Estimates of the Relative Importance of Primary Factors to Winning Baseball:

Estimates of the Relative Importance of Primary Factors

to Winning Baseball

Pitching Batting Fielding Other Factors

Mean % Mean % Mean % Mean %

% Range % Range % Range % Range

Gen.Man. 53.6 15-80 26.1 10-55 17.3 0-35 2.9 0-15

N=22

Field Man. 62.9 25-80 19.0 10-30 13.9 0-40 4.2 0-19

N= 14

Sportsw./

Broadc. 65.4 40-80 17.1 5-35 11.2 0-20 6.2 0-20

N= 14

Total

Sample 59.5 15-80 21.6 10-55 14.6 0-40 4.2 0-20

N=50

Estimates of the Relative Importance of Other Factors

Number of Highest %

Factor Times Mentioned Attributed

Player attitude and desire 8 10%

Player speed 8 7%

Player hustle 6 5%

Manager's strategy 3 5%

Size of home ball park 3 10%

Team effort 2 10%

Player intelligence 1 15%

Player throwing accuracy 1 2%

Player field leadership 1 20%

Player knowledge of fundamentals 1 10%

Home ball park weather 1 5%

Umpire decisions 1 1%

Altitude of ball park 1 -

Temperature of baseball 1 -

Fan attendance and enthusiasm 1