Jonah Hill's character in Moneyball, Peter Brand, is based on a real person baseball strategist Paul DePodesta, whose life story is just as interesting as the movie. Paul DePodesta was the inspiration for Jonah Hill's unexpected analytical mastermind Peter Brand in Moneyball, whose approach reinvents the fortunes of Billy Beane's (Brad Pitt) Oakland A's. While fictional, the real Peter Brand isn't that far from the movie character, as Paul DePodesta's net worth has skyrocketed due to his contributions to the game.

Moneyball considerably reinvented the real-life story of Paul and Billy Beane's journey to the cutting edge of sports management. The true story is what makes Moneyball such a great baseball movie, however, as it showcases how a fresh-out-of-Yale economics graduate inspires Beane to sign undervalued players and trades. While Billy Beane and Peter Brand's unique sabermetric method didn't win a title, other teams adopted it and won the World Series,...