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Suggestion of starting pitcher ability index in Korea baseball - Focusing on the sabermetrics statistics WAR

한국프로야구에서 선발투수의 투수능력지수 제안 - 대체선수대비승수 (WAR)을 중심으로

  • Received : 2017.05.16
  • Accepted : 2017.07.05
  • Published : 2017.07.31
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Abstract

Wins above replacement (WAR) is the most commonly used statistics of the many sabermetrics that measure baseball players' abilities. The advantage of a WAR is that it enables to compare performances of players even though they have different roles such as pitcher and hitter. However, WAR is difficult to obtain with common records. Thus, in this paper, we have calculated the sabermetrics variable based on Korean professional baseball records for the past three years (2014-2016). Using these variables, we suggest starting pitcher ability index that can replace WAR. Starting pitcher ability index was calculated by means of arithmetic mean, weighted average and principal component regression. Then, compared to the WAR, the most relevant method was selected, which would be useful to identify for the starting pitcher ability.

야구선수들의 능력을 측정하는 많은 세이버메트릭스 통계량들 중에서 대체선수대비승수 (WAR)은 가장 많이 사용되는 통계량이다. WAR의 장점은 투수와 타자처럼 서로 다른 포지션임에도 불구하고 선수들의 WAR을 비교할 수 있다는 점이다. 하지만 WAR은 복잡한 형태로 일반적으로 제공되는 기록만으로 구하기 어렵다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 지난 3년간 (2014-2016년) 한국프로야구 기록 자료를 바탕으로 세이버메트릭스 변수를 계산한 뒤, 이를 이용하여 WAR을 대체할 수 있는 선발투수능력지수를 제안한다. 선발투수능력지수는 산술평균방법, 가중평균방법, 주성분회귀분석 등을 통해 산출한 뒤, WAR과 비교하여 가장 관계가 높은 방법을 선택하였다. 이는 선발투수의 능력을 파악하는데 유용하게 사용될 것이다.

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