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John Edward Daniels: Shiny Happy Athletes: Mastering R for Fame, Fortune, and National Championships

Abstract: Sports Analytics for baseball can be traced back to 1858 with Henry Chadwick’s creation of the baseball box score. From these humble beginnings, we have witnessed the work of Earnshaw Cook and Bill James, who coined the term Sabermetrics in the 1970s. The application of baseball analytics by Billy Beane (Oakland Athletics) gave legitimacy to Moneyball as a valuable strategic tool. Today all major professional sports use analytics for player development, team improvement, and effective business management. These methods have migrated to most Division I athletic departments and are even showing up on high school teams and youth sports camps. This talk will focus on the evolution of baseball analytics at Central Michigan University. Like the PC revolution of 40 years ago, the purchase of modern sports technology requires analysts who can be a bridge between coding and the coaches in the field. We will explore the use of Trackman, Synergy, and R-Shiny in order to help players and teams achieve greater success. Bio: John Daniels is Professor of Statistics at Central Michigan University. A self-described sports junkie, Dr. Daniels realized early in life he could not hit a curve ball. But crunching numbers and running a Strat-o-matic (dice and cards) baseball league was a lot of fun too. A baseball historian, Dr. Daniels has published numerous articles examining the statistical evolution of baseball strategy and historical players in a modern context. His research interests include Spatial Statistics, development of Data Science curriculum, and of course Sports Analytics.