On the Forecheck
Statistical analysis growing in importance
by Forechecker on 11/15/08 at 12:25 PM ET
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Baseball’s Seattle Mariners are the latest team jumping on the statistical analysis train, as they prepare to establish an internal department focused on gathering and analyzing data in conjunction with the traditional scouting process. From this morning’s Seattle Times (hat tip to Baseball Musings):
“I can’t imagine there are any teams that don’t pay heed to some form of statistical analysis,” Blengino said. “We have to take great care to make sure we do it right.”
While baseball is, for various reasons, light-years ahead of hockey in terms of sophisticated stats work, much progress has been made in this area over the last few years, most of which, basically, by hobbyists. In today’s NHL, where the salary cap restricts how much money a team can spend on players, one would think that cap-max teams would actively search for alternative ways to gain a competitive edge. One way to do that is, like in any other industry, by spending on Research & Development, which is really what advanced statistical analysis in sports is all about; finding and refining techniques related to player selection and development, and in-game strategy and tactics.
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