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