I focus on using statistical analysis to explore topics in baseball and other sports. In addition to this site, my articles have appeared at Baseball Prospectus Boston and Beyond the Box Score. Below you can find links to some of what I consider my best (or at least most interesting) work. The articles are listed reverse-chronologically.
- Quantifying Randomness in Sports (October 22, 2023)
- The Relation Between Home Game Attendance and Winning Percentage in MLB (October 29, 2020)
- Comparing Canadian City Street Orientations (June 17, 2020)
- An extra-flighty ball lifted more batters (November 29, 2019)
- The probable (hopeful!) end of a Red Sox fun fact (April 14, 2019)
- The 2018 World Chess Championship ends with three decisive games in the tiebreaks (November 28, 2018)
- The 2018 World Chess Championship is going to tiebreaks after four more draws in games 9 to 12 (November 26, 2018)
- Win expectancy in games 1-8 of the World Chess Championship (November 20, 2018)
- Baseball has an activity problem, not a pace problem (April 23, 2018)
- When the strikeout never comes (BP Boston; May 09, 2017)
- Dustin Pedroia and the Utley rule (BP Boston; May 02, 2017)
- Barreled balls and preventative pitching (BP Boston; March 21, 2017)
- The Red Sox and the instant replay challenge system (BP Boston; March 08, 2017)
- Terry Francona has changed his managerial ways (Beyond the Box Score; September 17, 2015)
- Production when swinging at the first pitch (Beyond the Box Score; June 25, 2015)
- Joe Kelly, the bullpen, two birds and one stone (BP Boston; June 19, 2015)
- Swinging at 3-0 pitches: A high-risk decision (Beyond the Box Score; March 05, 2015)
- Shortening the MLB season to 154 games (Beyond the Box Score; February 27, 2015)
- The effect of playing on an artificial surface (Beyond the Box Score; November 28, 2014)
- The impact of the instant replay challenge system (Beyond the Box Score; October 01, 2014)
- James Russell, right killer? (Beyond the Box Score; August 20, 2014)
- Swing rates across ball-strike counts (Beyond the Box Score; June 04, 2014)
- Batted balls and the times through the order penalty (Beyond the Box Score; March 12, 2014)
- Brain training could enhance plate discipline (Beyond the Box Score; February 20, 2014)
- Pitch-type and the times through the order penalty (Beyond the Box Score; January 15, 2014)
As noted, the articles listed above are just a selection of my work. Links to everything else can be found in the archive of this site, the BP Boston archive, the BtBS archive, or at my previous website.
Feel free to contact me with any comments or questions.