Dewan: Best single-season Runs Saved totals
From SABR member John Dewan at ACTA Sports on August 19, 2013:
Baseball Info Solutions now has over 10 years of Defensive Runs Saved data.
Over the last decade, we’ve witnessed some incredible defensive seasons. A pair of shortstops, Jack Wilson and Adam Everett, saved an estimated 32 and 34 runs in 2005 and 2006, respectively. In 2010, Brett Gardner set the then-record 35 Runs Saved split between left and center field.
This season, someone new has broken that record.
Read the full article here: http://www.statoftheweek.com
- Related link: Defensive Runs Saved is included in the new SABR Defensive Index, part of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award selection process
Originally published: August 19, 2013. Last Updated: August 19, 2013.