Major League Baseball Data from the 1986 and 1987 seasons.
A data frame with 322 observations of major league players on the following 20 variables with explanations.
AtBat | Number of times at bat in 1986 | |
Hits | ||
| Number of hits in 1986 | ||
HmRun | ||
| Number of home runs in 1986 | ||
Runs | Number of runs in 1986 | |
RBI | ||
| Number of runs batted in 1986 | ||
Walks | ||
| Number of walks in 1986 | ||
Years | Number of years in the major leagues | |
CAtBat | ||
| Number of times at bat during his career | ||
CHits | ||
| Number of hits during his career | ||
CHmRun | Number of home runs during his career | |
CRuns | ||
| Number of runs during his career | ||
CRBI | ||
| Number of runs batted in during his career | ||
CWalks | Number of walks during his career | |
League | ||
| A factor with levels A and N indicating player's league at the end of 1986 | ||
Division | ||
| A factor with levels E and W indicating player's division at the end of 1986 | ||
PutOuts | Number of put outs in 1986 | |
Assists | ||
| Number of assists in 1986 | ||
Errors | ||
| Number of errors in 1986 | ||
Salary | 1987 annual salary on opening day in thousands of dollars | |
NewLeague | ||
| A factor with levels A and N indicating player's league at the beginning of 1987 |
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