The Search for Pickleball's Moneyball Moment | Scott Ross (PEWPEW Analytics)

Most pickleball analytics today can tell you what happened.

Very few can explain why.

In this episode of the World Pickleball Podcast, Chris Beaumont sits down with Scott Ross, founder of PEWPEW Analytics, to explore one of the biggest unanswered questions in the sport.

Has pickleball actually identified the things that matter most when it comes to winning?

Football has expected goals.

Baseball has on-base percentage.

Golf has strokes gained.

American football has EPA.

What is pickleball's equivalent?

Together, Chris and Scott discuss:

• Why traditional pickleball statistics often fail to explain results

• Whether DUPR's biggest weakness is not the rating itself, but the lack of explanation behind it

• How smart courts, AI and player tracking could change the sport

• Why most recreational players simply want to know: "How did I actually play today?"

• Whether pressure, neutralisation and rally control might prove more important than winners and errors

• The search for pickleball's potential Moneyball moment

This is a conversation for players, coaches, club owners, sports data enthusiasts and anyone curious about where the next layer of pickleball may come from.

Warning: Two sports analytics nerds may occasionally disappear down rabbit holes.

Listen now.