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Originally Posted by SportsJunky
TheScorpion, can you explain what you mean when you say 'boxcar'? I've noticed you used it before when speaking about numbers. Is it a term used when analyzing stats?
edit - It occurs to me that you might be using it instead of 'box score'?
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It's not a misspelling or anything, and I'm not sure about the etymology, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was derived from box score.
Anyway, "boxcar stats" refer simply to raw goals and assists, when used to analyze a player at a surface level.
https://grantland.com/features/advan...rest-week-nhl/
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Originally Posted by Katie Baker for Grantland, 2012
The move has been defended, however, by those who have looked past Grabovski’s “boxcar statistics” — his simple goal and assist totals — and dug into some of the possession and shot-generation numbers he puts up. Through these adjusted metrics, Grabovski’s seemingly “intangible” contributions to the team become more quantifiable and clear.
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