Does Pitcher Share of Payroll Affect Win Percentage?
Faculty Mentor(s) Name(s)
Brooke Conaway
Abstract
Evidence suggests that allocating additional pay to certain positions can affect the percentage of games won in a season for Major League Baseball teams. Previous literature finds interesting and varying results when it comes to payroll allocation by player position. To add to the existing literature, I use the most up-to-date team-level panel data from 2021 to 2023 to test whether pitcher payroll allocation affects team win percentage. I expect to find that allocating more of your payroll to pitcher positions has a positive but diminishing effect on win percentage.
Start Date
27-3-2024 10:00 AM
End Date
27-3-2024 10:08 AM
Location
Atkinson 107
Does Pitcher Share of Payroll Affect Win Percentage?
Atkinson 107
Evidence suggests that allocating additional pay to certain positions can affect the percentage of games won in a season for Major League Baseball teams. Previous literature finds interesting and varying results when it comes to payroll allocation by player position. To add to the existing literature, I use the most up-to-date team-level panel data from 2021 to 2023 to test whether pitcher payroll allocation affects team win percentage. I expect to find that allocating more of your payroll to pitcher positions has a positive but diminishing effect on win percentage.