In the latest edition of Plot the Ball, I've written about Sidney Crosby’s longevity at the top of the NHL — and his deserved place on Canada’s Olympic team at age 38. Also featuring this week: Jorja Miller, Caoimhe Bray, Victor Wembanyama and Drake Maye. www.plottheball.com/p/already-a-...

In the latest edition of Plot the Ball, I've written about Sidney Crosby’s longevity at the top of the NHL — and his deserved place on Canada’s Olympic team at age 38. Also featuring this week: Jorja Miller, Caoimhe Bray, Victor Wembanyama and Drake Maye. www.plottheball.com/p/already-a-...

Still had this data open from the other day so I made you a chart

16 Stats 📊📈📉 Matthew Schaefer looks impossibly good for an 18-year-old defenseman. How strong is his case to make Team Canada? www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...

Covered in this week’s edition of Plot the Ball: 🏏 Nathan Lyon 🏒 Connor Bedard 🏀 Luka Dončić ⚽️ Vicky López ⚾️ Munetaka Murakami You can read and subscribe here! www.plottheball.com/p/entering-t...

Covered in this week’s edition of Plot the Ball: 🏏 Nathan Lyon 🏒 Connor Bedard 🏀 Luka Dončić ⚽️ Vicky López ⚾️ Munetaka Murakami You can read and subscribe here! www.plottheball.com/p/entering-t...

folks are gonna make way way more of this game than was there City finished their chances exceptionally well

Leading Plot the Ball this week: analysis of Arsenal’s consistency of selection, and how it’s vaulted them into the Premier League’s top tier. The newsletter also features notes on Laura Wolvaardt, the Irish rugby team, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Macklin Celebrini: www.plottheball.com/p/consistent...

Putting dead balls into the box is free money

Leading Plot the Ball this week: analysis of Arsenal’s consistency of selection, and how it’s vaulted them into the Premier League’s top tier. The newsletter also features notes on Laura Wolvaardt, the Irish rugby team, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Macklin Celebrini: www.plottheball.com/p/consistent...

a new Expecting Goals newsletter! a brand new team ratings system, Premier League power rankings, and all the details about how it works, why it works this way, and what I plan to do with it next www.expectinggoals.com/p/expecting-...

Broke out the ol' WHO YA GOT for El Clasico: Kylian Mbappe or Lamine Yamal? www.espn.com/soccer/story...

It’s a big weekend of sport — and Reece Walsh is the athlete I’m most excited to see in action. I wrote about the Australia fullback in today's edition of Plot the Ball, which also features notes on Spain, Alana King, Roki Sasaki and Matthew Schaefer. www.plottheball.com/p/reece-wals...

It’s a big weekend of sport — and Reece Walsh is the athlete I’m most excited to see in action. I wrote about the Australia fullback in today's edition of Plot the Ball, which also features notes on Spain, Alana King, Roki Sasaki and Matthew Schaefer. www.plottheball.com/p/reece-wals...

Reminder that Wemby was second in the NBA in steals + blocks last season despite playing just 46 games!

With a bunch of new followers, I wanted to re-introduce myself 👋🏻. Every Saturday, I publish a newsletter called Plot the Ball 📊🏐 — where I use data to tell better stories about sport. To get this week’s edition in your inbox, subscribe here: www.plottheball.com

At the same time, it IS a common blind spot among analytics type to ignore aesthetic arguments, when the aesthetics are the whole reason the thing exists. As I often say, we’re making a TV show here and if people don’t like the show enough, we all have to go get real jobs.

sports analytics is effectively a stress test on a game's rules and on its governance analysis will find better ways to win, and then the leagues need to align their rules with what the game ought to be the NFL model of regular rule tweaks in response to stress-testing is the right one

Deandre Ayton and Kuldeep Yadav are the focus of the latest edition of Plot the Ball 📊🏐✉️. Also featured this week: Patrick Mahomes, Real Madrid and Connor Bedard. You can read and subscribe here: www.plottheball.com/p/deandre-ay...

Deandre Ayton and Kuldeep Yadav are the focus of the latest edition of Plot the Ball 📊🏐✉️. Also featured this week: Patrick Mahomes, Real Madrid and Connor Bedard. You can read and subscribe here: www.plottheball.com/p/deandre-ay...

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lily said i heard yall like long range bangers

Norway will almost certainly qualify for their first men's World Cup since 1998 next month, and they could well do it with a perfect record. Some analysis of what's shaping up to be a serious side for @thetransferflow.bsky.social: www.thetransferflow.com/p/norway-are...

✍️A unicorn called Ellyse Perry www.goodareas.co/p/a-unicorn-...

When ASA developed g+ five years ago we talked about the "Messi test": hypothetically, if we had MLS data for the greatest player of all time, would he score well on this all-in-one metric? Anyway I think it works

Covered in this week’s edition of Plot the Ball: ⚽️ Barça Femení ⛳️ Nelly Korda 🏏 Australia 🏈 Travis Hunter 🏉 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu Read and subscribe at the link below! www.plottheball.com/p/despite-th...

Covered in this week’s edition of Plot the Ball: ⚽️ Barça Femení ⛳️ Nelly Korda 🏏 Australia 🏈 Travis Hunter 🏉 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu Read and subscribe at the link below! www.plottheball.com/p/despite-th...

My favourite team try of the year so far in test rugby. New Zealand's attacking shape seems quite simple, but guessing where the next pass is going isn't. This try illustrates it well and the 3-2 shape they play off sideline rucks from wing to wing. #RugbyAnalysis

This has been updated! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Connor McDavid (2x12.5m extension with Edmonton) is a surprisingly good hockey player.

Mason Miller hits 104 a pitch after 103, the following at bat featured three 103 mph pitches

This continues the trend of 2022-25, which has seen middle order batters make more significant contributions than in any previous Women's World Cup cycle. #CWC25 emergencycricketblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/w...

Real Madrid looked awful in a 5-2 loss to Atléti over the weekend. What about their defence needs fixing: www.thetransferflow.com/p/what-is-wr...

⬡⬢⬡ HockeyViz 2025-2026 Season Preview ⬢⬡⬢ hockeyviz.com/txt/preview2... Detailed skill and icetime breakdowns for every team, and a million simulations of the upcoming NHL seasons. There are many, many graphs.

Haaland slacking off, he only had 33% of Manchester City’s shots today. #epl-live

Covered in this week’s edition of Plot the Ball: ⚾️ Shohei Ohtani’s return to the mound, 🏉 Canada’s run to the World Cup final, 🏏 Abhishek Sharma, 🏀 the Indiana Fever and ⚽ Erling Haaland.

🚨New for ESPN OL Lyonnes have made some big money signings this summer. But what are the early signs for Jonathan Giraldez' side? •The formation and style of play •The midfield conundrum •Problems with 4-2-4 off the ball shape and more! www.espn.in/football/sto...

Covered in this week’s edition of Plot the Ball: ⚾️ Shohei Ohtani’s return to the mound, 🏉 Canada’s run to the World Cup final, 🏏 Abhishek Sharma, 🏀 the Indiana Fever and ⚽ Erling Haaland.

How many Manchester United managers do you think tactics YouTubers will be able to fit in the thumbnail before they start considering other possible explanations

This week at Plot the Ball 📊🏐✉️ , some thoughts on: 🎾 Carlos Alcaraz's serve 🏏 Smriti Mandhana's ODI batting 🏈 Patrick Mahomes ⛳️ Jackson Koivun ⚽️ Clàudia Pina You can read and subscribe at the link below! www.plottheball.com/p/carlos-alc...

When Erling Haaland is on the pitch he takes 44% of Manchester City’s shots. Thats the most in the PL this season. There are only three other players who clear 30%, somehow two of them play for Wolves (Strand Larsen and, weirdly, Bellegarde) and Sunderland forward Isidor. Pretty crazy stuff.

This week at Plot the Ball 📊🏐✉️ , some thoughts on: 🎾 Carlos Alcaraz's serve 🏏 Smriti Mandhana's ODI batting 🏈 Patrick Mahomes ⛳️ Jackson Koivun ⚽️ Clàudia Pina You can read and subscribe at the link below! www.plottheball.com/p/carlos-alc...

ICYMI: I wrote about Estêvão (and to a lesser extent Chelsea as a whole) for @thetransferflow.bsky.social. The piece looks at: - Comfort operating out wide & interior - Burgeoning off-ball repertoire - X-Factor for Chelsea's evolution in attack under Maresca www.thetransferflow.com/p/estevao-is...

I wrote about an interesting trend in Kylian Mbappé's play at Real Madrid this week in Plot the Ball 📊🏐✉️ . Also featuring in this edition of the newsletter: Luka Dončić, the Irish women's rugby team, Davina Perrin and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. www.plottheball.com/p/leading-th...

I wrote about an interesting trend in Kylian Mbappé's play at Real Madrid this week in Plot the Ball 📊🏐✉️ . Also featuring in this edition of the newsletter: Luka Dončić, the Irish women's rugby team, Davina Perrin and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. www.plottheball.com/p/leading-th...

📊🏐✉️ In this week’s edition of Plot the Ball, I wrote about Marine Johannès — one of LeBron James’ favourite basketball players. You can read — and subscribe! — here: www.plottheball.com/p/with-chara...

📊🏐✉️ In this week’s edition of Plot the Ball, I wrote about Marine Johannès — one of LeBron James’ favourite basketball players. You can read — and subscribe! — here: www.plottheball.com/p/with-chara...

Plot the Ball is back! 📊🏐✉️ You can read this week's edition — featuring thoughts on the Black Ferns, Harry Brook, Spain's women's football team, Dominique Malonga and Scottie Scheffler — at the link below: www.plottheball.com/p/on-the-eve...

Plot the Ball is back! 📊🏐✉️ You can read this week's edition — featuring thoughts on the Black Ferns, Harry Brook, Spain's women's football team, Dominique Malonga and Scottie Scheffler — at the link below: www.plottheball.com/p/on-the-eve...

Visualizing WNBA single-game scoring by age in the wake of Dominique Malonga's back-to-back 20-point games as a teenager. Most American players don't enter the league until at least age 21 based on draft eligibility rules, so the youngest high scorers are all international players.