The Sports Resource Blog

With so many better metrics available, it’s hard to believe the mainstream sports media still uses per game statistics to evaluate player pe...

Politicians discovered the power of numbers long ago. One might say “my administration created one million more jobs than any other in hist...

Here’s a wrap-up of the MIT Sports Analytics Conference held earlier this month, with the focus on items of interest to sports agents. This ...

Are relief pitchers more volatile than starters? While that seems to be the case, relievers also get evaluated in much smaller sample sizes....

Managers hate when hitters strike out. The mainstream media often criticizes high-strikeout players like Mark Reynolds, much more than it sh...

Most sports statistics – especially the ones that get attention in the mainstream media – are opportunity based. Other metrics filter out op...

Remember 1992? That was the last time National League offense had gone lower than the current level of 4.36 runs per game . The same goes fo...