Game Theory, Machine Learning, and Production in Sports:The Fair-Credit Baseball Statistics

Michael McBride
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Michael McBride: University of California, Irvine, USA

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Abstract: In this groundbreaking book, economist and game theorist Michael McBride presents an innovative answer to this question for the sport of baseball: "How is individual performance fairly measured when success depends on teamwork?" The answer is — the Fair-Credit Baseball statistics.

Keywords: Game Theory; Machine Learning; Baseball; Sabermetrics; Economics; Shapley Value; Coalitions; Fairness; Statistics; Credit; Skill; Runs; Wins; Scorekeeping; Decision-tree Classification; Most Valuable Player; Great Games (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C61 C63 C71 C72 Z20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9789819821846
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