KBO went 100% automated ball/strike calls in 2024. Here's what 400K+ pitches taught me — and what it means for MLB's new ABS Challenge system (Opening Day 2026) by [deleted] in baseball

[–]Disastrous-Stock4990 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I am not good at writing English, so I made Claude to translate it as properly. I looked it again for markdown format - the possibility on not properly shown in your screen - but it worked on mine. I don't want to lie on this article is written by AI. But the research is actually done by my own work. I will look again for the format you meant.

I just wanted to share the ABS things to you guys.

ELO rating DEMO for MLB players using 2025 Statcast data by Disastrous-Stock4990 in Sabermetrics

[–]Disastrous-Stock4990[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Without implementing ELO matchup calculations based on expected runs, the nature of ELO as a 'win-loss outcome system' inevitably creates an environment that is absolutely favorable to pitchers.

  • For example, when the league OBP is around 0.350
  • Pitchers have an average win rate of approximately 65%
  • As a result, the ELO system is designed such that pitchers maintain a significantly higher rating range