Wharton Moneyball
The Wharton School
Sports is a game of numbers. Wharton experts Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, Cade Massey, and Adi Wyner team up to tackle the world of sports, from current events to longstanding issues such as: What sports streaks are the most impressive? How do you rank the best players? Can athletes be compared across sports? Moneyball explains how decision-makers in the game can avoid the common mistakes and embrace the data. Episodes are recorded at the Wharton School. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Jun 12, 2024 • 30min
Moneyball Highlights: MLB Hall of Fame w/ Dan Szymborski
Wharton's Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow and Shane Jensen speak with Dan Szymborski, Sr. Writer at FanGraphs, about the influence of MLB traditional statistics on Hall of Fame balloting and whether the criteria for the Hall of Fame needs to be updated for the current style of play. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 12, 2024 • 52min
6/12/24: Sports Streaks | NBA Finals | Banana Ball | Dan Szymborski
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Jun 5, 2024 • 22min
Moneyball Highlights: MLB Analytics with Scott Powers
Wharton's Cade Massey, Adi Wyner and Shane Jensen speak with Scott Powers, Professor of Sports Analytics at Rice University, about MLB analytics, WAR leaderboard, importance of the timing of RBI when it comes to statistical value, team expectations, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 5, 2024 • 52min
6/5/24: College Sports | NBA Finals | Stanley Cup Finals | MLB | Scott Powers
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May 22, 2024 • 53min
5/22/24: MLB Pitching | NCAA Golf | NBA Playoffs | Nate Duncan
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May 22, 2024 • 26min
Moneyball Highlights: NBA Playoffs w/Nate Duncan
Wharton's Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, Adi Wyner, and Shane Jensen speak with Nate Duncan, basketball analyst and commentator, about the NBA playoffs and the upcoming Conference Finals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 15, 2024 • 52min
5/15/24: MLB Bat Swinging Data | Basketball Motion Tracking Data
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May 15, 2024 • 28min
Moneyball Highlights: NBA Motion Tracking Data
Wharton's Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner speak with Kirk Goldsberry, author of "Hoop Atlas: Mapping the Transformation of the Modern NBA", about NBA analytics, motion tracking data in basketball, biomechanics, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 8, 2024 • 24min
Moneyball Highlights: NBA Playing Time Statistics
Wharton's Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner speak with Seth Partnow, Director of North American Sports at StatsBomb, about how NBA teams can maximize the playing time of key players. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 8, 2024 • 53min
5/8/24: Baseball Hall of Fame | MLB Stats | NBA Playoffs
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