A historical examination of relative age effects in Major League Baseball

被引：2

作者：

Zhang, Bolun ^{[1
]}

Lemez, Srdjan ^{[2
]}

Wattie, Nick ^{[3
]}

Baker, Joseph ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] York Univ, Sch Kinesiol & Hlth Sci, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada

[2] Calif State Univ Los Angeles, Sch Kinesiol & Nutr Sci, Los Angeles, CA 90032 USA

[3] Univ Ontario Inst Technol, Fac Hlth Sci, Ottawa, ON, Canada

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT PSYCHOLOGY | 2018年 / 49卷 / 05期

关键词：

Career length; Debut age; Handedness; position; BIRTH-DATE; GERMAN SOCCER; HOCKEY; SUCCESS; SELECTION; SPORT; BORN;

D O I：

10.7352/IJSP.2018.49.448

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

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.

引用

页码：448 / 463

页数：16

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