Kovash, Kenneth; Levitt, Steven D. - 2021
data sets. Pitchers appear to throw too many fastballs; football teams pass less than they should. In both sports, there is … pitch type in Major League Baseball and whether to run or pass in the National Football League. We observe more than three … million pitches in baseball and 125,000 play choices for football. We find systematic deviations from minimax play in both …
