2023 SABR Analytics Conference highlights
The 12th annual SABR Analytics Conference was held from March 10-12, 2023, in Phoenix, Arizona, bringing 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 on a link below to watch a video replay of each session.
Featured Panels
Integration of Biomechanics in Baseball Operations
Panelists: Colin Cahill, San Francisco Giants; Roger Caplinger, Milwaukee Brewers. Moderator: Ethan Stewart, Oakland Athletics.
2023 Rules Changes
Panelists: Dallas Braden, NBC Bay Area; Kyle Glaser, Baseball America; Bobby Scales, Sports Info Solutions. Moderator: Rob Mains, Baseball Prospectus.
Players We Love for 2023
Panelists: Ben Clemens, FanGraphs; Hannah Keyser, Yahoo! Sports. Moderator: Vince Gennaro, former SABR Board President.
Projection Systems
Panelists: Nicholas Kapur, Zelus Analytics; Jake Schuster, Gemini Sports Analytics; Meg Rowley, FanGraphs. Moderator: Ari Kaplan, MLB front office executive.
The Future Impacts of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on Baseball
Panelists: Allison R. Levin, Webster University; David Loving, Sage; Stuart Neilson, data scientist. Moderator: Brian Hall, Tidal Quantitative Research.
New Statcast Data: Weather and High-Frame-Rate Bat and Biomechanics Tracking
Panelists: Graham Goldbeck and Clay Nunnally, Major League Baseball
Baseball Savant’s Newest Developments
Panelists: Mike Petriello, Jason Bernard, Dana Bennett, Major League Baseball
Diamond Dollars Case Competition
Encore presentation by Washington University in St. Louis: Cooper Yan, Simon Todreas, Max Hanley, and Jake Engelberg. Learn more at sabr.org/analytics/case.
SABR Analytics Conference Lifetime Achievement Award
Andy Andres was honored as the recipient of the 2023 SABR Analytics Conference Lifetime Achievement Award. Click here to learn more.
Research Presentations
RP1: John Asel and Jeremy Losak, "Comparing Age Curves Across the MLB, KBO, and NPB"
RP2: Alex Oppel, "Effect of Previous Innings Played on Plate Appearances"
RP3: Arnel Aguinaldo, "Predicting Hitting Power Using Energy Flow Analysis in High School, Collegiate, and Professional Baseball Players
RP4: Alex Caravan and Kyle Wasserberger, "The Next Frontier of Biomechanics in Baseball: Deception, Pitch Tipping, and Mechanical Evaluation"
RP5: Taylor La Salle, "Impact of Stride Length on Pelvis Energy Flow: A Retrospective Analysis"
RP6: Sarah Thompson, "Evaluating Minor League Defense Using Detailed Contextual Data"
RP7: John Garrett, "Digging Deeper into the Seam Shifted Wake Effect"
RP8: Rob Mains, "Pitchers Hitting: A Requiem"
RP9: Rebekah Callari-Kaczmarczyk, "How to Effectively Communicate Baseball Research"
RP10: Glenn Healey, "Using Seam Orientation Data from Optical Sensors for Pitch Modeling and Design"
RP11: Ryan Reinsel, "Quantifying In-Game Command: Observed Data Meets Intended Location"
RP12: Andy Andres, "Trends in MLB Pitch Tempo Since the Start of Pitch Tracking"
RP13: Emily-Anne Patt and James Stockton, "Noisy Judgments: A Probability Surface-Based Analysis of Umpiring Variability"
RP14: Jeff Jin and Chris Zexin Chen, "A Markov Chain Matchup Model Using Multi-variable Approach"
Student Sessions
Sean Lahman: Introduction to Baseball Databases
Introduction to Baseball Databases
Sean Lahman, SABR
Jonah Gardner and Zoe Surma: Working With Baseball-Reference Data
Working With Baseball-Reference Data
Jonah Gardner and Zoe Surma, Sports Reference
Shanna Shi: Working with Baseball Savant and R
Working with Baseball Savant and R
Shanna Shi, Major League Baseball
David Hyland: Confidence Intervals and Statistical Difference Tests
Confidence Intervals and Statistical Difference Tests
David Hyland, Xavier University
Nick Wan: SLICED with SABR
SLICED with SABR
Nick Wan, Cincinnati Reds