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Activity Number:
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167
- Sports Analytics Outside the Big Four
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 4, 2020 : 10:00 AM to 11:50 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistics in Sports
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Abstract #309630
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Title:
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The Optimal Value Bill James’ Pythagorean Method for the National Lacrosse League
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Author(s):
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James Cochran* and Hayden Howell
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Companies:
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University of Alabama and Georgia Tech
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Keywords:
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lacrosse;
optimization;
Pythagorean Method;
sports
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Abstract:
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Bill James' Pythagorean Method of Baseball, which was originally used to quantify the nature of the relationship between the win/loss percentage of a Major League Baseball (MLB) team and the number of runs the team scores and allows over the course of a season, is extended to Major League Lacrosse (MLL). We find the optimal form of James' model over a broad range of algebraic possibilities. We also examine the stability in the relationship between win/loss percentage and runs scored and allowed over time.
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