Left & Right Handedness

1. Left & Right Handedness In Hockey, Baseball and Golf. Date: December 8th, 2009 Class: MDM4U Group # 1 Members: Nick, Justin, Connor.

2. Hockey There are 32 left handed hockey players and 18 right handed hockey players in the top 50 determined by the amount of points earned throughout the 2008-2009 hockey season.

3. Hockey The balance of left and right handed hockey shooters clearly shows a somewhat balanced amount of players per category of how many points they scored throughout the 2008-2009 season. Although there are more left handed shooters than right, the median and mean remain the same at the 72-80 points range.

4. Hockey Is it true that the more the player shoots, the more goals he’ll get? We proved that although it does depend on the skill level of the hockey player and the shooting accuracy, shooting more doesn’t necessarily mean more goals!

5. Hockey We have determined that left handed hockey players get more assists than right handed hockey players. Although both of the means are located in the same range of assists, the median is not.

6. Hockey Hockey players that play center, left or right wing are more typically seen as the players who rack in the most amount of points by the end of a season. The predominant players are clearly seen as the ones who play centers because there are more players in the higher ranges of numbers. Skill also plays a key part in points scoring as well.

7. Hockey We also determined the positions of which the top 50 point scorers in hockey play based on the way they shoot. Believe it or not, there are some players who prefer to play the position opposite to the way they shoot for an advantage over the goalie. With further detailing we can see the success rate in point scoring with players playing their opposite position.

8. Baseball Out of the top 50 baseball players based on RBI’s, 18 bat left, 27 bat right and 5 bat either way.

9. Baseball When looking at how many RBI’s a baseball player gets and comparing it to the way they bat, keeping in mind that there are quite a bit more right handed batters than left handed batters, they are both equal. It may appear that right handed players get more points because they outnumber the left handed players, but if you look closely that is not the case. The players who bat both ways don’t have as much success as the other batters.

10. Baseball When looking at how many homeruns a baseball player hits basing it on which direction they bat, it is almost completely balanced on both sides. Again with the players who bat in both directions the success isn’t as great as the other players.

11. Baseball Is it true that the more a baseball player hit’s a ball, the more you’re likely to get RBI’s? Considering you usually score runs by hitting the ball far enough into the field, yes. However, it is still possibly to score more runs than it takes to hit the ball based on skill level.

12. Baseball To narrow down the possible variations of comparing our baseball data, we’ve decided to see whether or not the position the batters play has any effect on their ability to hit the ball far enough to score points. This theory proved to be negative because the graph we came up with seemed random. Although there may be some advantages, for example those playing in the outfield have an idea where an unexpected ball may land and be tricky to retrieve. Keeping this in mind, when it is their turn to bat, they try to aim to that spot in the field, etc.

13. Baseball Do you get more hits if you’re a lefty, a righty, or both? We have figured out that the amount of hits you get have nothing to do with which direction you bat in. It is entirely based on skill level.

14. Golf We’ve come to realize that in golf it’s not about whether you shoot left or right, it’s about how you feel most comfortable and play your best. Your success is based entirely on skill.

15. Golf We chose to focus on the top 10 golfers on the money list because the further down the money list you go, the more you’ll find that the information gets very close to one another and repetitive. Out of the top 10 golfers on the money list, 1 swings left and the other 9 swing right.

16. Golf The amount of events a golfer has should help them make money. However it all depends on what kinds of events and how famous you are. The more skilled of a golfer you are, the better events you will get. Overall, we have concluded that for the top 10 on the money list, the number of events you have don’t make much of an impact on how much money you earn.

17. Golf Since there isn’t much we can focus on when it comes to golf, we decided to compare how many events a golfer has based on the way they swing. Being the only left handed golfer in the top 10 on the money list may cause you to become more popular and make more money, what with being unique and all. In the end, it played no role whatsoever. As we concluded earlier, the money you earn in golf is based on how skilled you and famous you are.