E, Kalist David; J, Spurr Stephen - In: Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports 2 (2006) 4, pp. 1-22
This paper examines the factors that determine the rate of errors called in major league baseball, and changes in the error rate over time. We find that (1) the rate of errors depends on the quality of play and characteristics of the field, but that (2) these do not fully explain variations in...