APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Effects of Pitch Location and Count on Professional Baseball Umpires' Ball/Strike Decisions

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Cognitive

  • Aaron Baggett
    University Of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Abstract

Using generalized linear mixed modeling, Major League Baseball home plate umpires’ ball/strike decisions were measured over the course of an entire season. Emphasis was placed on accounting for the effects of pitch location and ball/strike count on umpires' judgment and decision making accuracy.

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