>This is not even considering the fact that each game has 200+ separate pitches from which to derive success or failure, as opposed to ~100 plays per NFL game.

>This is not even considering the fact that each game has 200+ separate pitches from which to derive success or failure, as opposed to ~100 plays per NFL game. NFL plays are VASTLY more multivariate than any single pitch in MLB. This is comparing apples to garbage dumps, at best.