Predator League Championship Pool Stats – All Groups
Complete Tournament StatsHere we present overall Tournament Stats for the Predator Championship League Pool Series presented by Matchroom. Below is a guide illustrating the different overall tournament stats we provide. The main page has links to the individual matches of the tournament. Defensive Success Rate (DSR)A simple yet powerful measure of a player’s safety levelShot […]
Rack Difficulty Level (RDL): Understanding the complexity of a rack after the break
- December 23, 2020
- Damian
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It is our pleasure to make an official announcement of a new metric we have devised, through mathematical analysis, called Rack Difficulty Level or RDL. We are always busy here at Pool Stats, creating charts, graphs, gauges, and other data visualizations to comprehend the inner workings of the game of pool. Every so often we […]
Two Mosconi Cup Match-up Predictions
- December 1, 2020
- Damian
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Here are the two models we had time to run with data we felt comfortable with for two probable match-ups during the 2020 Mosconi Cup. If you’ve followed our previous posts then you may be aware of these metrics we have created. Nevertheless, an overview of the Metrics to Consider are as follows DSR: Defensive […]
Pool Stats Co-Founder Interviewed on the Podcast Chalk is Cheap
- July 12, 2020
- Damian
- Analytics, App, Metabase, Podcast, Pool Metrics, Pool Stats, Sabermetrics
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Join us for 50 minutes into a journey that dives deep into what Pool Stats is doing and where they hope to go. Chalk is Cheap is a free podcast that can be found on http://chalkischeappod.com iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. We discuss the current phase of Pool Stats, from our online metrics […]
Pool Stats Pro v1.2.0
We’ve changed some colors, improved the Clutch Shooting Percentage algorithm and added a 3-month breakout in the stats section. This enhancement will better allow users to analyze their pool games over time by viewing their stats collected with the app in 3-month blocks.
Clutch Shooting Percent: Formal White Paper
- May 23, 2020
- Damian
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http://poolst.at/pdf2 Abstract The aim of this paper is to describe and list a new Pool Stats metric, which we call a sabermetric, after the notion that was introduced to the sport of baseball by Bill James. We define ‘clutch’ to mean a player’s performance in executing the shots needed to seal a victory throughout the […]
Shot Aptitude White Paper
- May 13, 2020
- Damian
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Today we are announcing the formal release of our mathematical analysis and description of Shot Aptitude, a new pool game sabermetric. You’ll find the formal paper at the link below: http://poolst.at/pdf1
A Word on Shot Aptitude
There has been minor controversy surrounding this stat. Mainly gauging a player’s ability with regards to time. It is true that while time is a major factor in these equations, it’s not the only factor at hand. More goes into these equations than simply time. Time is a weight, like any other measure. Also, since […]
Shot Aptitude: A New Pool Game Sabermetric
http://poolst.at/sa We are proud to announce the release of a new pool metric (sabermetric): Shot Aptitude. It measures a player’s ability in decisive action and execution in shooting the ball. It takes in the factors of, time to shoot, shot difficulty, miss or made or foul or defense. The main contributor to this metric is […]
Plus / Minus (+/-): A pool game metric
- April 12, 2020
- Damian
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http://poolst.at/pm We are announcing the calculation of a new pool metric: Plus / Minus (+/-). A similar metric exists in the game of hockey where a player gets a +1 whenever their team scores while that player is on the ice; and receives a -1 whenever the opponent team scores while that player is on […]
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