Wharton Sports Business Summit 2025
The 2025 Wharton Sports Business Summit will take place on September 26 in Philadelphia, at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Read More
Introducing xCTRL: A Probabilistic Approach to Pitch Location Accuracy
Research Note BASEBALL Introducing xCTRL: A Probabilistic Approach to Pitch Location Accuracy Authors: Matt Ludwig Ryan S. Brill, Ph.D., Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative Research Team Abraham J. Wyner, Faculty Co-Director, Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative Published: June 10, 2025 Traditional baseball metrics such as WHIP (walks plus...Read More
Lambert High Students Win First Place at 2025 Wharton High School Data Science Competition
A team of students from Lambert High School in Suwanee, Georgia, clinched first place at the second annual Wharton High School Data Science Competition, a global, virtual event that attracted more than 490 teams from 34 countries. Hosted by the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) in collaboration with the Wharton Global Youth Program, ...Read More
The Hall of Fame Cut in Major League Baseball
Research Note BASEBALL The Hall of Fame Cut in Major League Baseball Author: Shane T. Jensen, Professor of Statistics and Data Science, The Wharton School Published: January 22, 2025 1. Introduction In this paper, I create a new quantitative standard for the baseball Hall of Fame that is unambiguous while...Read More
The Wharton Sports Analytics & Business Initiative Partners with PFF FC on Trailblazing Sports Analytics Research
We are thrilled to announce that the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative (WAIAI) and the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) are entering into a new partnership with PFF FC, a soccer-based spinoff of the best-in-class sports analytics group PFF. During this research project, WAIAI, WSABI, and PFF FC will examine extensive player tracking ...Read More