Trans-historicizing single-season (fielding-independent) pitching performances

So I thought it would be fun to start the year with another standardized “all-time best seasons,” this one focusing on fielding-independent pitching or FIP. Before I get to the results, let me quickly review the motivation for, and mechanics of, this sort of analysis. If one wants to compare historical “best seasons” rate statistics […]
Trans-historical FIPr data

Blog post User notes analysis script Lahman pitching Lahman names bb_ref_2024_fip_elements bb_ref_100IP_war fg_ref_100IP_war Lahman team data bb_ref_2024_patch fg_team_wars bbref_team_pitching_wars Lahman_ohbp