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Mentioned in 117 episodes

Moneyball

The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

Book • 2003

Author

Michael Lewis

The book tells the story of the Oakland Athletics' 2002 season, where General Manager Billy Beane and his assistant Paul DePodesta used advanced statistical analysis, known as sabermetrics, to assemble a competitive team despite a limited budget.

The approach, pioneered by Bill James, focused on metrics such as on-base percentage and slugging percentage rather than traditional measures like batting average and runs batted in.

This data-driven strategy allowed the Athletics to compete with teams having much larger payrolls, like the New York Yankees, and achieve significant success, including a 20-game winning streak and a playoff appearance.

Mentioned by

Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Mentioned in 117 episodes

Mentioned by Michael Mauboussin in relation to the topic of luck and skill in investing.

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Mentioned by

Patrick O'Shaughnessy

in the episode introduction, referencing

Daryl Morey

's influence on basketball analytics.

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Mentioned by

Dan Fougere

when discussing the importance of understanding customer motivations in sales.

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Mentioned by

Jon Stewart

as one of

Michael Lewis

's many books, highlighting his knack for capturing cultural moments.

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Mentioned by Peter Kafka as the author of several books, including Moneyball and The Big Short.

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Recommended by

Miro Kazakoff

for his clear and engaging writing style.

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Mentioned by Michael Mauboussin as a great book.

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Mentioned by

Laurie Santos

as the host of the podcast 'Against the Rules' and author of several books.

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Mentioned by

Ryan Holiday

in a discussion about Michael Lewis's writing career and the path to success.

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Mentioned by Michael Mauboussin as a source of inspiration for his work on untangling skill and luck, highlighting the use of analytics in baseball.

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Mentioned by

Michael Lewis

as one of his books that come to mind when thinking about data.

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Mentioned by

Clay Finck

to highlight career risk on Wall Street.

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Mentioned by

Patrick O'Shaughnessy

when discussing

Daryl Morey

's influence on the analytics movement in basketball.

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Mentioned by

Patrick O'Shaughnessy

as an analogy for his quantitative investing approach.

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Mentioned by Stephen Dubner as the author of "Moneyball", a book about the Oakland A's general manager Billy Bean's use of data in assembling his roster.