Table 1

Descriptive statistics and pairwise correlations*

#VariableMeanSD12345678910
1Overrecognition0.090.29         
2Pitcher's past performance1.211.550.017        
3Run expectancy0.480.35−0.010−0.033       
4One strike0.310.460.0400.002−0.014      
5Two strikes0.320.470.0430.019−0.018−0.456     
6Batter All-Star0.381.19−0.0120.0050.006−0.002−0.010    
7Pitcher All-Star0.150.650.0230.444−0.024−0.0010.017−0.004   
8Rookie0.140.35−0.008−0.3220.009−0.000−0.009−0.005−0.089  
9Pitcher (right-handed)0.730.450.001−0.057−0.002−0.0020.003−0.002−0.0950.024 
10Pitcher: White0.760.43−0.0040.0230.0000.0010.002−0.0000.046−0.024−0.056
11Pitcher's age28.813.780.0010.161−0.0100.0010.005−0.0010.081−0.2940.0120.027
12Edge pitch0.000.040.004−0.000−0.0010.001−0.004−0.0010.000−0.000−0.0010.000
13Batter: White0.550.50−0.003−0.002−0.001−0.0010.002−0.0110.0010.0010.0040.001
14Batter age28.883.91−0.0170.0120.0060.003−0.0080.0610.001−0.019−0.000−0.002
15Batter (right-handed)0.570.500.0200.0200.0060.0030.0160.0460.026−0.010−0.1890.009
16Small score difference0.910.290.0000.111−0.002−0.000−0.0010.0160.036−0.0580.0040.006
17Attendance29,77010,2210.0020.069−0.003−0.0000.0030.0470.055−0.028−0.031−0.011
18Inning4.892.540.024−0.2250.001−0.0100.001−0.033−0.0140.0110.030−0.027
19Bases loaded0.020.150.004−0.0280.358−0.004−0.001−0.002−0.0110.007−0.004−0.001
20Home team0.510.500.005−0.001−0.015−0.0000.007−0.0020.003−0.0020.0040.002
21Degrees73.5910.660.004−0.0360.000−0.0020.0000.001−0.0040.0700.002−0.012
22Windspeed7.535.06−0.0060.0090.0100.000−0.002−0.009−0.009−0.013−0.0060.010
#VariableMeanSD111213141516171819202122
11Pitcher age28.813.78           
12Edge pitch0.000.040.000          
13Batter is white/Caucasian0.550.50−0.0030.001         
14Batter age28.883.910.013−0.0010.019        
15Batter (right-handed)1.570.500.007−0.000−0.089−0.015       
16Small score difference0.910.290.0170.001−0.0020.013−0.002      
17Attendance29,77010,2210.0570.0000.0240.0260.0030.005     
18Inning4.892.540.056−0.0000.002−0.013−0.006−0.2240.002    
19Bases loaded0.020.15−0.003−0.0000.001−0.0000.004−0.009−0.0030.013   
20Home team0.510.500.0010.002−0.0010.003−0.0010.008−0.0130.044−0.006  
21Degrees73.5910.66−0.037−0.001−0.007−0.031−0.005−0.0140.0530.002−0.003−0.000 
22Wind speed7.535.060.0150.001−0.0180.010−0.010−0.0170.118−0.0010.004−0.007−0.115

Note(s): *All correlations with absolute value of 0.002 or greater are significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed)

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