These statistics were argued to be more important for run-creation, and, therefore, should have been valued more highly than the traditional statistics such as batting average, home runs, runs batted in, or stolen bases. There are five major statistics that I will describe in depth: WAR, BABIP, xFIP, OPS+, and ERA+. Fangraphs Formula for hitters: WAR = (Batting Runs + Base Running Runs + Fielding Runs + Positional Adjustment + League Adjustment + Replacement Runs) / (Runs Per Win). Leaderboard 2This method helps teams evaluate more holistically when attempting to determine a player’s worth in trade or free agency. Most of these statistics are “improvements” or consolidations of old statistics – to evaluate players easier.

Source: Daily Sun November 16, 2016 22:17 UTC