Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports

2005 - 2026

Current editor(s): Mark Glickman

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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

Volume 15, issue 4, 2019

Offensive or defensive play in soccer: a game-theoretical approach pp. 261-269

Gambarelli Daniele, Gambarelli Gianfranco and Goossens Dries

A hybrid random forest to predict soccer matches in international tournaments pp. 271-287

Groll Andreas, Ley Cristophe, Schauberger Gunther and Hans Van Eetvelde

Bayesian statistics meets sports: a comprehensive review pp. 289-312

Santos-Fernandez Edgar, Wu Paul and Mengersen Kerrie L.

A point-based Bayesian hierarchical model to predict the outcome of tennis matches pp. 313-325

Ingram Martin

Using a Markov decision process to model the value of the sacrifice bunt pp. 327-344

Hirotsu Nobuyoshi and Bickel J. Eric

Combinatorial models of cross-country dual meets: what is a big victory? pp. 345-356

Riedel Kurt S.

Volume 15, issue 3, 2019

nflWAR: a reproducible method for offensive player evaluation in football pp. 163-183

Yurko Ronald, Ventura Samuel and Horowitz Maksim

Relative age effects in American professional football pp. 185-202

Heneghan Jack F. and Herron Michael C.

Optimal shot selection strategies for the NBA pp. 203-211

Fichman Mark and O’Brien John Robert

The relative wages of offense and defense in the NBA: a setting for win-maximization arbitrage? pp. 213-224

Ehrlich Justin, Sanders Shane and Christopher Boudreaux

Ludometrics: luck, and how to measure it pp. 225-237

Gilbert Daniel E. and Wells Martin T.

Competitive balance with unbalanced schedules pp. 239-260

Young Hoon Lee, Kim Yongdai and Kim Sara

Volume 15, issue 2, 2019

Rao-Blackwellizing field goal percentage pp. 85-95

Daly-Grafstein Daniel and Bornn Luke

Measuring soccer players’ contributions to chance creation by valuing their passes pp. 97-116

Bransen Lotte, Jan Van Haaren and Michel van de Velden

Six-day footraces in the post-pedestrianism era pp. 117-127

Salvesen Greg

Seeding the UEFA Champions League participants: evaluation of the reforms pp. 129-140

Dmitry Dagaev and Rudyak Vladimir Yu.

Automatic event detection in basketball using HMM with energy based defensive assignment pp. 141-153

Keshri Suraj, Oh Min-hwan, Zhang Sheng and Iyengar Garud

A characterization of the degree of weak and strong links in doubles sports pp. 155-162

Gill Paramjit S. and Swartz Tim B.

Volume 15, issue 1, 2019

The advantage of lefties in one-on-one sports pp. 1-25

Fagan Francois, Haugh Martin and Cooper Hal

A mathematical optimization framework for expansion draft decision making and analysis pp. 27-40

Booth Kyle E. C., Chan Timothy C. Y. and Shalaby Yusuf

Analysis of a constructive matheuristic for the traveling umpire problem pp. 41-57

Chandrasekharan Reshma Chirayil, Toffolo Túlio A.M. and Wauters Tony

A Bayesian method for computing intrinsic pitch values using kernel density and nonparametric regression estimates pp. 59-74

Healey Glenn

The probabilities of winning a racquetball doubles match motivate a fairer side-out scoring scheme for singles and team events pp. 75-84

Peters James E. and Peters Christopher J.

Volume 14, issue 4, 2018

New metrics for evaluating home plate umpire consistency and accuracy pp. 159-172

Hunter David J.

Predicting the NCAA basketball tournament using isotonic least squares pairwise comparison model pp. 173-183

Neudorfer Ayala and Rosset Saharon

Do match officials give preferential treatment to the strongest football teams? An analysis of four top European clubs pp. 185-199

Francesco Audrino

Analyzing dependence matrices to investigate relationships between national football league combine event performances pp. 201-212

Russell Brook T. and Hogan Paul

A generative Markov model for bowling scores pp. 213-226

VanDerwerken Douglas and Kenter Franklin

Volume 14, issue 3, 2018

A network diffusion ranking family that includes the methods of Markov, Massey, and Colley pp. 91-101

Devlin Stephen and Treloar Thomas

Quantifying the probability of a shot in women’s collegiate soccer through absorbing Markov chains pp. 103-115

Woodfield Devyn Norman and Fellingham Gilbert W.

Modelling the dynamic pattern of surface area in basketball and its effects on team performance pp. 117-130

Rodolfo Metulini, Manisera Marica and Zuccolotto Paola

A Bayesian regression approach to handicapping tennis players based on a rating system pp. 131-141

Chan Timothy C.Y. and Singal Raghav

Bayesian hierarchical models for predicting individual performance in soccer pp. 143-157

Egidi Leonardo and Gabry Jonah

Volume 14, issue 2, 2018

Estimating the effect of plate discipline using a causal inference framework: an application of the G-computation algorithm pp. 37-56

Vock David Michael and Vock Laura Frances Boehm

Out of gas: quantifying fatigue in MLB relievers pp. 57-64

Burris Kyle and Coleman Jacob

On the dependency of soccer scores – a sparse bivariate Poisson model for the UEFA European football championship 2016 pp. 65-79

Groll Andreas, Kneib Thomas, Mayr Andreas and Schauberger Gunther

Modeling between-subject differences and within-subject changes for long distance runners by age pp. 81-90

Strand Matthew, Nelson Daniel and Grunwald Gary

Volume 14, issue 1, 2018

Modified Kelly criteria pp. 1-11

Chu Dani, Wu Yifan and Swartz Tim B.

Estimating the duration of professional tennis matches for varying formats pp. 13-23

Kovalchik Stephanie Ann and Ingram Martin

Paradox of crosses in association football (soccer) – a game-theoretic explanation pp. 25-36

Sumit Sarkar