Height, Weight, and Durability in Major League Baseball
Using data from the 2000-2016 Major League Baseball seasons, this paper looks at the determinants of durability amongst baseball athletes, durability is measured in games played for batters and innings pitched for pitchers, with a particular focus on height and weight. This paper finds evidence that...
Main Author: | Yeager, Joshua |
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Format: | Others |
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Scholarship @ Claremont
2017
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Online Access: | http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1684 http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2636&context=cmc_theses |
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