By Sam Waters Playing time projections are a key component of forecasting MLB player performance. There are two factors that influence playing time, skill and opportunity. A playerâs âplaying time skillâ is how often he is...
By Barrett Hansen Super Bowl XLVIII between the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos was one of the most hyped championship matchups in recent memory: Peyton Manning and the highest-scoring offense in NFL history were pitted...
By Harrison Chase Years ago, in a time when basketball analytics didn’t yet exist, determining the best scorer in the NBA was easy: it was simply whoever won the scoring title. It was decided by points and points alone...
By Theo Gerome Last year I took a look at the active players who were, in one sense, on track to join the Hall of Fame. I wanted to update it with the players from last year, but after looking at it in retrospect, there were a...
By Judson Woods and Henry Johnson The salary structure of the MLS seems to offer a perfect recipe for inequality. Team caps are low, but exceptions can be made for âdesignated playersâ whose salaries arenât fully counted...
By Ben Zauzmer In 2012, the NFL created new overtime rules designed to make the game fairer. The league switched from a sudden death setup to an arrangement that allows both teams to have a chance at scoring, unless the first...
By Julian Ryan While the majority of HSAC posts have nothing to do with Harvard, at the end of the day we are Harvard students and more importantly, Harvard basketball fans. So given this yearâs team is arguably the best ever...
By Sam Waters Measurements of player value like WAR lean heavily on the concept of the replacement level player. Subtracting replacement level production from a given playerâs production allows us to estimate that playerâs...
By Julian Ryan When soccer was invented, all goals were created equal, with the team that scores more goals being declared the victor. However, the UEFA rulebook strays a bit from this basic guideline by implementing the...
By Harrison Chase Golden State’s offense is one of the best in the NBA, ranking fourth overall in offensive efficiency, per ESPN. They have two of best shooters in league in Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, or as they as...