Monday, February 10, 2014

Explanation of Franchise Rankings

Franchise Rankings are something that I saw done in one league blog, and that inspired me to start some of my own for my other league, the FYC. They are essentially All-Time Power Rankings that take into account awards, playoff performance, the farm system and statistical performances to determine the most complete team for each individual season, and all-time. Below is a list of the different categories, an explanation of each and how I assign point values. I will start compiling the Happy Jack data in my spare time.

The following categories are assigned point values based on MLB rank (32 for most, 1 for least)

  • Standings (Wins) Points
  • Runs Points
  • ERA Points
  • Fielding % Points
  • +/- Points: "+" defensive plays minus "-" defensive plays; ranked
  • Minor League System Wins (Cumulative)
The remaining categories are assigned special point values (applies to all levels):

  • MVP: 2 points 
  • Fireman of the Year: 2 points 
  • Cy Young: 2 points
  • Rookie of the Year: 2 points
  • Silver Slugger: 1 point per player
  • Gold Glove: 1 point per player
  • 10 points for WS win
  • 4 points for WS loss
  • 3 points for LCS loss
  • 2 points for Division Title
  • 1 point for Wild Card berth 
***Note: LCS & WS points are added to Division Title & Wild Card points. 

Let's take a look at FYC's Durham franchise from last season to try and make this a little clearer:

  • They won 92 games, ranking them 7th = 26 points
  • They scored 899 runs, ranking them 2nd = 31 points
  • They had an ERA of 4.40, ranking them 21st = 12 points
  • They had a .986 fielding percentage, ranking them 11th = 22 points
  • They had a +/- of +39, ranking them 14th = 19 points
  • They had 172 Minor League wins, ranking them 32nd = 1 point
  • MVPs: none at any level; 0 points
  • Firemen of the Year: ML; 1 winner x 2 pts = 2 points
  • Cy Youngs: none at any level; 0 points
  • Silver Sluggers: 1 ML; 1 winner x 1 pt = 1 point
  • Rookies of the Year: none at any level; 0 points
  • Gold Glove Awards: 1 Rookie; 1 winner x 1 pt = 1 point
  • World Series Titles: ML; 1 winner x 10 pts = 10 points
  • World Series Losses: none at any level; 0 points
  • LCS Losses: none at any level; 0 points
  • Division Titles: ML; 1 winner x 2 pts = 2 points
  • Wild Card Berths: none at any level; 0 points
  • 26+31+12+22+19+1+0+2+0+1+0+1+10+0+0+2+0=127 season points
***Each season's total adds up to get an All-Time total

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