Tom Tango

Tom Tango is a prominent baseball sabermetrics and hockey statistics analyst known for his significant contributions to sports analytics. Born in Canada in 1968, he currently resides in New Jersey and has deliberately kept his true identity private.1

Professional Background

Key Roles and Achievements::

• Senior Database Architect of Stats for MLB Advanced Media12
• Consultant for National Hockey League teams and Major League Baseball teams, including the Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, and Chicago Cubs1
• Author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, co-written with Mitchel Lichtman and Andrew Dolphin1
• Developed several influential baseball metrics, including:
  • FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching)
  • wOBA (weighted On-Base Average)
  • Leverage Index
  • Contributed to the framework for WAR (Wins Above Replacement)2

Recognition:: In 2020, he was awarded the Henry Chadwick Award by the Society for American Baseball Research, honoring his significant contributions to understanding baseball.1

Tango is also known for maintaining the "Marcel the Monkey Forecasting System," a player projection system that uses weighted player statistics, statistical regression, and age adjustments.1