E534 Fall2020 1.1 -  Sports - Introduction and Sabermetrics (Baseball Informatics)
Channel: Digital Science Center Courses
Date: 2015-01-20

Unit Summary (PartI): This unit discusses baseball starting with the movie Moneyball and the 2002-2003 Oakland Athletics. Unlike sports like basketball and soccer, most baseball action is built around individuals often interacting in pairs. This is much easier to quantify than many player phenomena in other sports. We discuss Performance-Dollar relationship including new stadiums and media/advertising. We look at classic baseball averages and sophisticated measures like Wins Above Replacement.

Lesson Summary
1.1 - E534 Sports - Introduction and Sabermetrics (Baseball Informatics) Lesson
Introduction to all Sports Informatics, Moneyball The 2002-2003 Oakland Athletics, Diamond Dollars economic model of baseball, Performance - Dollar relationship, Value of a Win.