In football video game Madden, NFL players are scored based on skill, which…
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Madden ratings formula
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Gambler’s perspective on sports team win probabilities
Michael Beuoy’s win probability model plotted on FiveThirtyEight starts all NBA teams at…
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Questionable fumble statistics for Deflate-Gate
A data-centric look at New England Patriots fumble rates at home made the…
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Using baseball bats to display data
When a baseball player is hitting well, commentators will sometimes say that it…
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Visual summary of skateboarding tournament
George Murphy visualized the results of this year’s skateboarding tournament Battle at the…
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F1 racing winners and age
So here’s a sport I don’t see or hear much about. F1 racing,…
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How basketball rebounds work
Kirk Goldsberry, with help from Andy Woodruff, looked at how rebounds work in…
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Director of Basketball Analytics. Must know Excel
When you hear about sports analytics in the news or when announcers talk…
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FuelBand Fibers visualizes daily activities beautifully
Leading up to a Nike women’s 10k run, design studio Variable made FuelBand…
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Spiky betting odds during LeBron James decision
LeBron James decided to head back to Cleveland, so naturally the odds that…
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xkcd: Dominant players in chess and basketball
I’m pretty sure xkcd is the only one who gets away with showing…
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Clubs that connect World Cup national teams
Gregor Aisch for the New York Times explored how the soccer clubs that…
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NFL players getting bigger
Football players are getting bigger. Noah Veltman, a developer for the WNYC Data…
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Bracket picks of the masses versus sports pundits
Stephen Pettigrew and Reuben Fischer-Baum, for Regressing, compared 11 million brackets on ESPN.com…
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NBA passing dynamics
With player tracking installed in all of the NBA arenas, the sports analytics…
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Gambling data as a proxy for excitement in sports
After he noticed gambling odds fluctuate wildly at the end of a football…
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Cherry picking years for random sports statements
When you watch sports, it can sometimes feel like the stat guy pulls…
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Degrees of separation between athletes from different sports
You’ve probably heard of the six degrees of Kevin Bacon. The idea is…
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Quarterback streaks
Mike Bostock, Shan Carter, and Kevin Quealy for The New York Times explore…
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Where NFL quarterbacks throw
Kirk Goldsberry, known for his basketball analysis and shot charts, has applied his…