Advanced Stats for Non-Stats People: Article One - Goals Above Replacement

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For anyone who reads my writing here, you know that I will often use “analytics” or “advanced stats” in my articles. Often, people have questions, many of which take longer to answer than is efficient to do in comments.

So I decided to create a series in which I attempt to explain these concepts to those of you who aren’t very interested in statistics. The “attempt” here is applied to me, not the reader, as it’s my responsibility to make it understandable.

I’m going to start off with Goals Above Replacement, which is often used to argue the value of different players, either individually or when compared to each other.

GAR - Goals Above…