Model for the selection of baseball pitchers using the Hierarchical Analytical Process through the evaluation of their integral performance
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https://doi.org/10.54139/riiant.v8i30.478Keywords:
Hierarchical Analytical Process, AHP, Baseball, Comprehensive Pitcher PerformanceAbstract
The Hierarchical Analytical Process is a mathematical tool, widely used in decision making, intended for the detection of a global hierarchy in a set whose elements are known two-to-two priority relationships. The evaluation of baseball pitchers is a fundamental strategic component of team performance, such an evaluation can be posed in terms of a multicriteria decision-making problem. In this work, original models are developed to classify the performance of baseball pitchers in the MLB in the roles of starter and reliever using the Hierarchical Analytical Process. The models allow to evaluate the integral performance of the launcher. The models were applied in the evaluation of starters for the Cy Young Award for the 2021 season and in the evaluation of relievers for the Trevor Hoffman and Mariano Rivero awards in the 2017 season. Likewise, the models allowed evaluating the trajectory of a group of starters emblematic Venezuelans who made their career in the MLB. The results obtained were satisfactory and confirm the efficiency and feasibility of the proposed models.
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