Metric Explainers

Metric Explainers

What Are Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)?

Expected goals on target (xGOT) builds upon the original expected goals model (xG) by crediting on-target shots based on a combination of their underlying chance quality and the quality of…

2 years ago Jonny Whitmore

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An Inside Look at How We Select Golf’s Top Fantasy Plays

We're breaking down how we project fantasy performance, which golfers are the best value, and how projected ownership can impact those values.

2 years ago Kyle Cunningham-Rhoads

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Command+: How Innovative Pitchers Are Changing the Way Command Is Evaluated

Command+ can reveal which pitchers truly have the best command, but the metric is undergoing change as hurlers continue to get creative with their repertoires.

2 years ago Taylor Bechtold

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Comparing Eras: How We Calculate Our Adjusted Team Ratings

We've created a model that weighs advanced metrics and other factors on both sides of the ball to calculate the final adjusted team ratings of the regular season for all…

2 years ago Opta Analyst

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An Inside Look at How We Create Our Golf Simulation Skeleton

In our first golf explainer, we introduced FRACAS, a proprietary global ranking method for men’s golf. With FRACAS established, we can use the player rates we’ve created to simulate tournaments and detail how the…

2 years ago Kyle Cunningham-Rhoads

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Introducing FRACAS: A Precise Ranking Model Using Field Rating and Course-Adjusted Strokes Gained

We're exploring the leading ranking systems in golf today, explain FRACAS, then put it to work to identify some of the underrated golfers in the game today.

2 years ago Kyle Cunningham-Rhoads, Kevin Chroust

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Shape Analysis: Automatically Detecting Formations

Shape Analysis uses tracking data to automatically identify a team’s shape, both in and out of possession, during a game.

2 years ago Jonny Whitmore, Thomas Seidl

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Raw Value: A Comprehensive Pitch-by-Pitch Player Evaluation

By now, every analytical baseball mind knows there are countless statistics like batting average, slugging percentage and RBIs that evaluate performance based on the cumulative result of a player’s at-bats.…

2 years ago The Analyst

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Identifying Patterns with Movement Chains

Movement chains describe the patterns of four player involvements in a passage of play by displaying the locations of the first touches.

2 years ago Jonny Whitmore, Danny Dinsdale

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Whiff+: A Look at Which Pitchers Dominate by Generating Swings and Misses

Whiff rate doesn't paint an accurate picture when it comes to measuring a pitcher's stuff. Whiff+ accounts for what whiff rate does not.

2 years ago The Analyst