Thursday, June 30, 2011

Will This Be Your Breakout Year?

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There are many articles out there about finding a job in sports. Almost every sports conference has a panel devoted to this topic. Most of t...
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Thursday, June 23, 2011

One Simple Test for Predicting NBA Success

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If a college player can score at a high rate before turning 20 years old, they have a great chance for NBA success. This quick test was ex...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Five Reasons to Activate Your Sponsorships with Statistics

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When fans enter professional sports venues today, they become immersed in technology. While the huge HD video boards grab their attention, t...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Properly Valuing Hit Types

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It seems logical that a double is twice as good as a single, a triple three times as good as a single, etc. However, the run values for offe...
Monday, June 6, 2011

Better Sports Statistics and Missed Opportunities

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Moving beyond core statistics has immense benefits for anybody associated with or interested in sports. Advanced metrics – or even relativel...
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

In Defense of Win Totals

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In a recent issue of ESPN the Magazine , Steve Wulf wrote about the debate over pitchers’ win totals. He summarized that wins have far more ...
Friday, May 20, 2011

Let the Numbers Tell the Story

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Speaking at the MIT Sports Analytics Conference, Microsoft’s Bruno Aziza explained how “Analytics tell a great story.” Unfortunately, analy...