Girls On The Sideline

GoS Ep005 Special Guest John Massolio Welcome back to Girls on the Sideline! In today’s episode, I had the opportunity to interview Professional Sports Statistician John Massolio. John started his sports career at an early age, as a baseball player. Today, John shares his story with our wonderful listeners, explaining how he got his start as a pro sports statistician, what he does to help sports announcers, his views on baseball pitchers limiting their pitching count to preserve their arm, and much more.  Highlights of Today’s Episode:  What is a Professional Sports Statistician?  How much time goes into the preparation and creation of player and team statistics provided to an announcer?  How many people are involved in preparing and creating the stats throughout each game? Does it differ from game to game?  How are the statistics tracked?  How much math and probability play into the work of a professional sports statistician?  What sports does John work with the most?  Does the speed of the game affe