Sabermetrics (version 2.0)

wsb: wSB

Description

wSB is the estimated number of runs a player contributes by stealing bases as compared to the average player.

Usage

wsb(year, SB, CS, lgwSB, single, bb, hbp, ibb)

Arguments

year

Season

SB

Stolen Bases

CS

Caught Stealing

lgwSB

League wSB

single

Singles

bb

Walks

hbp

Hit By Pitches

ibb

Intentional Walks

Value

Returns a value equal to (SB * runSB) + (CS * runCS) - (lgwSB * (single + bb + hbp - ibb))

Details

wSB is useful because it attaches a value to a player's SB count

References

http://www.fangraphs.com/library/offense/wsb/

See Also

lgwSB

Examples

## The function is currently defined as
function (year, SB, CS, lgwSB, single, bb, hbp, ibb) 
{
    runSB <- linearWeights$runSB[which(linearWeights$Season == 
        year)]
    runCS <- linearWeights$runCS[which(linearWeights$Season == 
        year)]
    wsb <- (SB * runSB) + (CS * runCS) - (lgwSB * (single + bb + 
        hbp - ibb))
  }