Dewan: Who’s hot and who’s not, according to Bill James
From SABR member John Dewan at ACTA Sports on May 2, 2017:
Several years ago, Bill James created a system that measures the ‘temperature’ of a player, which illustrates if his current hitting is hot or cold. Using the Fahrenheit temperature scale, players start at a room temperature of 72 degrees and increase or decrease based on their recent performance.
Let’s look at the hottest hitters through yesterday’s games.
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We can see that four players top 100 degrees! Last year, only one player, Victor Martinez, had a temperature above 100 at this point of the season. Three of the hottest players are on the best team in baseball right now, the Washington Nationals.
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Originally published: May 2, 2017. Last Updated: May 2, 2017.