Doug Decatur

Doug Decatur is a baseball writer and one of the pioneers of the modern age of baseball analysis.[1]

Career

Beginning in 1984, he worked as a statistical consultant to five major league baseball teams: Cincinnati Reds; Milwaukee Brewers; Chicago Cubs; Houston Astros; and Atlanta Braves.[2]

Decatur is author of Behind-the-Scenes-Baseball and Traded, both published by ACTA Sports, Chicago Illinois.[2] Traded was ranked by Author Ron Kaplan as the 157th must read baseball book of all-time in Kaplan's book titled, 501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read Before They Die.[3]

The movie and book Moneyball was vindication for all early statistical pioneers in major league baseball.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Doug Decatur". Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Traded: Inside The Most Lopsided Trades In Baseball History". WasWatching.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Where traditional scouting and statistical analysis intersect". Star Tribune.
  4. ↑ "Beware the Lopsided Trade". Retrieved August 7, 2015.
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