Moneyball: the Movie – Who Knew Brad Pitt Was a Statistician at Heart?
Posted: September 8, 2011 Filed under: Measurement and Analytics | Tags: baseball statistics, Billy Beane, Brad Pitt, Michael Lewis, Moneyball, Oakland A's Leave a comment
In 2003 I used the example of Billy Beane, profiled in Michael Lewis’ book Moneyball, as an example of applying new thinking to an old pastime: in this case, baseball, probably the most stats-laden sport of all. Fast-forward eight years and we now see a new film based on that story starring Brad Pitt.
Below is the original 2003 piece plus some analyses I did at the time to illustrate the return on investment of Beane’s method.
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