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PECOTA (Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm) refers to Baseball Prospectus' proprietary predictive model.

Named by Nate Silver for Bill Pecota (Peterson HS in Sunnyvale & DeAnza CC), supposedly because he was the most average player possible in his MLB career with the Royals, Mets, & Braves.

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PECOTA (Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm) refers to Baseball Prospectus' proprietary predictive model.

Named by Nate Silver for Bill Pecota (Peterson HS in Sunnyvale & DeAnza CC), supposedly because he was the most average player possible in his MLB career with the Royals, Mets, & Braves.