Measurables

By Brendan Kent

What's Measurables about?

A sports analytics and sports tech podcast for all skill levels, featuring conversations with industry pros. Hosted by former Portland Timbers Soccer Data Analyst Brendan Kent. Subscribe to the newsletter: www.measurablespod.com/newsletter

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Measurables episodes:

04.12.2021
Matt Manocherian, VP of Football & Research at Sports Info Solutions
Interview with Sports Info Solutions VP of Football & Research Matt Manocherian.
03.25.2021
Simon Strachan, Co-Founder & GM of Sport at Gain Line Analytics
Interview with Gain Line Analytics Co-Founder and GM of Sport Simon Strachan.
03.10.2021
John Tobias, TV Sports Statistician at ESPN & Professor at UNC Charlotte
Interview with ESPN TV Sports Statistician & UNC Charlotte Professor John Tobias.
02.23.2021
Stephanie Kovalchik, Senior Data Scientist at Zelus Analytics
Interview with Zelus Analytics Senior Data Scientist Stephanie Kovalchik.
02.09.2021
Tim Wigmore, Co-Author of "The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made"
Interview Tim Wigmore, journalist at The Telegraph and Co-Author of "The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made"
01.26.2021
Simon Banoub, CMO at StatsBomb
Interview with StatsBomb CMO Simon Banoub.
01.13.2021
Esteban Navarro Garaiz, Quantitative Analyst at the Los Angeles Dodgers
Interview with Los Angeles Dodgers Quantitative Analyst Esteban Navarro Garaiz.
12.15.2020
50th Episode Special: The Future of Sports Analytics
Highlights from previous interviews focusing on the future of sports analytics.
12.02.2020
Rob Suddaby, First Team Data Analyst at Norwich City FC
Interview with Norwich City FC First Team Data Analyst Rob Suddaby.
11.17.2020
Sam Goldberg, Soccer Data Scientist
Interview with soccer data scientist Sam Goldberg.
11.02.2020
Emily Badis, Salary Cap & Contracts Analyst at the Atlanta Falcons
Interview with Atlanta Falcons Salary Cap & Contracts Analyst Emily Badis.
10.20.2020
Karim Kassam, Director of Baseball Research at the Minnesota Twins
Interview with former Pittsburgh Steelers Football Analytics & Research Coordinator and current Minnesota Twins Director of Baseball Research Karim Kassam.
10.06.2020
Ed Feng, Creator of The Power Rank
Interview with The Power Rank Creator Ed Feng.
09.22.2020
Ryan Chen, Basketball Data Scientist at the Orlando Magic
Interview with Orlando Magic Basketball Data Scientist Ryan Chen.
09.08.2020
Mike Band, Analyst at NFL Next Gen Stats (Part II)
NFL Next Gen Stats Analyst Mike Band returns to the show.
08.26.2020
David Yu, Lead Hockey Analyst at Sportlogiq
Interview with Sportlogiq Lead Hockey Analyst David Yu.
08.11.2020
Lauren Poe, Associate Sports Analytics Developer at ESPN
Interview with ESPN Associate Sports Analytics Developer Lauren Poe.
04.14.2020
Kevin Cole, Data Scientist at Pro Football Focus
Interview with Pro Football Focus Data Scientist Kevin Cole.
03.31.2020
Alison Lukan, Hockey Writer at The Athletic
Interview with The Athletic Hockey Writer Alison Lukan.
03.17.2020
Brian Burke, Analytics Specialist at ESPN
Interview with ESPN Analytics Specialist Brian Burke.
03.03.2020
Mehdi Bentanfous, CEO of KINEXON
Interview with KINEXON Sports & Media CEO Mehdi Bentanfous.
02.18.2020
Luke Benz, Creator of ncaahoopR
Interview with ncaahoopR Creator Luke Benz.
02.04.2020
Ken Pomeroy, Creator of kenpom.com
Interview with kenpom.com Creator and The Athletic Contributor Ken Pomeroy.
01.21.2020
Sarah Bailey, Football Statistician at the Los Angeles Rams
Interview with Los Angeles Rams Football Statistician Sarah Bailey.
01.07.2020
Ben Baldwin, Football Writer at The Athletic
Interview with Ben Baldwin, Football Writer at The Athletic.
12.03.2019
Ross Moses and Tyler Heaps, US Soccer Analytics and Research
Interview with Ross Moses, Director of Analytics and Research at US Soccer and Tyler Heaps, Manager of Analytics and Research at US Soccer.
11.24.2019
Doug Fearing, Co-Founder and President of Zelus Analytics
Interview with Zelus Analytics Co-Founder and President Doug Fearing.
11.05.2019
Dani Chu, Incoming Quantitative Analyst at NHL Seattle
Interview with Dani Chu, incoming Quantitative Analyst at NHL Seattle.
10.22.2019
Michael Lopez, Director of Data and Analytics at the NFL
Interview with Michael Lopez, Director of Data and Analytics at the NFL.
10.08.2019
Seth Partnow, NBA Analyst at The Athletic
Interview with Seth Partnow, former Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks and current NBA Analyst at The Athletic.
09.24.2019
Mike Treacy, Chairman of Dundalk FC
Interview with Dundalk FC Chairman Mike Treacy.
09.10.2019
Dr. Phil Wagner, Founder and CEO of Sparta Science
Interview with Sparta Science Founder and CEO Phil Wagner.
08.27.2019
Josh Hermsmeyer, Football Writer at FiveThirtyEight
Interview with FiveThirtyEight football writerJosh Hermsmeyer.
08.13.2019
Sam Gregory, Data Analyst at Sportlogiq
Interview with former Perform Group Data Scientist and current Sportlogiq Data Analyst Sam Gregory.
07.30.2019
Dan Rosenheck, Data Editor at The Economist
Interview with The Economist Data Editor Dan Rosenheck.
07.03.2019
Seth Walder, Sports Analytics Writer at ESPN
Interview with ESPN Sports Analytics Writer Seth Walder.
05.23.2019
Ron Yurko, Co-Creator of nflscrapR
Interview with former Pittsburgh Pirates Analytics Intern, current Carnegie Mellon Statistics PhD student, and Co-Creator of nflscrapR Ron Yurko.
03.15.2019
Mat Young, Business Development Manager at Catapult Sports
Interview with Catapult Sports Business Development Manager Mat Young.
02.14.2019
Devan McConnell, Head of Hockey Performance and Sport Science at UMass Lowell
Interview with Head of Hockey Performance and Sport Science at UMass Lowell Devan McConnell.
01.31.2019
Mike Band, Analyst at NFL Next Gen Stats
Interview with former Minnesota Vikings Scouting and Personnel Analytics Assistant and current NFL Next Gen Stats Analyst Mike Band.
01.25.2019
Ryan Stimson, Author and Contributor at The Athletic
Interview with hockey analytics author and The Athletic contributor Ryan Stimson.
12.04.2018
Resources
Recommended sports analytics books, sites, and data sources.
10.23.2018
Splits
Splits.
07.06.2018
Expected Goal Chain and Penalty Kick Analysis
Expected Goal Chain and Penalty Kick Analysis
06.18.2018
True Shooting %, Effective Field Goal %, and Usage Rate
True Shooting %, Effective Field Goal %, and Usage Rate.
05.07.2018
Corsi, Fenwick, and PDO
Corsi, Fenwick, and PDO.
04.24.2018
Elo and Tournament Projections
Elo and Tournament Projections.
04.16.2018
Mariela Nisotaki, Technical Scout at Norwich City FC
Interview with Norwich City FC Technical Scout Mariela Nisotaki.
04.10.2018
Win Probability and WPA
Win Probability and WPA (Win Probability Added).
04.03.2018
Runs Created and Pythagorean Expectation
Runs Created and Pythagorean Expectation.

What's Measurables about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Measurables episodes:

Matt Manocherian, VP of Football & Research at Sports Info Solutions

Simon Strachan, Co-Founder & GM of Sport at Gain Line Analytics

John Tobias, TV Sports Statistician at ESPN & Professor at UNC Charlotte

Stephanie Kovalchik, Senior Data Scientist at Zelus Analytics

Tim Wigmore, Co-Author of "The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made"

Simon Banoub, CMO at StatsBomb

Esteban Navarro Garaiz, Quantitative Analyst at the Los Angeles Dodgers

50th Episode Special: The Future of Sports Analytics

Rob Suddaby, First Team Data Analyst at Norwich City FC

Sam Goldberg, Soccer Data Scientist

Emily Badis, Salary Cap & Contracts Analyst at the Atlanta Falcons

Karim Kassam, Director of Baseball Research at the Minnesota Twins

Ed Feng, Creator of The Power Rank

Ryan Chen, Basketball Data Scientist at the Orlando Magic

Mike Band, Analyst at NFL Next Gen Stats (Part II)

David Yu, Lead Hockey Analyst at Sportlogiq

Lauren Poe, Associate Sports Analytics Developer at ESPN

Kevin Cole, Data Scientist at Pro Football Focus

Alison Lukan, Hockey Writer at The Athletic

Brian Burke, Analytics Specialist at ESPN

Mehdi Bentanfous, CEO of KINEXON

Luke Benz, Creator of ncaahoopR

Ken Pomeroy, Creator of kenpom.com

Sarah Bailey, Football Statistician at the Los Angeles Rams

Ben Baldwin, Football Writer at The Athletic

Ross Moses and Tyler Heaps, US Soccer Analytics and Research

Doug Fearing, Co-Founder and President of Zelus Analytics

Dani Chu, Incoming Quantitative Analyst at NHL Seattle

Michael Lopez, Director of Data and Analytics at the NFL

Seth Partnow, NBA Analyst at The Athletic

Mike Treacy, Chairman of Dundalk FC

Dr. Phil Wagner, Founder and CEO of Sparta Science

Josh Hermsmeyer, Football Writer at FiveThirtyEight

Sam Gregory, Data Analyst at Sportlogiq

Dan Rosenheck, Data Editor at The Economist

Seth Walder, Sports Analytics Writer at ESPN

Ron Yurko, Co-Creator of nflscrapR

Mat Young, Business Development Manager at Catapult Sports

Devan McConnell, Head of Hockey Performance and Sport Science at UMass Lowell

Mike Band, Analyst at NFL Next Gen Stats

Ryan Stimson, Author and Contributor at The Athletic

Resources

Splits

Expected Goal Chain and Penalty Kick Analysis

True Shooting %, Effective Field Goal %, and Usage Rate

Corsi, Fenwick, and PDO

Elo and Tournament Projections

Mariela Nisotaki, Technical Scout at Norwich City FC

Win Probability and WPA

Runs Created and Pythagorean Expectation