Day: April 25, 2016

Analysis of Handedness X Batting Stance in MLB

Recommended: Listen to the Podcast Episode that accompanies this analysis Goal: To investigate the interactive effect of throwing hand and batting stance on hitting performance using Major League Baseball data from 1992-2015 Data source: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/ Descriptive Statistics: (values in black are proportions) Key takeaway: The majority of players (62% of lefties and 89% of righties) hit…

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25E – Adventures in Analytics: Handedness & Batting Stance

25E What is the relationship between the hand you throw with and how you hold a bat? How do players choose which side to bat from? Is it better to have your dominant hand higher or lower? My analysis of Major League Baseball data trying to answer these questions. Download link To See the Data,…

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