Wages of Wins

Taking Measure of the Many Myths in Modern Sport

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

Av David J. Berri, Martin B. Schmidt, Stacey L. Brook

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Arguing about sports is as old as the games people play. Over the years sports debates have become muddled by many myths that do not match the numbers generated by those playing the games. In The Wages of Wins, the authors use layman's language and easy to follow examples based on their own academic research to debunk many of the most commonly held beliefs about sports.In this updated version of their book, these authors explain why Allen Iverson leaving Philadelphia made the 76ers a better team, why the Yankees find it so hard to repeat their success from the late 1990s, and why even great quarterbacks like Brett Favre are consistently inconsistent. The book names names, and makes it abundantly clear that much of the decision making of coaches and general managers does not hold up to an analysis of the numbers. Whether you are a fantasy league fanatic or a casual weekend fan, much of what you believe about sports will change after reading this book.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-05-09
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt540 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor304
FörlagStanford University Press
ISBN9780804752879

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contentsList of Figures and TablesviiPrefacexiPreface to the Paperback EditionxvChapter 1Games with Numbers1Chapter 2Much Talking, Little Walking11Chapter 3Can You Buy the Fan's Love?30Chapter 4Baseball's Competitive Balance Problem?46Chapter 5The NBA's Competitive Balance Problem?69Chapter 6Shaq and Kobe90Chapter 7Who Is the Best?116Chapter 8A Few Chicago Stories146Chapter 9How Are Quarterbacks Like Mutual Funds?172Chapter 10Scoring to Score201Notes227References269Index279

"When I read the book, I was impressed by the amount of effort that went into compiling the reams of data that underlie the work…The fundamental case the authors make is that the statistical analysis shows that the conventional wisdom about sports is dead wrong—that the data as the put it, "offers many surprises."—Joe Nocera, The New York Times"In The Wages of Wins, the authors attempt to puncture some popular myths—saying that payroll and wins are not highly correlated, and that in baseball, football….attendance hasn't been significantly affected by players strikes or owner lockouts."—Sue Kirchhoff, USA Today"In The Wages of Wins, the economists David J. Berri, Martin B. Schmidt, and Stacey L. Brook set out to solve the Iverson problem. Weighing the relative value of fouls, rebounds, shots taken, turnovers, and the like, they've created an algorithm that, they argue, comes closer than any previous statistical measure to capturing the true value of a basketball player. …Looking at the findings that Berri, Schmidt, and Brook present is enough to make one wonder what exactly basketball experts—coaches, managers, sportswriters—know about basketball."—Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker"Wages is provocative, stimulating and challenging."—Sports Illustrated