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MLB Analytics

1. Home Run

How to hit Home Runs
home_run
Launch Angle 0.098*
(0.058)
Exit Velo 0.676***
(0.168)
Sweet Spot% -0.062
(0.068)
Barrel Batted% 1.198***
(0.105)
Constant -56.895***
(14.126)
Observations 556
R2 0.476
Adjusted R2 0.472
Residual Std. Error 7.423 (df = 551)
F Statistic 125.007*** (df = 4; 551)
Notes: ***Significant at the 1 percent level.
**Significant at the 5 percent level.
*Significant at the 10 percent level.

2. Strikeout

Strikeouts
strikeout
Out of Zone Swing% 1.086***
(0.126)
In Zone Swing and Miss% 2.435***
(0.136)
Called Strikes 0.313***
(0.007)
Launch Angle Average 0.619***
(0.136)
Constant -75.517***
(5.669)
Observations 556
R2 0.789
Adjusted R2 0.788
Residual Std. Error 19.583 (df = 551)
F Statistic 516.568*** (df = 4; 551)
Notes: ***Significant at the 1 percent level.
**Significant at the 5 percent level.
*Significant at the 10 percent level.

3. Density Graph

Slow players like Mike Zunino have some of the highest ISO’s in the league, but his slugging falls behind. How much does speed have to do with getting extra bases?

Slugging
slg_percent
Sprint Speed 0.007***
(0.001)
ISO 1.323***
(0.028)
Constant 0.001
(0.030)
Observations 554
R2 0.823
Adjusted R2 0.823
Residual Std. Error 0.042 (df = 551)
F Statistic 1,282.477*** (df = 2; 551)
Notes: ***Significant at the 1 percent level.
**Significant at the 5 percent level.
*Significant at the 10 percent level.