Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports

2005 - 2026

Current editor(s): Mark Glickman

From De Gruyter
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Peter Golla ().

Access Statistics for this journal.
Is something missing from the series or not right? See the RePEc data check for the archive and series.

Volume 19, issue 4, 2023

A Bayesian analysis of the time through the order penalty in baseball pp. 245-262

Brill Ryan S., Deshpande Sameer K. and Wyner Abraham J.

Parking the bus pp. 263-272

Guan Tianyu, Cao Jiguo and Swartz Tim B.

Bayesian analysis of Formula One race results: disentangling driver skill and constructor advantage pp. 273-293

Erik-Jan van Kesteren and Bergkamp Tom

Simplified Kalman filter for on-line rating: one-fits-all approach pp. 295-315

Szczecinski Leszek and Tihon Raphaëlle

The evolution of seeding systems and the impact of imbalanced groups in FIFA Men’s World Cup tournaments 1954–2022 pp. 317-332

Lapré Michael A. and Palazzolo Elizabeth M.

Volume 19, issue 3, 2023

Feeling fast? Beliefs and performance among high school sprinters pp. 153-170

Travis Lybbert and Zheng Geyi

Investigating trade-offs made by American football linebackers using tracking data pp. 171-185

Eager Eric and Seth Tej

Performing best when it matters the most: evidence from professional handball pp. 185-203

Bühren Christoph and Gabriel Marvin

Choosing opponents in skiing sprint elimination tournaments pp. 205-221

Lunander Anders and Karlsson Niklas

Generalizing the Elo rating system for multiplayer games and races: why endurance is better than speed pp. 223-243

Powell Ben

Volume 19, issue 2, 2023

Predicting elite NBA lineups using individual player order statistics pp. 51-71

Martonosi Susan E., Gonzalez Martin and Oshiro Nicolas

Modern and post-modern portfolio theory as applied to moneyline betting pp. 73-89

Harville David A.

Pitching strategy evaluation via stratified analysis using propensity score pp. 91-102

Nakahara Hiroshi, Takeda Kazuya and Fujii Keisuke

Clustering of football players based on performance data and aggregated clustering validity indexes pp. 103-123

Akhanli Serhat Emre and Christian Hennig

Testing styles of play using triad census distribution: an application to men’s football pp. 125-151

Palazzo Lucio, Ievoli Riccardo and Ragozini Giancarlo

Volume 19, issue 1, 2023

A roster construction decision tool for MLS expansion teams pp. 1-14

Smith Zachary J. and Bickel J. Eric

Home advantage and crowd attendance: evidence from rugby during the Covid 19 pandemic pp. 15-26

Fernando Delbianco, Federico Fioravanti and Fernando Tohmé

A peculiar phenomenon and its potential explanation in the ATP tennis tour finals for singles pp. 27-36

Lerner Itamar

Kelly criterion and fractional Kelly strategy for non-mutually exclusive bets pp. 37-42

Jacot Benjamin P. and Mochkovitch Paul V.

Augmenting adjusted plus-minus in soccer with FIFA ratings pp. 43-49

Matano Francesca, Richardson Lee, Pospisil Taylor, Politsch Collin A. and Qin Jining

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