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How are sports statistics pulled with such weird stipulations?
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:39 am
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:39 am
I feel like you see it in baseball the most but seeing insane stats pulled up always made me wonder how they're able to refine and look at those numbers to figure them out because clearly it is an absolute crap ton of information to sift through when each major sports league has been in operation for over (or close to) 100 years. Obviously they've gone back and tracked old statistics but the fine tooth comb they're able to sift through them with has always impressed me and I was wondering if anyone on this board would be able to shed some light on how they do it.
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Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:42 am to jlovel7
computers makes this a lot easier
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:42 am to jlovel7
it's pretty bizarre lol
*closeup of player*
-> Lovel - .405 avg when batting 3rd in lineup the day after July 4th when it's 89-93 degrees outside with RISP and >3 players on DL
*closeup of player*
-> Lovel - .405 avg when batting 3rd in lineup the day after July 4th when it's 89-93 degrees outside with RISP and >3 players on DL
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:46 am to jlovel7
computers baw, they're magic
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:46 am to lsufball19
quote:
computers makes this a lot easier
Obviously. I was just wondering if anyone could shed any light on the specific programs they use and how they work. Or maybe someone would even share how they did it before they could really use computers.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:48 am to jlovel7
quote:these places create databases full of stats and then use very smart people to create formulas that can spit these new stats out
. I was just wondering if anyone could shed any light on the specific programs they use and how they work.
quote:we really didn't have stats like this until computers came around
how they did it before they could really use computers
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:50 am to jlovel7
if you love sports stats, you really can’t beat baseball.
Computers can crunch the shot out of box scores.
Huge data bases.
What they can do is really fun.
Computers can crunch the shot out of box scores.
Huge data bases.
What they can do is really fun.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:04 am to Carson123987
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:09 am to WestCoastAg
quote:
we really didn't have stats like this until computers came around
Well we had baseball cards.
Who hit .280 for the 1954 Cleveland Indians?
Vic Wertz!
City Slickers
And you had the Baseball Encyclopedia.
Teams kept the stats and then Encyclopedia collected them all.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:10 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
So we didn't have stats like this back then
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:25 am to jlovel7
Basically all of the historical data is put into a database, then you have people who will write queries where they can enter parameters and criteria by which they can search the database.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:26 am to jlovel7
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:28 am to jlovel7
Lot more nerds on message boards now than ever before hyping up some kid with 20 home runs for the Dodgers
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:32 am to jlovel7
Databases are built with the mountains of data and programs like SQL make it stupid easy to pull
Basic SQL query:
- SELECT: What you want (e.g. BA, HRs)
- FROM: What database (assume all data is in one database)
- WHERE: Your stipulations (e.g. specific player, specific date, date range, height range, basically any possible stipulation you want)
RESULT will be data fields with your SELECT entries
I imagine Tim Kurkjian has an undergrad intern following him around everywhere to pull random stats before the intern goes back to playing DOTA
Basic SQL query:
- SELECT: What you want (e.g. BA, HRs)
- FROM: What database (assume all data is in one database)
- WHERE: Your stipulations (e.g. specific player, specific date, date range, height range, basically any possible stipulation you want)
RESULT will be data fields with your SELECT entries
I imagine Tim Kurkjian has an undergrad intern following him around everywhere to pull random stats before the intern goes back to playing DOTA
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:36 am to jlovel7
That’s what databases do.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:38 am to BennyAndTheInkJets
quote:
BennyAndTheInkJets
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:40 am to jlovel7
They also bs a lot bc they know no one can verify them
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:41 am to PT24-7
frick yea
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:41 am to jlovel7
I used to think those weird stats that seem to mean nothing were ridiculous. However for daily fantasy sports when you're trying to find whatever little edge that you can, those types of stats can be valuable.
This post was edited on 7/5/18 at 11:42 am
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:43 am to jlovel7
do you even Microsoft Access bro
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