VisualizingĀ paths to Cooperstown, via FlowingData. Brian Burke studies whetherĀ being clutch is a persistent skillĀ in the NFL. Just how little do Super Bowl adsĀ cost major companies? Our own Professor Goldsberry looks at...
by Ben Blatt This is the final post in a series of three on NFL fandom. The first two can be read here and here. To the typical male football fan it may be depressing, but certainly not surprising, to learn that there are...
by Ben Blatt This is post number two in a series of three posts on NFL fandom. The other two can be read here or here. It’s no secret with the NFL scheduled to play regular season games in London until at least 2016 that...
by Ben Blatt Author’s Note: This post was prepared long ago, but Facebook itself coincidentally published a very similar study on Monday. There are many different findings between the two studies however, so I encourage you...
By Nick Jaroszewicz, Anthony Zonfrelli, and Harry Chiel Editor’s Note: This article was featured in Sports Illustrated ahead of Super Bowl 54. You can watch Anthony Zonfrelli break down the math behind Super Bowl Squares...
By Andrew Mooney It wouldnāt have been much of a surprise to see the Grousbeck family sharing one or two celebratory fist bumps on September 16, the day the NHL officially locked out its players. With one less horse in the...
Player TOI Usage Charts: Over at Hockey Analytics, David Johnson unveils a new way to visualizeĀ Time on Ice in the NHL. The Economics of Sports Insurance: The Economist examines the professional athlete insurance market and the...
By Kevin Meers Last week, Kirk Goldsberry and I published an article on Grantland that effectively visualized how a teamās Expected Points change with the line of scrimmage, down, and distance. We wanted to highlight and...
HSAC appeared on Grantland today, examining how Expected Points in the NFL change across game states and how teams can use this information to win games. Read it here. Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new...
We’re unveiling a weekly feature in which we compile our favorite pieces of sports analysis from the week that was. Here goes nothing: Nate Silver’s Analysis of the Baseball Hall of Fame Snubs:Ā Nate takes a closer...