Game Theory, Machine Learning, And Production In Sports: The Fair-credit Baseball Statistics

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Michael Mcbride (Univ Of California, Irvine, Usa)

Game Theory, Machine Learning, And Production In Sports

Name: Game Theory, Machine Learning, And Production In Sports
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ISBN: 9789819821846

The Fair-credit Baseball Statistics

Michael Mcbride (Univ Of California, Irvine, Usa)

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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
24 March 2026

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In this groundbreaking book, economist and game theorist Michael McBride presents an innovative answer to this question for the sport of baseball: 'How is individual performance fairly measured when success depends on teamwork?' The answer is — the Fair-Credit Baseball statistics.

Drawing on the Nobel Prize-winning Shapley Value from coalitional game theory, McBride creates two revolutionary measures of offensive performance: Shapley Run Credits (SRC) and Offensive Shapley Win Credits (OSWC). Unlike traditional baseball statistics, these new measures satisfy mathematical fairness axioms, making them the fairest measures of individual credit in the sport.

McBride combines this theoretical foundation with cutting-edge machine learning to analyse over a century of Major League Baseball data, producing the most accurate measures of offensive performance in baseball history. The result is a sophisticated yet intuitive statistical framework that finally gives players the credit they truly deserve for actual results — not projected or average performance.

Written for academic researchers, sports analysts, and baseball enthusiasts alike, this book successfully bridges complex mathematical theory with practical application. It offers technical rigor for professionals while remaining engaging and accessible for anyone passionate about understanding what really happens on the baseball diamond.

By: Michael Mcbride (Univ Of California Irvine Usa)
Imprint: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Country of Publication: Singapore
ISBN: 9789819821846
ISBN 10: 9819821843
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 24 March 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming