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Statcast xwOBA doesn't exist prior to 2015, so it's only for his 2016 playoff appearance.

21.10.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The new scoreboard is launched πŸŽ‰

06.10.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s a 403 forbidden error. We have had serious problems with bots in the past couple months and when it’s impacting site usability we’ve had to block all automated traffic. It’s not permanent and you should typically be able to try again in a couple hours and it will work.

18.09.2025 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The new, new black FanGraphs mug.

The new, new black FanGraphs mug.

New mugs!

17.09.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who wants a really, really hard job at a really, really good place to work?

03.09.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A FanGraphs Members Only jacket.

A FanGraphs Members Only jacket.

Testing out new FanGraphs merch ideas....

27.08.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If FanGraphs were to offer the option to place a custom message on a player page (or even a section of the site) is that something you would be interested in? We are exploring ways of supplanting advertising revenue with more direct ways of funding our efforts.

14.05.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a bit of a mystery on our end too. I'm going to have to ask our image provider about it.

05.05.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry, made a mistake here. For 2024 Coors is .99. Diamondbacks with roof open is 1.14, so Coors is definitely a lot lower. I was looking at an adjusted air density calculation that doesn't give a correct picture.

26.02.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Average air density for 2025 games in AZ (measured near Chase) is considerably lower at 1.141 than the average at any park location during game time in-season. Lowest is 1.173 and that's Chase and that's only when the roof is open.

26.02.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
NPB Stats Coming Soon?

NPB Stats Coming Soon?

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24.02.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Since you brought it up, what is worse about the site and is there anything you think has improved?

18.02.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"We don’t participate in SEO schemes." πŸ‘

05.02.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's very kind of you, but please do log-in. There's lots of great Member features and you can't get your custom year end FanGraphs Walk-Off if you don't log in. It's also just a better experience in general.

30.01.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The playing time projections change regularly. Was there some specific change you were looking for, or trying to figure out if we made?

28.01.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for your support! You shouldn't be seeing any ads as a member. If for some reason you are, send a note to support@fangraphs.com and I'll take a look to see what the problem is.

23.01.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, pitchers have their own framing metric which is part of FanGraphs WAR.

18.12.2024 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you viewed more pages than me, you were a top 25 user.

08.12.2024 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's a hidden feature, but it can be done by adding &age=b2000,1998 to a leaderboard url. This would show players born between (and including) 1998-2000.

05.12.2024 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

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