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Peter Keating explains in the latest issue of ESPN The Magazine, that MLB teams don't truly understand why pitchers get injured. What's important isn't the pitch count, it's the number of pitches thrown while fatigued.

Story | Conversation | August 10, 2012

Everyone has an eye for Cinderella. But does everyone have a formula? Peter Keating and ESPN Insider's Giant Killers team do. See how they spot NCAA tournament upsets before they happen.

Story | Conversation | March 08, 2011

Peter Keating's statistics and analytics blog continues its look at the Olympics. Today, it discusses what can be learned by simply looking at the age of the medalists. One hint: a lot.

Blog | Conversation | February 24, 2010

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating profiles Eric Van, the former sabermetrician for the Boston Red Sox, and other mathematical minds like him. Although MLB is more inclined toward numbers, the anti-geek culture hasn't changed.

Story | Conversation | May 04, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating writes that a tragedy like the Boston Marathon bombings can't be stopped. How we manage crisis is all we can control.

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating uses statistical analysis to determine the most dominant athletes and teams in each sport over the past 15 years, then compared the winners across sports to name the single best performer in the Mag's lifespan.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2013

Which college quarterbacks will reign at the next level, and which will be the next Ryan Leaf? In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating looks at a few key variables that hold all the answers.

Story | Conversation | April 19, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating examines how a team turns an injury-plagued starting pitcher into a top commodity. His answer? Give him a short-term deal

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating writes that just like the rest of us, NBA GMs go crazy over breakout stars of the NCAA tournament. But they're not wrong to lose their minds.

Story | Conversation | March 21, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating explains that if the Lakers miss the playoffs, the primary blame won't lie with clashing egos or injuries but with the man who sets the lineup.

Story | Conversation | March 06, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine's Analytics Issue, Peter Keating writes about how one PGA Tour contest winner is embracing golf's new analytics.

College basketball voters are tragically underrating unfamiliar teams. In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating explains why it's time for a wake-up call.

Story | Conversation | February 08, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating writes that sack masters like Von Miller are more disruptive to a game than quarterbacks.

Story | Conversation | December 26, 2012

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating writes that the best college football rating system ever designed says Alabama belongs in the BCS title game. Notre Dame is another story.

Story | Conversation | December 13, 2012

In ESPN The Magazine, Nate Silver, oracle of sports and politics, tells Peter Keating about the difference between predicting the MLB MVP and the winner of a presidential election.

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating analyzes the value of -- and need for -- a backup QB. Unfortunately, two would-be Super Bowl contenders have missed the memo.

Story | Conversation | November 28, 2012