About
I’m Pete Owen, a sports analytics enthusiast based in Australia. I build open-source R packages for rating players and predicting matches across football, cricket, and AFL.
Projects
panna
Football player ratings using Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (RAPM) with a Statistical Plus-Minus (SPM) prior. Covers 15 leagues from the Big 5 to Champions League.
bouncer
Cricket analytics with ELO ratings and skill indices for batters and bowlers. Supports T20, ODI, and Test formats.
torp
AFL player ratings decomposing value into receiving, disposal, spoil, and hitout contributions.
Beyond Sport
I also write about effective altruism, evidence-based policy, and whatever else I find interesting.
Get in Touch
Find me on GitHub.