A historical examination of relative age effects in Major League Baseball
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| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Eine historische Untersuchung des relativen Alterseffekts im Major League Baseball |
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| Autor: | Zhang, Bolun; Lemez, Srdjan; Wattie, Nick; Baker, Joseph |
| Erschienen in: | International journal of sport psychology |
| Veröffentlicht: | 49 (2018), 5, S. 448-463, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 0047-0767, 1147-0767 |
| DOI: | 10.7352/IJSP.2018.49.448 |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU201903001805 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
This study examined the emergence and existence of relative age effects (RAEs) among American-born Major League Baseball (MLB) players participating between the 1871 and 2014 seasons (N = 16,122). This study also investigated a range of possible moderators of these effects (i.e., handedness, position, career length, and debut age). Overall, a significant RAE was found for players born between 1950 and 1970, with small RAEs (effect sizes ranging from .112 to .207) more common in pitchers (1950s-1970s) and right-handed throwing players (1960s and 1970s). Relative age did not appear to influence players’ career length; however, a significant difference in debut age was found between birth quartiles. Overall, this longitudinal examination provides unique evidence about the occurrence and persistence of RAEs over the history of MLB.