Questions tagged [statistics]
The collection of statistics in sports and how they are used. Please also tag questions with the sport or sports being referred to.
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Ice-hockey forfeit goals
I want to ask, in ice-hockey general or in NHL, if a game is forfeited before it starts or at score 0:0, the winning team automatically wins by 1:0. Is this one goal counted in teams statistics in ...
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Who is awarded the sack when a player is not actually tackled?
On December 6, 2020 at 4:30pm, the Green Bay Packers played a most riveting contest with the Philadelphia Eagles.
On one play where Green Bay was in possession, Aaron Rodgers (the Green Bay QB) was ...
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Why is it a considered a passing touchdown in cases when the receiver gains most of the yards?
I don't understand why it is considered a passing touchdown that accrues to the QB's stats, in cases when the receiver gains most of the yards. Consider a 5 yard pass where the receiver then runs 90 ...
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Why does there seem to be more pitching changes in recent years?
The last time I watched baseball was in 2012, and there has been more frequent pitching changes, especially in the post-season.
For instance, this NY Post article states:
In 2018, teams set a new ...
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What makes a Safety shot in snooker "successful"?
When watching a match of snooker, especially one where safety battles take place, the broadcaster will often display a "Safety Success" statistic for both players above the current score, or ...
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What is usually better in basketball, a 2-pointer and-1 opportunity or a made 3-pointer?
2-pointer and-one obviously gets a foul on an opposing player but you are not guaranteed to make the free throw, while a 3-pointer is guaranteed 3 points.
Which would be more advantageous to a team, ...
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How does the runner placed at second base in extra innings affect Earned Run Average?
Normally the pitcher who allows a runner to reach base is charged with the run if the runner eventually reaches home, even if the pitcher is replaced before the runner scores. If the run is an earned ...
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Game losing goal
In the NHL, or generally in ice hockey and similar sports, there is a statistic of GWG - game winning goals. A goal is a GWG if it is enough for a team to score only until this goal with no more goals ...
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Non-USA superstars in the NBA seem to be much taller on average than superstars from the USA: What exactly is the reason?
LeBron James suggested that he would like to participate in a USA vs non-USA all-star match, during the 2020 all-star draft. While forming hypothetical teams for such a match I quickly started finding ...
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Why do some bookmakers have minimum odds requirements on free bet promotions?
I have noticed that some bookmakers will offer free bets but have a condition that in order for the winnings to be withdrawn they must be placed on bets with at least 1/5 odds for example.
If I have a ...
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Can you determine the position of a player from his statistics?
I recently got really interested in the NBA (thanks to Mark Cuban). Google led me to detailed statistics of NBA players, for example, as found here.
If you just look at the statistics (without ...
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Basketball: will FG percentage revert to mean and continue trend at half time?
This is a stats questions. Imagine team A has a poor FG percentage at half time and team B has a good one, would you expect those rates to convert (mean reversion) or deviate further?
Maybe there is ...
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Basketball shooting practice appears to have little effect over time
While this question relates to basketball, it is more so a question of statistics and probability. I wondered if one could determine a basketball players career high shooting percentage from high ...
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How do you deal with skewed frequency in Hexagonal Shot Plots for NBA Players
So I've stumbled upon Kirk Goldsberry's shot plots and I find them very intriguing. Here's an example
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I find these charts fascinating, so I decided to learn how to make these charts myself, except I ...
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NFL: going for it on fourth and 1
I'm a soccer fan and rarely watch NFL. But one thing that bemuses me is the conservatism in the game.
Why do teams not go for it more often on 4th and 1? The stats show it's a good play. The reward ...
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Difference between turnover and steals
In the NBA app, I was reading the statistics of the match Lakers vs Kings.
In particular, Lakers have 10 steals, Kings have 5 steals. Moreover, Lakers have 14 turnovers, while Kings have 16 turnovers....
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When was the last time a kicker was released after making two 60+ yard field goals during the season?
In 2019, Brett Maher made a 62 and 63 yard field goals during the season. However, he was released on 9 Dec 2019.
When was the last time a kicker was released after making two (or more) 60+ yard ...
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Why did penalty kick success rates suddenly drop from 2004 to 2005?
As featured in this answer, the penalty kick success rate in the Premier League was 92.3% in 2004, and consistently around 95% in the preceding seasons, but in 2005 it dropped to 77% and has stayed at ...
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Basketball - Blocking and Catching Shots
Let's assume an offensive player takes a shot on the basket.
If a defensive player catches the shot in the air without goal tending, is that considered a block, a steal, or both in the statistics?
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When calculating red zone efficiency, does a team need to have a first down in the red zone?
An NFL team's red zone efficiency/percentage is calculated by taking the number of touchdowns scored in the red zone and dividing it by the number of trips to the red zone. (A team is in the red zone ...
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Why was the precalculated probability of winning high for Raptors in year 2019?
Why was the precalculated probability of winning high for Raptors in the year 2019? Because Kawhi Leonard came at the end. So just wondering.
I saw a 4 digit number during the 2019 summer on Toronto ...
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Proportion of straight red cards in European football
What are the statistics on the proportion of straight red cards that are shown in European leagues? That is, red cards that are shown immediately, rather than after two yellow cards.
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Which of these situations is a new shift?
In the NHL, when tracking the relevant statistics (ice time, number of shifts, time per shift, etc) for player a on team A, while team A is playing team B, does a shift officially end in the following ...
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What are the most serve attempts for a single tennis point?
In Tennis, you usually have 2 attempts for a service.
however under certain circumstances there are more serves made fot one single point, for example when the ball touches the net and then enters ...
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NBA player to player match ups
In the NBA, does the depth charts of one team match up with the depth charts in another team in terms of who will face who?
Let me explain:
Suppose the Celtics have Kemba Walker listed as a Starter ...
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How is a Quarterback's passer rating calculated in the NFL?
In the NFL, all of the stats like YPG, and average fantasy points are calculated somehow.
How is a passer's rating calculated?
Does it have something to do with the average yards gained per completion,...
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How do you calculate a ten-pin bowling strike rate?
I'm a USBC League Bowler, and I'm tracking my own stats, and I want to know my Strike Rate Percentage.
Theoretically, you would take and divide the number of frames bowled by the number of strikes ...
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How do you log in basketball stats a desperate shot attempt at shot clock buzzer?
In basketball, the 24 second shot clock buzzer is about to sound, team in possession of the ball throws it up towards the basket.
According to some sources this not registered as a shot attempt. Now, ...
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Does the MLB website contain win-loss stats? If so, how can I examine win-loss stats on the MLB website?
I am looking for win and loss stats on the MLB website.
I've browsed to the MLB website > Stats > Team, but I did not find win-loss stats. What am I missing?
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Which quarterback has had the lowest "highest amount of interceptions thrown" during a given regular season?
Ben Roethlisberger led the league during the 2018 NFL season with 16 interceptions. At a glance, that number seems low.
Since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, which quarterback has had the lowest "highest ...
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Is there a database of soccer match stats which include VAR calls?
I am wondering if there is a database compiling match/player stats for leagues (or maybe UEFA Champions League) which have VAR in place. I'm particularly interested in stats surrounding VAR itself, ...
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How much does an NHL power play improve chances of scoring?
How much does being on a power play improve an NHL team's chances of scoring a goal? I know the likelyhood of a team scoring on a power play is about 20%. But what is the likelihood of a team scoring ...
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Which NBA team had the shortest "longest winning streak" in a championship-winning season?
Inspired by this question: Which MLB team had the shortest "longest winning streak" in a pennant-winning season?
Which NBA team had the shortest "longest winning streak" during a ...
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Is there a name for the combined stats of Balls, Strikes, and Outs, as seen on many displays in baseball?
Baseball fields often have a display of the number of balls, strikes, and outs. Does this group have a name? As far as I can cell, "Count" refers to just balls and strikes and are for individual ...
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What team has shortest "longest losing streak" within a season in NBA history?
Inspired by this question: What team has shortest longest losing streak within a season in MLB history?
What team has shortest "longest losing streak" within a season in NBA history? Off the top of ...
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Is the success of some racial groups in some sports physiological or cultural?
For avoidance of doubt, I think all people are fundamentally the same and the only thing different is the colour of their skin.
However, I've noticed that:
All the recent 100m Olympic and World ...
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Is there a standard (advanced?) stat in basketball for measuring player "consistency"?
Is there an accepted stat that analysts use to measure how consistent a basketball player is?
Take points per game (or points per 48 min): two players with the same average scoring rates could have ...
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In the NFL, how have teams fared against odds from Las Vegas?
Is a home team more or less likely to beat the spread than an away team? Do favored teams or underdogs win against the spread more often? Please include statistics/studies instead of just guessing.
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Do drafts work?
YouTube recently gave me some video suggestions that I watched. Basically, it was the worst draft picks of all time, worst #1 picks, best underrated draft picks, etc. Is there any statistics that ...
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Greatest percentage of breakaway goals scored: location of goal
For all goals scored in the NHL of the one-on-none variety (whether in-game breakaways or shootout goals), what location of the goalie getting beaten is the highest occurence?
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How many NHL natural hat tricks in a single period have been scored?
How many natural hat tricks have been scored, with all of the goals occurring in the same single period, in NHL history?
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In Statistics, Does a Missed Shot While Being Fouled Still Count as a Missed Shot?
During a game, players get fouled a lot, and they often throw up a shot, to try to have an opportunity to get more points. When you throw up a shot while fouled, in your game statistics, does it count ...
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In NHL hockey games decided in regulation time, in which period are the most winning goals scored?
This is an old question, in my mind. I have always believed the answer is the third period, but others disagree.
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Does a sack count as a Tackle For Loss, and/or a Tackle?
I like to look at player statistics, and I always see the Tackle stat, the Sack stat, and sometimes the Tackle For Loss stat. Is there some overlap in the stats so that a Sack counts as a Tackle?
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Which ODI player has average of 99.8?
Which ODI player has 99.8 average in his career and in last match of his career he was out on 0 ? As if he had just one score in his last match then his average would have became 100.
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Where can I get data for individual player statistics in European football? [closed]
I am doing a research paper on European football, and I am looking for individual player statistics. For example, numbers on detailed stats like shots, shots on target, passes, tackles, blocks, ...
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Possession in Basketball
I am having trouble understanding possessions in basketball as it seems like there are 3 equations. One that is (FGA+0.44*FTA+TO) and another that accounts for Offensive Rebounds found here. Lastly, ...
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Which test player had 99.9 average in his test career?
Which test player has 99.9 average in his test career and in last match of his career he was out on 0 ? As if he had just one score in his last inning then his average would have became 100.
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MLB record for consecutive years with an identical batting average (single player)
Khris Davis has had the same batting average for four consecutive years. Have other batters with 100 or more plate appearances in each year done this?
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What is the cause for MLB regular season strikeouts to be more than hits?
For the first time in the history of the MLB, the 2018 season saw the total number of batter hits be less than strikeouts. See chart below:
Hits have consistently been about 10,000+ higher than ...
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