Similar Players in MLB
Aug 11, 2020·
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1 min read
Christopher Teixeira

As an avid baseball fan, each game I watch usually includes a comment like “Player A is just like Player B”. This has inspired me to look into a mathematical way to discover which players are similar to each other. This project utilizes a few different techniques, data sources, and ultimately a little judgement on how to fine tune the algorithm.
Authors
Christopher Teixeira
(he/him)
Principal Data Scientist
My interests include using my skills for the public good and playing with baseball data.