The Stats Game: A Deep Dive into Sports Analytics in the Modern Era

Have you ever wondered how to properly evaluate the careers of your favorite athletes? Have you ever questioned the reasoning behind a team’s in-game strategies? Perhaps you would like to predict the performance of your favorite team next season using cutting-edge analytical tools. Recent technological advancements have prompted a newfound approach to sports analytics, centered around data and information. In this thought-provoking and entertaining exploration of modern sports analytics, authors Aidan and Maxwell Resnick discuss effective techniques for recognizing and eliminating common biases that arise when fans and analysts evaluate players, coaches, teams, and more. Employing examples from baseball, hockey, football, basketball, and tennis, the Resnicks share perceptive insights and easily comprehensible explanations of new methodologies, ensuring that even old-school sports analysts can internalize this new mindset. The Stats Game is perfect for sports enthusiasts who are looking to move beyond the bleachers and into the middle of the action, where pivotal decisions are made.