APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Effects of Pitch Location and Count on Professional Baseball Umpires' Ball/Strike Decisions
- 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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