In:
Journal of Sports Economics, SAGE Publications, Vol. 18, No. 6 ( 2017-08), p. 622-637
Abstract:
To search for eras in a sports league, we utilize time-series tests with structural breaks in Major League Baseball performance. Using data from 1871-2010, the mean and standard deviation of four different performance measures are examined. Throughout, rather than assume that a break point is known a priori, we identify breaks endogenously from the data. Perhaps most notable among our findings, we identify a deterministic trend in mean slugging percentage with breaks in 1921 and 1992. Interestingly, these years closely coincide with the early years of the free-swinging (Babe Ruth) era and the modern steroid era, respectively.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1527-0025
,
1552-7794
DOI:
10.1177/1527002515593113
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2017
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2028945-5
SSG:
3,2
SSG:
31
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