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Annual Arrest Rates in Professional Sports »
To better understand the data: in order to account for variance (a standard in crime stats), these 4 professional sports…
MLB's Pace of Play Problem »
Many factors are contributing to long games such as the increased use of the bullpen and instant replay. In September,…
Baseball Not America's Pastime Like It Used To Be »
World Series viewership has been in steady decline for many years. Besides pace of play which was recently covered, why…
Is Jeter On the Mt. Rushmore of Yankees, Let Alone #1? »
Living in the greater NYC area, I hear every sportscaster talk about how Derek Jeter is one of the, if…
MLB Revenue: 2010 vs. 2014 #OpeningDay »
The average MLB team is now worth 1.2 billion, which is a 48% increase over last year. MLB's new national…
America's Favorite Sport: Football's Decade of Dominance »
Professional Football has outranked every other sport in America for decades, with the last 10 years being no exception. When…
Top Four Sports Leagues Score Big Money, MLS Comes Up Short »
Among the five major US sports organizations, NBA players make the most money on average. NHL Players make an average…
Power Outage in MLB: Home Runs Per Game Lowest Since 1993 »
Home Runs are rarer than they have been in Major League Baseball since the H.W. Bush Presidency. There are .9…
Top 10 Most Valuable Sports Teams in the World »
Real Madrid, with a value of $3.3 billion, is the most valuable sports team in the world in 2013. Only…
How Much We Value American Sports »
It's certainly no secret that Americans place a great deal of value on sports. What may be surprising, however, is…
April a Busy Month for Sports and Entertainment Events »
Events that do not have tickets available yet include the start of the NBA playoffs April 18th, the start of…
NFL Holds Onto Huge Popularity Lead Over the MLB »
In 2015, the NFL held onto its decades-long reign as the most popular sport in America. In fact, football placed…
Can You Guess the Least Watched 2014 World Series Game? »
The 2014 World Series on average had 13.8 million viewers. As you would expect, game 7 had a huge audience.…
The Best Pitchers in Baseball, By ERA »
These pitchers had the lowest ERAs in the 2014 MLB season. Clayton Kershaw, of the LA Dodgers also tops the…
Madison Bumgarner vs Clayton Kershaw: Take Your Pick »
Madison Bumgarner single handedly carried the Giants to a World Series title earning MVP. 21 IP, 0.43 ERA, 2 W,…
Which Teams Have Won the Most World Series? »
The Yankees win by a mile, with 27 wins... but of course it helps to have been around since 1901.…
World Series Wins: Best Regular Season Record vs. The Worst »
World Series winners have been impossible to predict since 1995 when baseball expanded the playoffs to include a divisional series.…
What sport is the least Canadian friendly? »
The NHL, MLB, NBA, and NFL are considered the four major sports. Is one of them less welcoming to Canadian…
Less African American MLB Players Now than in 1960's »
As the MLB honors Jackie Robinson, many have called attention to the continued racial in-equality found in professional baseball. The…
Home-field Advantage REALLY Matters for MLB World Series »
Of the last 32 MLB World Series, 25 (78%) have been won by the team with home-field advantage. After a…
Parent Income Keeping Kids Off the Field »
According to a recent survey, household income is a huge factor in whether or not kids can afford to be…
MLB History: AL vs. NL Batting Title »
Above is a timeline of the batting average that won the batting title in the American League and the National…
MLB History: National League Batting Title »
Above is a timeline of the batting average that won the NL Batting Title.
MLB History: American League Batting Title »
Above is a timeline of the batting average that won the AL Batting Title. (note that the 1902 and 1910…
Pitchers Throwing More Strikeouts »
The total number of strikeouts thrown per year in the MLB has significantly increased over the last 7 years. Pitchers…
Declining Interest in MLB All-Star Game »
The MLB All-Star Game seems to have lost its appeal. The TV ratings since the 1970s have been steadily declining,…