Does team slugging predict deviation from Pythagorean Expectation? Seems doubtful
Here’s a strange one: does team slugging percentage predict deviation from a team’s Pythagorean Expectation Formula (PEF() winning percentage? There’s absolutely zero reason to believe it would in theory. PEF, of course, predicts WP (really really well) based on runs scored and allowed. Slugging percentage generates runs. Why wouldn’t the impact of slugging already be […]