Analytics have been used in baseball and basketball to find undervalued players that could help teams that had limited resources to pay superstars.

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Creative use of analytics enabled managers of the Oakland A's club to concentrate their limited payroll resources on draft picks who were primarily talented college players rather than veteran professionals.It also helped the Houston Rockets to select forward Shane Battier, who doesn't post many points, rebounds, assists, steals, or blocked shots but who applies a superior intelligence to an overview of the game that helps his teams produce winning records.

Analytics Have Been Used in Baseball and Basketball to Find