Day: May 2, 2016

Analysis of Entropy in MLB Pitching

Recommended: Listen to the Podcast Episode that accompanies this analysis Goal: To test the following two hypotheses: (i) a pitcher can overcome having a lower fastball velocity by being more unpredictable in the type of pitches they throw (i.e., high entropy) and (ii) pitching success will be significantly related to entropy Data sources: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index http://www.brooksbaseball.net/…

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26B – Adventures in Analytics: Pitching Entropy/100th Episode

26B Hurray for the 100th Episode of the Podcast! Can baseball pitchers overcome a lack of velocity by being less predictable? How does entropy relate to success in sports? Download link To See the Data, Figures & R Code from the Analysis Please Go To: https://perceptionaction.com/pitchentropy Articles/links: The Relationship Between Visual Anticipation and Baseball Batting…

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