Stat Pack

Welcome to the first stat pack. I'll show some of the stats you may not hear about on TBS or ESPN about our Braves. I believe stats sometime reinforce and shine new light on something you may have not seen. So here we go with a couple of hitting stats and a couple of pitching stats.

Win Probability Added (basically, what players are helping the most). Only hitters with 20 or more at-bats apply.
Top Five
1. Kelly Johnson - 1.51
2. Edgar Renteria - 1.23
3. Chipper Jones - 0.58
4. Jeff Francoeur - 0.34
4. Scott Thorman - 0.34

Bottom Five
14. Ryan Langerhans - -0.68
13. Brayan Pena - -0.51
12. Chris Woodward - -0.49
11. Craig Wilson - -0.43
10. Pete Orr - -0.19

Equivalent Average, or EqA, is a measure for total offensive value that is adjusted for the league, park, and pitching. It also includes baserunning and is a pretty easy way to compare the offensive value of each player.
Top Five
1. Chipper Jones - .336
2. Willie Harris - .319
3. Edgar Renteria - .310
3. Kelly Johnson - .310
5. Jarrod Saltalamacchia - .300 (get him in the lineup!)

Bottom Five
14. Ryan Langerhans - -.068
13. Pete Orr - .131
12. Chris Woodward - .174
11. Brayan Pena - .190
10. Craig Wilson - .213

Pitcher's Stuff, or basically, their ability to dominate. Three pitchers (Kevin Barry, Steve Colyer, and Macay McBride) have been taken out since they have failed to get to ten frames.
Top Five
1. John Smoltz - 25
1. Tyler Yates - 25
3. Rafael Soriano - 21
4. Tim Hudson - 19
5. Oscar Villarreal - 18

Bottom Five
13. Chad Paronto - -31
12. Mark Redman - -24
11. Peter Moylan - -11
10. Bob Wickman - -5
9. Kyle Davies - 2

Fielding Independent Pitching, or how well the pitcher is pitching in terms of ERA without his defense helping or hurting him.
Top Five
1. Tyler Yates - 1.66
2. Rafael Soriano - 2.67
3. Mike Gonzalez - 2.97
4. Tim Hudson - 3.14
5. John Smoltz - 3.17

Bottom Five
13. Anthony Lerew - 7.54
12. Mark Redman - 5.81
11. Kyle Davies - 4.96
10. Chuck James - 4.42
9. Peter Moylan - 4.07