Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports

2005 - 2025

Current editor(s): Mark Glickman

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Volume 18, issue 4, 2022

Modelling Australian Rules Football as spatial systems with pairwise comparisons pp. 215-226

Andreacchio Anton, Bean Nigel and Mitchell Lewis

The effects of draw restrictions on knockout tournaments pp. 227-239

László Csató

‘Form is temporary, class is permanent’: identifying a longer-term hot hand in golf pp. 241-251

Baker Rose and McHale Ian G.

Bayesian modelling of elite sporting performance with large databases pp. 253-268

Griffin Jim E., Hinoveanu Laurenţiu C. and Hopker James G.

Volume 18, issue 3, 2022

Jumping on the bandwagon? Attendance response to recent victories in the NBA pp. 161-170

Munoz Ercio, Chen Jiadi and Thomas Milan

A goal based index to analyze the competitive balance of a football league pp. 171-186

Deb Soudeep

Quantifying the impact of imbalanced groups in FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments 1991–2019 pp. 187-199

Lapré Michael A. and Palazzolo Elizabeth M.

Bayesian estimation of in-game home team win probability for college basketball pp. 201-213

Maddox Jason T., Sides Ryan and Harvill Jane L.

Volume 18, issue 2, 2022

Does the ball lie? Testing the Rasheed Wallace hypothesis pp. 87-95

Brian Meehan, Portillo Javier E. and Jenkins Corey

A reinforcement learning based approach to play calling in football pp. 97-112

Biro Preston and Walker Stephen G.

Clustering algorithms to increase fairness in collegiate wrestling pp. 113-125

Carter Nathan, Harrison Andrew, Iyengar Amar, Lanham Matthew, Nestler Scott, Schrader Dave and Zadeh Amir

A Markov process approach to untangling intention versus execution in tennis pp. 127-145

Chan Timothy C. Y., Fearing Douglas S., Fernandes Craig and Kovalchik Stephanie

Individual role classification for players defending corners in football (soccer): Categorisation of the defensive role for each player in a corner kick using positional data pp. 147-160

Bauer Pascal, Anzer Gabriel and Smith Joshua Wyatt

Volume 18, issue 1, 2022

G-Elo: generalization of the Elo algorithm by modeling the discretized margin of victory pp. 1-14

Szczecinski Leszek

Evaluating the performance of elite level volleyball players pp. 15-34

Fellingham Gilbert W.

Optical tracking in team sports: A survey on player and ball tracking methods in soccer and other team sports pp. 35-57

Rahimian Pegah and Toka Laszlo

MSE-optimal K-factor of the Elo rating system for round-robin tournament pp. 59-72

Chan Victor

Influence of advanced footwear technology on sub-2 hour marathon and other top running performances pp. 73-86

Arderiu Andreu and Raphaël de Fondeville

Volume 17, issue 4, 2021

Opening up the court: analyzing player performance across tennis Grand Slams pp. 255-271

Gallagher Shannon K., Frisoli Kayla and Luby Amanda

Evaluating probabilistic forecasts of football matches: the case against the ranked probability score pp. 273-287

Wheatcroft Edward

Judging the judges: evaluating the accuracy and national bias of international gymnastics judges pp. 289-305

Heiniger Sandro and Mercier Hugues

Towards a more objective time standard in competitive rowing pp. 307-311

Kimmins Kenneth M. and Tsai Ming-Chang

Estimating player value in American football using plus–minus models pp. 313-364

Sabin R. Paul

Volume 17, issue 3, 2021

Winning and losing streaks in the National Hockey League: are teams experiencing momentum or are games a sequence of random events? pp. 155-170

Steeger Gregory M., Dulin Johnathon L. and Gonzalez Gerardo O.

The middle-seed anomaly: why does it occur in some sports tournaments but not others? pp. 171-185

Zimmerman Dale and Lim Hong Beng

A Skellam regression model for quantifying positional value in soccer pp. 187-201

Pelechrinis Konstantinos and Winston Wayne

How to extend Elo: a Bayesian perspective pp. 203-219

Ingram Martin

A mixed effects multinomial logistic-normal model for forecasting baseball performance pp. 221-239

Gerber Eric A. E. and Craig Bruce A.

Distributed lag models to identify the cumulative effects of training and recovery in athletes using multivariate ordinal wellness data pp. 241-254

Schliep Erin M., Schafer Toryn L. J. and Hawkey Matthew

Volume 17, issue 2, 2021

A Bayesian marked spatial point processes model for basketball shot chart pp. 77-90

Jiao Jieying, Hu Guanyu and Yan Jun

How well do Elo-based ratings predict professional tennis matches? pp. 91-105

Vaughan Williams Leighton, Liu Chunping, Dixon Lerato and Gerrard Hannah

Algorithmically deconstructing shot locations as a method for shot quality in hockey pp. 107-115

Becker Devan G., Woolford Douglas G. and Dean Charmaine B.

An iterative Markov rating method pp. 117-127

Devlin Stephen, Treloar Thomas, Creagar Molly and Cassels Samuel

TRAP: a predictive framework for the Assessment of Performance in Trail Running pp. 129-143

Fogliato Riccardo, Oliveira Natalia L. and Yurko Ronald

The influence of field size, goal size and number of players on the average number of goals scored per game in variants of football and hockey: the Pi-theorem applied to team sports pp. 145-154

Blondeau Julien

Volume 17, issue 1, 2021

Does confirmation bias exist in judged events at the Olympic Games? pp. 1-10

Hilmer Christiana and Hilmer Michael John

Smart kills and worthless deaths: eSports analytics for League of Legends pp. 11-27

Maymin Philip Z.

Measuring competitive balance in sports pp. 29-46

Doria Matthew and Nalebuff Barry

Swing shift: a mathematical approach to defensive positioning in baseball pp. 47-55

Bouzarth Elizabeth, Grannan Benjamin, Harris John, Hartley Andrew, Hutson Kevin and Morton Ella

A contextual analysis of crossing the ball in soccer pp. 57-66

Wu Lucas Y., Danielson Aaron J., Hu X. Joan and Swartz Tim B.

A Variance Gamma model for Rugby Union matches pp. 67-75

Fry John, Smart Oliver, Jean-Philippe Serbera and Klar Bernhard

Volume 16, issue 4, 2020

Measuring spatial allocative efficiency in basketball pp. 271-289

Sandholtz Nathan, Mortensen Jacob and Bornn Luke

Restoring the real world records in Men’s swimming without high-tech swimsuits pp. 291-300

Gao Zhenyu, Li Yixing and Wang Zhengxin

Foul accumulation in the NBA pp. 301-309

Chu Dani and Swartz Tim B.

Evaluating the effectiveness of different network flow motifs in association football pp. 311-323

Håland Else Marie, Wiig Astrid Salte, Hvattum Lars Magnus and Stålhane Magnus

A Bayesian adjusted plus-minus analysis for the esport Dota 2 pp. 325-341

Clark Nicholas, Macdonald Brian and Kloo Ian

Corrigendum to: Offensive or defensive play in soccer: a game-theoretical approach pp. 343-343

Gambarelli Daniele, Gambarelli Gianfranco and Goossens Dries

Volume 16, issue 3, 2020

Functional ratings in sports pp. 183-191

Lowery Brad, Slater Abigail and Thies Kaison

Profiting from overreaction in soccer betting odds pp. 193-209

Wheatcroft Edward

Understanding draws in Elo rating algorithm pp. 211-220

Szczecinski Leszek and Djebbi Aymen

Modeling time loss from sports-related injuries using random effects models: an illustration using soccer-related injury observations pp. 221-235

Chandran Avinash, DiPietro Loretta, Young Heather and Elmi Angelo

The relative roles of skill and luck within 11 different golfer populations pp. 237-254

Rendleman Jr. Richard J.

A parametric family of Massey-type methods: inference, prediction, and sensitivity pp. 255-269

Bozzo Enrico, Vidoni Paolo and Franceschet Massimo

Volume 16, issue 2, 2020

Bigger data, better questions, and a return to fourth down behavior: an introduction to a special issue on tracking datain the National football League pp. 73-79

Lopez Michael J.

What will we unlearn next? The implications of Lopez (2020) pp. 81-83

Ventura Samuel L.

Expected hypothetical completion probability pp. 85-94

Deshpande Sameer K. and Evans Katherine

Extracting NFL tracking data from images to evaluate quarterbacks and pass defenses pp. 95-120

Mallepalle Sarah, Yurko Ronald, Pelechrinis Konstantinos and Ventura Samuel L.

Route identification in the National Football League: An application of model-based curve clustering using the EM algorithm pp. 121-132

Chu Dani, Reyers Matthew, Thomson James and Wu Lucas Yifan

Template matching route classification pp. 133-142

Kinney Mitchell

Unsupervised methods for identifying pass coverage among defensive backs with NFL player tracking data pp. 143-161

Dutta Rishav, Yurko Ronald and Ventura Samuel L.

Going deep: models for continuous-time within-play valuation of game outcomes in American football with tracking data pp. 163-182

Yurko Ronald, Matano Francesca, Richardson Lee F., Granered Nicholas, Pospisil Taylor, Pelechrinis Konstantinos and Ventura Samuel L.

Volume 16, issue 1, 2020

Models for generating NCAA men’s basketball tournament bracket pools pp. 1-15

Ludden Ian G., Khatibi Arash, King Douglas M. and Jacobson Sheldon H.

Longevity differences in the tenures of American and foreign Major League Soccer managers pp. 17-26

Gilfix Zach, Meyerson James and Addona Vittorio

An exploration of predictive football modelling pp. 27-39

Pearson Mitchell, Jr Glen Livingston and King Robert

Generalized model for scores in volleyball matches pp. 41-55

Gonzalez-Cabrera Ivan, Herrera Diego Dario and González Diego Luis

Shot-by-shot stochastic modeling of individual tennis points pp. 57-71

Floyd Calvin Michael, Hoffman Matthew and Fokoue Ernest