1,232 records of Major League Baseball team statistics covering the 1962 through 2012 seasons. The data tracks performance metrics including runs scored, runs allowed, and team winning percentages across five decades of professional play.
Use Cases
- Calculate the Pythagorean expectation of wins using the Runs Scored (RS) and Runs Allowed (RA) columns
- Train a regression model to estimate the impact of Slugging Percentage (SLG) on total team wins (W)
- Evaluate the historical threshold of On-Base Percentage (OBP) required for a team to reach the 'Playoffs'
Strengths
- 1,232 rows representing individual team seasons over a 50-year span
- Includes specific offensive metrics such as On-Base Percentage (OBP) and Slugging Percentage (SLG)
- Tracks postseason outcomes through the 'Playoffs' and 'RankWorldSeries' columns