Spd
Description:
Speed score (Spd) is a statistic developed by Bill James that rates a player on speed and baserunning ability. Different locations include slightly different components, but the FanGraphs version consists of, “…Stolen Base Percentage, Frequency of Stolen Base Attempts, Percentage of Triples, and Runs Scored Percentage.”
Context:
2010 Speed Scores
Things to Remember:
- Speed score is a good start, but it does not account for all the aspects of baserunning. For more information on baserunning research, read Sky Kalkman’s analysis here and FanGraphs’ attempt at tackling the issue here, here, and here.
Links for Further Reading:
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