Ben Wylie

@plottheball.com

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Using data to tell better stories about international sport at Plot the Ball https://www.plottheball.com ben@plottheball.com Data journalist at Insurance Insider in my day job https://www.insuranceinsider.com ben.wylie@insuranceinsider.com

An excerpt from today's edition of Plot the Ball. You can read it in full here: https://plottheball.substack.com/p/the-week-in-international-sport-1ee
An excerpt from the latest edition of my newsletter, Plot the Ball. You can read in full here: https://www.plottheball.com/p/the-week-in-international-sport-9cf
An excerpt from the latest edition of my newsletter, Plot the Ball, about the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
A paragraph from the most recent edition of Plot the Ball, which you can read here: https://www.plottheball.com/i/174246433/no-other-ti-opener-has-ever-scored-as-quickly-as-abhishek-sharma
A chart showing the average speed of Shohei Ohtani's four-seam fastball in each MLB season since 2018, with a marked increase in 2025. (Data is as at Monday 22 September.) You can read the accompanying post at https://www.plottheball.com/p/with-the-dodgers-shohei-ohtani-is
A line chart showing Caitlin Clark's assists and turnovers over time at NCAA and WNBA level. At the start of her WNBA career, her assists dipped before quickly recovering; her turnover rate has remained high, and has actually increasedd so far in 2025.
A chart showing Jasprit Bumrah's exceptional bowling performance for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL over time, with particular improvement compared to his peers since the start of the 2024 season.
An excerpt from an edition of my newsletter, Plot the Ball, which you can read in full here: https://www.plottheball.com/i/154536615/french-scrum-half-antoine-dupont-is-a-ball-progression-machine
An excerpt from an edition of my newsletter, Plot the Ball, which you can read in full here: https://www.plottheball.com/i/154536615/mirra-andreeva-is-already-one-of-the-best-returners-on-the-wta-tour
An excerpt from an edition of my newsletter, Plot the Ball, which you can read in full here: https://www.plottheball.com/i/153861782/mckenna-aside-canada-got-their-team-selection-wrong-at-the-wjc
An excerpt from an edition of my newsletter, Plot the Ball, which you can read in full here: https://www.plottheball.com/i/154536615/pedris-passing-game-is-evolving-in-hansi-flicks-barcelona-midfield
An excerpt from an edition of my newsletter, Plot the Ball, which you can read in full here: https://www.plottheball.com/i/154536615/aliyah-boston-caitlin-clarks-wnba-sidekick-brings-a-unique-set-of-skills-to-unrivaled
An excerpt from an edition of my newsletter, Plot the Ball, which you can read in full here: https://www.plottheball.com/i/153861782/this-version-of-patrick-mahomes-is-a-very-different-nfl-quarterback
An excerpt from an edition of my newsletter, Plot the Ball, which you can read in full here: https://www.plottheball.com/i/153861782/jasprit-bumrah-is-better-than-ever-but-thats-not-enough-for-india
A screenshot from my latest email newsletter: 'What to expect from Plot the Ball in 2025'. You can read it at this link: https://www.plottheball.com/p/what-to-expect-from-plot-the-ball-c5b
A screenshot of a section of the Plot the Ball newsletter about golfer Nelly Korda, published on Saturday November 16. You can read the newsletter in full at plotttheball.com.
A line chart showing the change in average age (in years) of the batting line-ups of the Australian and Indian men's test cricket teams over their last 200 matches (roughly since 2005). Australia's average age has been steadily rising over the last 50 tests to its current figure of 31.8, while India's — after a similar period of growth — has recently declined, and currently sits at 30.5 years.