Basketball & Baseball Analytics Certification

The Basketball & Baseball Analytics Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests basketball and baseball analytics — sabermetrics from on-base percentage and OPS to wOBA, wRC+, FIP and WAR, park and league adjustments, Statcast metrics such as exit velocity, launch angle and expected stats, pitch design and spin, defensive metrics, run expectancy and leverage, basketball efficiency metrics such as offensive and defensive rating, true shooting and effective field goal percentage, the four factors, pace, player impact metrics like plus-minus and RAPM, shot charts and shot quality, lineup and tracking data, and roster and contract strategy — written to SABR, FanGraphs and basketball analytics research for 2026 and 2027. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Basketball & Baseball Analytics certificate (SOA-BBA). Every question is based on published standards and research — including FanGraphs Sabermetrics Library (FanGraphs), Sabermetrics resources and research (Society for American Baseball Research), Fundamentals of Data Visualization (Claus O. Wilke) (O'Reilly / author site) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Basketball & Baseball Analytics Certification, written for 2026 and 2027. It tests baseball hitting and run value, pitching, statcast and defence, basketball analytics and front office and methods with 20 original scenario questions in all, each naming its published source; you get an instant score and a verifiable certificate with a credential ID you can add to LinkedIn.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Basketball & Baseball Analytics certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: FanGraphs Sabermetrics Library (FanGraphs); Sabermetrics resources and research (Society for American Baseball Research); Fundamentals of Data Visualization (Claus O. Wilke) (O'Reilly / author site). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Baseball Hitting and Run Value (Rate stats, Weighted metrics and Run expectancy); Pitching, Statcast and Defence (Pitching metrics, Statcast and Defensive value); Basketball Analytics (Efficiency metrics, Four factors and pace and Impact metrics and strategy); Front Office and Methods (Roster building, Projections and aging and Data and communication). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Baseball or basketball analyst, Data scientist in sports, Scout or coach using data, Fantasy or betting analyst and Sports analytics student. It suits students at leading universities, career switchers and experienced professionals who want quick, verifiable proof of Basketball & Baseball Analytics knowledge in 2026 and 2027.

Math, stats and economics majors are drawn to sports analytics, social-good data work and geospatial science. Passing earns a founder-signed Science of Apps certificate with a credential ID and QR code that recruiters can verify.

Weighted on-base average assigns run values to each way of reaching base — walks, singles, doubles, home runs — so it captures offensive contribution better than batting average, which ignores walks and treats all hits equally.

Shooting (effective field goal percentage), turnovers, offensive rebounding and getting to the free-throw line — the main drivers of basketball efficiency on both offence and defence.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.