SABR Analytics Certification Level One

Issued by Society for American Baseball Research

Conversational Analytics and Critical Thinking in Baseball. Earners of this badge have demonstrated an ability to think critically in regards to baseball analytics and possess conversational knowledge of historical eras of analytics, descriptive vs. predictive data, metrics vs. statistics, key hitting, pitching, and fielding terms and practical applications of each, and player comparisons. Learn more at sabr.org/analytics/certification.

Type Learning
Level Foundational
Time Days
Cost Paid

Additional Details

Skills

Baseball Analytics
Baseball Data
Baseball Operations
Baseball Statistics
Critical Thinking
Data Analysis
Sports Analytics
Sports Marketing
Statistical Analysis
Statistics
Written Communications

Earning Criteria

Completion of online, on-demand curriculum consisting of fifteen course modules, developed by current baseball professionals, including employees of Major League Baseball and its clubs.
Submission of two written player comparison pieces, one on position players and one examining pitchers, totaling roughly 1,500 words. Submission reviewed and critiqued by a Baseball Prospectus staff writer.