Analyzing Baseball Data with R
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4665-7022-1 (ISBN)
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The authors first present an overview of publicly available baseball datasets and a gentle introduction to the type of data structures and exploratory and data management capabilities of R. They also cover the traditional graphics functions in the base package and introduce more sophisticated graphical displays available through the lattice and ggplot2 packages. Much of the book illustrates the use of R through popular sabermetrics topics, including the Pythagorean formula, runs expectancy, career trajectories, simulation of games and seasons, patterns of streaky behavior of players, and fielding measures. Each chapter contains exercises that encourage readers to perform their own analyses using R. All of the datasets and R code used in the text are available online.
This book helps readers answer questions about baseball teams, players, and strategy using large, publically available datasets. It offers detailed instructions on downloading the datasets and putting them into formats that simplify data exploration and analysis. Through the book’s various examples, readers will learn about modern sabermetrics and be able to conduct their own baseball analyses.
Max Marchi is a baseball analyst with the Cleveland Indians. He was previously a statistician at the Emilia-Romagna Regional Health Agency. He has been a regular contributor to The Hardball Times and Baseball Prospectus websites and has consulted for MLB clubs. Jim Albert is a professor of statistics at Bowling Green State University. He has authored or coauthored several books and is the editor of the Journal of Quantitative Analysis of Sports. His interests include Bayesian modeling, statistics education, and the application of statistical thinking in sports.
The Baseball Datasets
Introduction
The Lahman Database: Season-by-Season Data
Retrosheet Game-by-Game Data
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Data
Pitch-by-Pitch Data
Introduction to R
Introduction
Installing R and RStudio
Vectors
Objects and Containers in R
Collection of R Commands
Reading and Writing Data in R
Data Frames
Packages
Splitting, Applying, and Combining Data
Traditional Graphics
Introduction
Factor Variable
Saving Graphs
Dot Plots
Numeric Variable: Stripchart and Histogram
Two Numeric Variables
A Numeric Variable and a Factor Variable
Comparing Ruth, Aaron, Bonds, and A-Rod
The 1998 Home Run Race
The Relation between Runs and Wins
Introduction
The Teams Table in Lahman's Database
Linear Regression
The Pythagorean Formula for Winning Percentage
The Exponent in the Pythagorean Formula
Good and Bad Predictions by the Pythagorean Formula
How Many Runs for a Win?
Value of Plays Using Run Expectancy
The Runs Expectancy Matrix
Runs Scored in the Remainder of the Inning
Creating the Matrix
Measuring Success of a Batting Play
Albert Pujols
Opportunity and Success for All Hitters
Position in the Batting Lineup
Run Values of Different Base Hits
Value of Base Stealing
Advanced Graphics
Introduction
The lattice Package
The ggplot2 Package
Balls and Strikes Effects
Introduction
Hitter's Counts and Pitcher's Counts
Behaviors by Count
Career Trajectories
Introduction
Mickey Mantle's Batting Trajectory
Comparing Trajectories
General Patterns of Peak Ages
Trajectories and Fielding Position
Simulation
Introduction
Simulating a Half Inning
Simulating a Baseball Season
Exploring Streaky Performances
Introduction
The Great Streak
Streaks in Individual At-Bats
Local Patterns of Weighted On-Base Average
Learning about Park Effects by Database Management Tools
Introduction
Installing MySQL and Creating a Database
Connecting R to MySQL
Filling a MySQL Game Log Database from R
Querying Data from R
Baseball Data as MySQL Dumps
Calculating Basic Park Factors
Exploring Fielding Metrics with Contributed R Packages
Introduction
A Motivating Example: Comparing Fielding Metrics
Comparing Two Shortstops
Appendix A: Retrosheet Files Reference
Appendix B: Accessing and Using MLBAM Gameday and PITCHf/x Data
Bibliography
Index
Further Reading and Exercises appear at the end of each chapter.
| Reihe/Serie | Chapman & Hall/CRC: The R Series |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 18 Tables, black and white; 50 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Bosa Roca |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 486 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport |
| Informatik ► Datenbanken ► Data Warehouse / Data Mining | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4665-7022-9 / 1466570229 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4665-7022-1 / 9781466570221 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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