Matt Benson

Matt Benson

26 year old Data & Analytics Consultant born and raised in London, UK. A massive American Sports fan which I follow as much as possible, most importantly the St Louis Cardinals who I watch on tv and live wherever I can!
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Analysis

The Cardinals Wrigley Field massacre: 6 months later

by Matt Benson
Thursday, September 19th, was the start of a pivotal four-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. What...
Analysis

Why the Cardinals should shift more in 2020

by Matt Benson
The Fielding Bible has updated its Defensive Runs Saved statistic and it gives a good insight as to how the St. Louis Cardinals defense has improved...
Analysis

Outs Above Average and how defense affected the Cardinals

by Matt Benson
Statcast has updated it’s Outs Above Average leaderboard to show how batters were affected by the defenders they faced. It makes for interesting,...
Analysis

Something for the St. Louis Cardinals to improve on (and no

by Matt Benson
The St. Louis Cardinals had a successful 2019, but aside from a lacking offense, there was one surprising statistic they really struggled with,...
Analysis

Is spring training predictive for the St. Louis Cardinals?

by Matt Benson
Spring training is underway, with the St. Louis Cardinals' first game against the New York Mets on Saturday, February 22nd. But how predictive are...
Editorials

Which 1980s Cardinals would start in 2020?

by Matt Benson
The 1980s were a great decade for the St. Louis Cardinals, making three world series and winning one in 1982. So which players from the 1980s would...
Analysis

Infield Outs Above Average with Nolan Arenado

by Matt Benson
The St. Louis Cardinals had an excellent defense in 2019, with the 5th fewest runs allowed, 3rd best Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) and 3rd most...
All-Time Lists

All-Decade team for the 2010s

by Matt Benson
The 2010s are coming to an end, but who have been the best St. Louis Cardinals players at each position over the last ten years? 2019 marks the end...
Editorials

Ranking the best offseasons of the decade

by Matt Benson
As the decade comes to an end, Looking back at this chapter in St. Louis Cardinals history, which offseason was the best over the past 10 years? The...
Analysis

The numbers behind the Cardinals 2019 postseason

by Matt Benson
The St. Louis Cardinals were eliminated from the postseason by the Nationals in the NLCS. What does a deeper dive into analytics tell us about their...