Team Payroll, Pitcher and Hitter Payrolls and Team Performance: Evidence from the U.S. Major League Baseball

Authors

Xing Lu, Indiana University South Bend
Jason Matthews, Gäshawk
Miao Wang, Marquette UniversityFollow
Hong Zhuang, Indiana University South BendFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

6-2018

Publisher

Oviedo University Press

Source Publication

Economics and Business Letters

Source ISSN

2254-4380

Original Item ID

10.17811/ebl.7.2.2018.62-69

Abstract

We use the U.S. Major League Baseball team level data in 1985-2015 and find an inverse U-shaped relationship between team payrolls and winning percentages. Furthermore, when investigating the winning effects of pitcher and hitter payrolls, we find the similar curvilinear relationship between pitcher/hitter salaries and team performance.

Comments

Published version. Economics and Business Letters, Vol. 7, No. 2 (June 2018): 62-69. DOI. © 2018 Oviedo University Press. Used with permission.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Lu, Xing; Matthews, Jason; Wang, Miao; and Zhuang, Hong, "Team Payroll, Pitcher and Hitter Payrolls and Team Performance: Evidence from the U.S. Major League Baseball" (2018). Economics Faculty Research and Publications. 608.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/econ_fac/608