As the headline suggests, I’m looking for the best sports graphics or data visualisations of the year. Here are the rules:
- Link needed
- Doesn’t need to be interactive at all
- Only one per publication / blogger / writer
- All chart types considered – doesn’t have to be fancy if it makes a great point
- Winner and 2 runners up will get a prize. Really.
Leave a comment in the field below, or email me if you know my address, or I’m @robminto on Twitter.
I would like to nominate myself, Mara Averick (@dataandme) and The New York Times. This nomination requires a small explanation.
Last year in November, I created a visualisation of the extraordinary pace with which Stephen Curry was hitting three-pointers in the NBA: https://twitter.com/tomhaberstroh/status/666963402078691329
As the season progressed, I updated the graph, and with the help of Mara Averick, I improved on the look of it. https://twitter.com/dataandme/status/695245977154932737
The visualisation was mostly living on Twitter and it also inspired others to do their own versions.
At the end of the season, The New York Times created a visualisation built on the same idea, but one that was interactive and a lot more comprehensive: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/04/16/upshot/stephen-curry-golden-state-warriors-3-pointers.html?_r=0
Loved watching Steph Curry’s 3pt record race last season by way of Bo Schwartz Madsen’s (@BoSchwartz on twitter) stepped-line charts. https://twitter.com/BoSchwartz/status/695205148881248256
If nominating yourself is a thing … then here’s my Premiership 2015-2016 interactive “Story of the Season” data visualisation. (Almost) equally happy to know if you hate it or love it!
https://public.tableau.com/profile/neil.richards#!/vizhome/premierleague_1/PremierLeague