Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Quotes

Statistics is the plural of anecdote.

The analysis of statistics is a big part of the modern game, and it's important as a modern manager to embrace areas that can help your team and players improve.

If it can't be expressed in figures, it is not science; it is opinion. It has long been known that one horse can run faster than another - but which one? Differences are crucial.

What gets measured gets improved.

In terms of merit, sports has mathematical statistics. That's how you know who the best player is.

You know, I think I'm the worst player to talk to about statistics.

Statistics do not convey emotion. They shock us for a minute or two, and then we click again.

In other words, unlike some people with new theories, we will go out, we'll go into a school and we get products and the products are evaluated, whether it's by teachers or others. The scores are quantified and then we compare performances.

Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.

What gets measured, gets done….Results measurement is now mainstreamed

Stats are for losers. They relish in them.

I have been struck again and again by how important measurement is to improving the human condition.

As a quarterback, I appreciated the passer rating whether you threw the ball a majority of the time or if you didn't throw it as much. You were judged on a level playing field, and I thought teams should be ranked similarly.

The postseason is more important than stats even though I do want them.

It's very hard to rank performances. It's very difficult, and it doesn't really matter if you rank performances.

We're always trying to evolve and find more efficient ways, more fluent ways to evaluate our players, evaluate our opponent and evaluate our prospects.

I don't really look at numbers. I couldn't tell you what my home-road stats are or anything like that.

I understand what sabermetrics get across, and what they're getting across is to keep it simple. Especially for me, as a pitcher, that's something that helps me - finding ways to keep it simple. Numbers can only tell so much.

Being insignificant statistically doesn't mean it's right or wrong. It just means you don't have enough data to show yes or no.

It's the media who love statistics.

I know I can go outside and have better numbers than I put up in the slot.

Serious numbers will speak to us always.

Good marketers measure.

According to the latest official figures, 43% of all statistics are totally worthless.

For every one of our failures, we had spreadsheets that looked awesome