Baseball

Swinging Strike Rate: What It Says About StrikeoutsSwinging strike rate is the share of pitches hitters swing at and miss. What a good rate is, and why it's the best check on a pitcher's strikeout rate.Read more →xwOBA vs wOBA and BABIP: Luck or Skill at the PlatewOBA counts a hitter's results, while xwOBA credits the quality of their contact. How to read the gap between them, and what BABIP says about luck.Read more →Barrel Rate: What Counts as a Barrel in BaseballA barrel is a ball hit 98+ mph at a launch angle built for extra bases. What barrel rate says about power, with 2025's leaders and league average.Read more →FIP vs ERA: What Is a Good FIP in Baseball?On FanGraphs' scale a 3.80 FIP is above average and 3.20 is excellent. What FIP counts, and why it tells you more than ERA about a pitcher's next season.Read more →

Football

ANY/A in Football: Adjusted Net Yards per AttemptANY/A is adjusted net yards per attempt, a QB stat that adds a touchdown bonus and charges for picks and sacks. Here's the formula and 2025 examples.Read more →CPOE and YAC: What a QB's Completion Rate HidesCPOE (completion percentage over expected) grades a QB's accuracy against how hard the throws were. YAC is the yardage a receiver adds after the catch.Read more →EPA in Football: What Every Play Is WorthEPA (expected points added) grades each football play by how it moves a drive's expected points. Here's the math with 2025 numbers, and how DVOA differs.Read more →

Basketball

Net Rating and Plus-Minus in Basketball: How They WorkNet rating is points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions. Plus-minus is one player's slice of it. Here's the math and where each one misleads.Read more →Shooting Percentage Is Misleading. Use True Shooting.Field goal percentage treats a three like a layup and skips free throws. True shooting counts both. Here's the formula and what a good number looks like.Read more →