Was Mark Twain right when he said: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies and statistics”?1 Statistics are certainly useful but can be manipulated. , especially out of context. The problem is that people don't pay attention to context, only to numbers. For example, an advertisement for Five Hour Energy states that 4 out of 5 doctors want their patients who use energy supplements to use low-calorie energy supplements. If you think about it, they mean patients who are already using energy supplements, which means they didn't count doctors who recommend their patients not use energy supplements at all. In baseball, statistics have always been important. With the introduction of sabermetrics, one wonders if this new mathematical approach really advances baseball. Or is it just a way to take statistics out of context in a way that the average fan can't see? In order to explore this topic in more depth, it is important to define a keyword: sabermetrics. Sabermetrics uses statistical analysis to analyze baseball records and determine player performance. As originally defined by Bill James in 1980, sabermetrics is "the pursuit of objective knowledge about baseball."2 James developed the term in part to honor the Society for American Baseball Research, or SABR. Before Bill James introduced his revolutionary new ideas, statistics were still a factor. By the mid-19th century, Henry Chadwick had developed box scoring, and his list of hits, home runs, and total bases led to the formation of baseball. metrics such as batting average and slugging percentage, both of which are still used in statistics books today. Middle of paper ......nes like Jose Altuve, second baseman for the Houston Astros. the fact is that its only satisfactory importance is in determining its success at home plate, and not on the rest of the diamond. As for Moneyball, much of the credit can be given to Billy Beane and Paul DePodesta for changing the standards and emphasis. on statistical analysis to take a cash-starved team to first place, but much of the credit must also be given to the stellar starting rotation on the mound. That's what's crazy about the whole Moneyball situation. After seeing the movie myself, I never knew great pitchers like Tim Hudson and Barry Zito, both Hall of Famers, were even on that team. I guess Mark Twain was right, statistics are usually manipulated to show only the bright side, what people want to see, rather than the whole truth..