SABR Analytics Conference
March 8-10, 2024
ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus
Beus Center for Law and Society
111 E. Taylor St.
Phoenix, AZ 85004

The SABR Analytics Conference was held from March 8-10, 2024, at the Beus Center for Law and Society on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus in Phoenix, Arizona.

We brought together the top minds in the baseball analytics community to discuss, debate, and share insightful ways to analyze and examine the great game of baseball. Click here to view the full conference schedule.

• Click here to watch video replays from our featured panels and research presentations.
• Save the date! Join us on March 14-16, 2025, in Phoenix for the next SABR Analytics Conference; registration will open in Fall 2024.

The Analytics Conference schedule consisted of research presentations and guest speakers from throughout the baseball analytics community, career development sessions led by experienced sports professionals, and industry networking opportunities — all available for any aspiring front office executive or baseball fan to attend. Students had opportunities for skill acquisition and development, including sessions on how to work with baseball-related data sets as well as databasing and SQL.

General sessions were held in person on Friday, March 8 through Sunday, March 10 at the Beus Center for Law and Society in downtown Phoenix. General Session registration included access to all programming held at the Beus Center for Law and Society, including research presentations, panel discussions, Friday evening networking reception, a boxed lunch on Friday and Saturday afternoon, and coffee talks on Saturday and Sunday morning. Students had two registration options, virtual or in-person, with both including access to the General Session on Friday, March 8 through Sunday, March 10, and a student-only virtual session on Thursday, March 7.

The Diamond Dollars Case Competition was held at the Beus Center for Law and Society on the morning of Friday, March 8. Four- to five-person student teams were asked to evaluate a baseball operations case problem. The student team presented their analysis and recommendations to a panel of judges that included MLB front office executives.

For more highlights and clips from the 2024 SABR Analytics Conference, click on a link below:

• Watch highlights from Analytics Now by Brian Kenny (video)
• Watch highlights from the Rule Changes: Pitching and Baserunning Panel with Javy Guerra, Eno Sarris, Vince Gennaro, and Rob Mains (video)
• Watch highlights from the Rule Changes: Hitting and Defense Panel with Meg Rowley, Mark Simon, Bobby Scales, and Brian Kenny (video)
• Watch highlights from the Baseball Prospectus Founders Panel with Clay Davenport, Gary Huckabay, Rany Jazayerli, Christina Kahrl, Joe Sheehan, and Will Carroll (video)
• Watch highlights from the Baseball’s Current and Future Application of AI Panel with Christopher Bitetto, Joe Rosales, Amod Sahasrabudhe, and Brian Hall (video)
• Watch highlights from the State of the Baseball Biomechanics Industry Panel with Michael Sonne, Adam Nebel, James Buffi, Arnel Aguilnaldo, and Ethan Stewart (video)
• Watch highlights from the MLB Statcast Updates: Weather and Bat Tracking Panel with Mike Petriello, Jason Bernard, David Adler, Graham Goldbeck, and Clay Nunnally (video)
• Watch replays of 2024 SABR Analytics Conference research presentations (video)
• Gary Huckabay honored with 2024 SABR Analytics Conference Lifetime Achievement Award
• Robert Orr, Ginny Searle, Patrick Dubuque, and Rob Mains win 2024 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards
• Diamond Dollars Case Competition winners: Syracuse University, Rice University, The Branson School
• Check out photo galleries from each day at the SABR Analytics Conference
• Click here to download the 2024 SABR Analytics Conference digital program (PDF)
• Melanie Martinez-Lopez: SABR Analytics Conference offers ‘big break’ to MLB Diversity Pipeline members (MLB.com)
• Craig Goldstein: Celebrating Baseball Prospectus past and present at the 2024 SABR Analytics Conference (Baseball Prospectus)
• Ryan Fagan: Brian Kenny on Using Data to Analyze Baseball in 2024 (Opta Analyst)

SABR has a long and storied history with baseball statistical analysis, evidenced by the link between our name and sabermetrics. SABR’s long history in this area of baseball research, coupled with our mission of advancing the understanding and knowledge of baseball, makes us the perfect choice to coordinate and host this ground-breaking event.

Special offer! Purchase any SABR Analytics Certification course between May 1-31, 2024, and get access to a complimentary Rapsodo Certified course!