Monday, December 4, 2023

Using Velocity-Based Splits in Analysis

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 One avenue of analysis I see most around the postseason when individual batter-pitcher matchups or team matchups are more heavily scrutiniz...
Thursday, March 4, 2021

RAPM Style wOBA Estimates

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The most common all-in-one statistics in basketball are based on the adjusted plus-minus (APM) framework. The basic idea is as follows: how...
Saturday, February 20, 2021

The Effects of Curveball and Four-Seam Fastball Spin Axis Differential

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A swinging strike is arguably the most important pitch result from the perspective of a pitcher. A strike, not matter how it is obtained, is...
Monday, February 15, 2021

Homerun Park Factors

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Anyone who watches baseball understands a park can affect the outcome of a batted ball and the overall season lines for players. Certain par...
Sunday, January 31, 2021

Approaching the Beginning of a Plate Appearance (1/n)

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In my last post I talked about throwing pitches out of the zone in 0-2 counts. I concluded that it was an effective strategy because of the...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020

NBA Championship Equity Based on Best Players

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The Lakers recent NBA Finals victory got me thinking about how seemingly unusual their roster was shaped. The teams that win the championshi...
Thursday, October 8, 2020

Addendum to Investigation of Gary Sanchez's Struggles

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In my last post I talked about Gary Sanchez and his 2020 struggles at the plate. I cited his excellent batted ball statistics persisting in ...