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Estimation of exponent value for Pythagorean method in Korean pro-baseball

한국프로야구에서 피타고라스 지수의 추정

  • Received : 2014.02.03
  • Accepted : 2014.03.12
  • Published : 2014.05.31
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Abstract

The Pythagorean won-loss formula postulated by James (1980) indicates the percentage of games as a function of runs scored and runs allowed. Several hundred articles have explored variations which improve RMSE by original formula and their fit to empirical data. This paper considers a variation on the formula which allows for variation of the Pythagorean exponent. We provide the most suitable optimal exponent in the Pythagorean method. We compare it with other methods, such as the Pythagenport by Davenport and Woolner, and the Pythagenpat by Smyth and Patriot. Finally, our results suggest that proposed method is superior to other tractable alternatives under criterion of RMSE.

야구의 승률은 총득점의 제곱을 총득점의 제곱과 총실점의 제곱의 합으로 나눈 것으로 추정된다는 야구의 피타고라스 정리에 대하여 많은 연구들이 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 피타고라스 정리에 사용되는 지수에 대한 새로운 추정방법을 제안하며 평균제곱오차의 제곱근 (root mean squared error; RMSE)을 이용하여 널리 알려진 추정방법들과 상대적 효율성을 비교하였다. 사용된 데이터는 1982년부터 2013년 사이의 모든 한국프로야구 기록이며, 그 결과 제안된 방법은 기존의 방법보다 RMSE 관점에서 바람직하다고 간주된다.

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