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Activity Number:
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343
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistics in Sports
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| Abstract - #309186 |
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Title:
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You (Should Be) Out of Here! Off-the-Field Factors Influencing National Baseball Hall of Fame Selection
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Author(s):
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John Rasp*+ and Nathan Crowder
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Companies:
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Stetson University and Stetson University
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Address:
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DIS Dept Unit 8398, DeLand, FL, 32720,
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Keywords:
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logistic regression ; sports statistics
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Abstract:
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Election to the Hall of Fame is the crowning achievement of any baseball player's career. In theory, selection should be based upon baseball ability and contribution. In practice, other off-the-field factors appear to play a role. We examine the effects of two of these. The first is the extent to which the era in which a player competed (dead ball, post-war, etc.) influences a player's chance of selection. The second is the degree to which market size affects selection probability. (Do players for New York teams profit from the media attention, while otherwise qualified individuals in small markets languish in media obscurity?) We find that both factors significantly influence selection to the Hall of Fame.
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