Researcher ORCID Identifier
0000-0003-4947-4517
Graduation Year
2023
Date of Submission
12-2022
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
Reader 1
Joshua Rosett
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Abstract
This thesis examines whether there is a difference in salary for left-handed pitchers in Major League Baseball. I review prior research regarding the valuation of MLB pitchers, salary discrimination in baseball, and left-handed pitchers to shape my methodology. Using Sean Lahman’s Baseball Database, I utilize various regression models to analyze effects on salary. Variables are transformed into cumulative, per 9- inning values and left-handed interaction variables are created to observe any difference in salary experienced only by left-handers. The models show that for variables with a statistically significant effect on salary, left-handers experience a statistically significant effect on salary above and beyond the effect on all pitchers, providing evidence that there is a difference in salary for left-handed pitchers in the MLB.
Recommended Citation
Korson, Jarrett, "An Analysis of Salary Difference for Left-Handed Pitchers" (2023). CMC Senior Theses. 3141.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/3141
