Perhaps we should include a glossary of terms that would include a brief descriptive definition followed by a more sophisticated explanation that would include the formula. Maybe including a link to sources for more sophistocated explanations.
As for the question on the BA, it should be removed or at least reworded. The truth is, BA can be used if that's all you have. The question is "why" when other stats are "better".
Perhaps
Q: Why is OPS a better indicator of a player's offensive value that BA?
Perhaps the answer would include graphs, so people don't get lost in the math.