On Episode 169 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel broke down all the relevant statistics in baseball. They covered the basics including batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, and ERA. Then, they dug deeper with BABIP, FIP, xERA, xFIP, SIERA, and wOBA. They also went into defensive metrics and wins above replacement.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:20 - Batting Average/On-Base Percentage (AVG/OBP)
00:07:15 - Difference Between At-Bats and Plate Appearances
00:08:50 - Slugging Percentage (SLG)
00:09:45 - OPS
00:10:35 - When to Use Batting Average
00:12:45 - Why OPS is a Better Evaluator than Batting Average
00:15:45 - Why AVG w/RISP is a Better Evaluator Than RBI
00:17:25 - Shohei Ohtani vs. Salvador Perez (2021)
00:23:50 - Dismissing Pitcher Wins
00:25:35 - Earned Run Average (ERA)/RA9 (Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings)
00:29:50 - BABIP
00:36:00 - Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP)
00:38:45 - Expected ERA (xERA)
00:40:40 - Expected FIP (xFIP)
00:46:50 - Skill-Interactive ERA (SIERA)
00:54:25 - OPS+
00:56:10 - ERA+
00:57:45 - Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+)
00:59:45 - Isolated Power (ISO)
01:08:00 - Weighted On-Base Average (wOBA)
01:09:45 - Expected wOBA (xwOBA)
01:12:50 - Run Value / RV/100
01:18:35 - Defensive Wins Above Replacement (dWAR)
01:20:30 - Why We Use Fangraphs for Catchers
01:21:00 - Defensive Runs Above Average (Def)/Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR)/Defensive Runs Saved (DRS)
01:26:15 - Outs Above Average (OAA)
01:28:50 - Average Exit Velocity
01:30:00 - Launch Angle
01:31:45 - Barrel Rate
01:34:50 - Wins Above Replacement
