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
2025 Race and Sports
Join us on April 24, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. ET, for the annual Race & Sports event, hosted at the Wharton School in Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Room 260. This year, we are honored to welcome Professor Jeremi Duru, a leading voice in sports, business, and social justice, for an in-depth conversation with Professor Kenneth ...Read More
$500 Million Bake Sales and the Business of Winning: The 2024 Wharton Sports Business Summit
The Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) and Wharton Undergraduate Sports Business Club (WUSBC) hosted the sixth annual Wharton Sports Business Summit on campus at the University of Pennsylvania on November 8, 2024. Read More
Optimal Substitution Time
Research Note SOCCERWORLD CUP Optimal Substitution Time Authors: Kaishu Mason, WG'25 Paul Sabin, Senior Sports Analytics Fellow, Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative Published: October 31, 2024 The Greatest Game In the 2022 World Cup final against Argentina, France was down two goals as their hope of repeating as World...Read More