{"id":346,"date":"2023-07-14T23:36:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T23:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fizzeelabs.org\/fizzviz\/?p=346"},"modified":"2023-07-25T21:36:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T21:36:52","slug":"baseball-and-data-viz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fizzeelabs.org\/fizzviz\/baseball-and-data-viz\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseball and Data Viz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Data analytics in baseball has been well documented.\u00a0 Moneyball<\/em> was a baseball theory that propelled the Oakland A\u2019s into the playoffs despite a payroll 5 times smaller than the average Major League team.\u00a0 It was also a great movie, with Brad Pitt eating in at least half of the scenes.<\/p>\n

But Moneyball<\/em> was about back-office staff using analytics to build competitive rosters with fewer resources (money for player salaries).\u00a0 It took time for the analytics to boil down to the actual players on those rosters.\u00a0 But now it is a common element of the game.<\/p>\n

Players are turning into Abe Lincoln, stuffing paper into their hats like the Gettysburg Address.\u00a0 Or maybe Ben Franklin, with pockets full of sheets like loaves of bread he stole when he arrived in Philadelphia from Boston.\u00a0 Look into the dugout and players are poring over iPads like athletic Steve Jobs.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s on that paper<\/a>?\u00a0 What are they seeing on those iPads?\u00a0 Data visualizations.\u00a0 Fielders use them to see where each different batter tends to hit the ball in different situations[1]<\/a>.\u00a0 Pitchers use them to see how to pitch to batters in different situations.\u00a0 And hitters use visualizations to determine pitcher tendencies.<\/p>\n

There isn\u2019t a lot of time between pitches for players to consume information.\u00a0 That is why data visualizations are the best tool for the job.\u00a0 Each is prepared to communicate intricate data with a glance.\u00a0 And each therefore gives the player their best chance for success.<\/p>\n

That is all in-game, dealing with individual tendencies on a micro-level.\u00a0 On a macro-level, visual data<\/a> showed that balls hit with a particular launch angle was a significant determiner of productive at bats[2]<\/a>.\u00a0 That had a massive impact, changing the way most players approached hitting.<\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a> https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/05\/30\/sports\/yankees-cheat-sheets.html<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/graphics\/sports\/mlb-launch-angles-story\/?utm_term=.9df5db3a7906<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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