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Neil — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:46:22 +0000

See League Trends with League Splits in Team Split Finders – Baseball-Reference.com

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:08:50 +0000

I know that some folks like to study league-wide trends as a whole, like the percent of innings pitched by relievers, percent of decisions earned by starters, percent of league hits by shortstops and they like to compare that over time. We've made these calculations much much easier by adding the league total splits to the team split finders. To use this tool, you got to the Team Batting Split Finder or the Team Pitching Split Finder and set the following items.

Steps.
1) Choose MLB or AL or NL
2) Check that you want to compare to the league totals
3) Say you want the percentage of overall totals in this split.
4) Choose the split in question (like Pitching Role => as Starter)
5) Choose the stat, like IP.

Get report and you'll get this report of The percentage of innings thrown in the league by starters for each season from 1916-2012.

Yesterday’s Dinger Diary, Pitchers to Record Saves, and More Linked from Front Page

admin — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:55:49 +0000

Baseball-Reference.com Front Page.

We've added quick links to our daily reporting tool, so you can now see all of the batters, pitchers, home runs, wins, saves, and stolen bases with just a single click.

Active Leaderboards

Neil — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:02:11 +0000

Ever want to know who the active leader is in a given stat? Go to Leaders, find the stat you want, and click the Active link.

List and Map of Today’s Major and Minor League Games – Baseball-Reference.com

admin — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:39:08 +0000

Affiliated Pro Baseball Games on Friday, May 17, 2013.

We've added a page to the site that will list the major and minor league games for today's (or a future date). Perhaps you want to catch a game or perhaps you are just curious. We also added a map feature that shows which cities have games going on that day (just scroll down).

We also added a link and a popup for this on the front page of the site. See below.

New Drive Finder Play Index Tool

Mike — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:33:38 +0000

Today we're rolling out our newest PFR Play Index tool: the Drive Finder. Similar to the Play Finder tool, this will let you find drives for all types of game situations, featuring all drives from 2000-2012. We include a breakdown of average time, yards, plays, points, and even starting position so you can get an idea of the situation behind each drive. Did you know the 2012 Browns average drive started at their own 30.6 yard line with them trailing by 2.8 points? Well now you do! You can also find:

In addition, we have added drive breakdowns to all of the boxscore pages since 2000 which include summaries of offensive performance for each drive (look for the "Drives" section midway through the page above the full play-by-play). Now Patriots fans can relive both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.

Team Starting Lineup & Pitching Staff Charts

Neil — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:33:33 +0000

Here's a cool feature you may not have seen, since we added them before the season:

2013 MLB Team-by-Team Starting Lineups
2013 MLB Team-by-Team Pitching Staffs

Those links take you to pages with a master table of every team's most frequent starters at each position and a master table of every team's most common pitchers (arranged into staffs). It's a good way to see who the regular players are for the entire league in one glance, as well as to compare the Wins Above Replacement each team's been getting from each position. Check it out!

Search Our Pro Football Data Using the P-F-R Play Index

Neil — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:56:19 +0000

The Play Index is the name we use to refer to PFR's collection of top-notch research tools. Read below for more information on some of the applications we have made available to you, and also check out our blog posts about the Play Index. As always, if you have any suggestions or corrections please fill out our feedback form.

Game Play Finder

Search all plays from 2000 to today to find performances that match your criteria. Answer questions like…

Which quarterback had the highest rating with less than 5 minutes to play in 2009?
How many 50+ yard plays have the Bills given up from 2000-2011?
What was the success rate of 4th down plays in 2011?

Player Season Finder

Search through player season stats spanning from 1920 to today for single seasons or combined seasons that match your criteria. Answer questions like…

Who was the first quarterback to pass for 4000 yards in a season?
Which player had the most pass receptions during the 1970s?
Who is the offensive lineman with the most Pro Bowl selections?

The answers to these questions and many, many more are at your fingertips using the Player Season Finder.

Player Game Finder

Search through player game logs spanning from 1960 to today for games that match your criteria. You can find…

the top rushing performances in the 1973 season
a list of all players with 100+ yards rushing and receiving in the same game
the quarterback who has the most games with 4+ touchdown passes since the merger

With the Player Game Finder, the possibilities are almost endless.

Player Touchdown Finder

Search through every touchdown scored from 1940 to today for scores that match your criteria. Did you know…

Impress your friends and come up with your own "Did You Know" with a little help from the Player Touchdown Finder.

Team Game Finder

Find team games or seasons matching certain criteria. Did you know…

There have been 10 games in NFL postseason history where the eventual winner overcame a 10-or-more-point halftime deficit?
The 1983 Redskins had a +46 turnover differential, the best of all time?
The Chargers have 114 300-yard passing games in their history. That's more than any other franchise.

Super Bowl Play Finder

Search through every play in Super Bowl History.

Draft Finder

Search through every NFL and AFL draft pick.

Boxscore Search Tools

Find head-to-head results and also find games matching a particular score.

Player Playoff Gamelogs

Neil — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:00:26 +0000

To see how any player has performed in every 2013 playoff game he's played, check out his playoff gamelogs! Go to a player's page, select 2012-13 from the gamelogs dropdown, and scroll down to the playoff table.

Team Location Maps Added for Every Year of Minor & Major Leagues

admin — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:01:55 +0000

Sometimes it can be fun to see where the teams playing in a season are on a map. So we've added maps to the minor league year-by-year pages. The appear just below the league fielding stats down the page. Here is a breakout for 2013 teams.

Then you can go and compare that to the 1903 teams