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Baseball Evaluation: The
Evolution of Baseball Stats from Doubleday to Eternity
Baseball
Statistics Scoreboard for Baseball Historians, Fantasy Baseball Players,
and Baseball Fans
Baseball
Evaluation
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32.000 - Fantastic
(Cy Young, MVP Candidate) |
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20.000 - Great |
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15.000 - All Star Caliber |
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10.000 - Good |
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3.500 - Average |
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Baseball Evaluation & Stat Geek Baseball
FAQ - Questions and Answers
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Q - How does Baseball Evaluation's Analysis of Historic Statistics & Player Grades differ from some other systems?
A - It is a peer to peer yearly review which compares domination of
performance during an era/year versus giving a value to an individual
statistic such as a Home Run or Win. This allows for valid
comparison over different eras, whether dead ball, live ball, or
steroid ball. It also uses the constant of how a specific stat
set of a player was paid over the last ten years, then applied to past
years. |
Q - Why did you choose the categories that you did? There's no Home Run for batting or Strikeout for Pitching?
A - It started out as a subjective exercise. We included two
categories for both pitchers and position players that would form the
basis for value, which we determined to be use. Thus Games
Played, Innings Pitched, and Plate Appearances came into the picture
first. After those, we wanted to include a Defensive Category,
Dependent (On Team Play) Production Categories such as Wins, Saves, Run
Production, and Less Dependent Categories such as On Base Percentage
and Earned Run Average. Why not pure Home Runs or
Strikeouts? We think that Home Runs and Strikeouts, independent
of other categories, (they are used in the Run Production and
Strikeouts to Walks Ratio categories) represent less value than other
statistics. In the end, it was our goal to create an index that
mirrored the way payroll is judged, and through a lot of interpolation,
the final six categories for each were determined to have the greatest
value to that goal. |
Q - Can the PEVA and RAVE values be used in my Fantasy Baseball league?
A - Both the PEVA and RAVE statistics have value for Fantasy baseball
players, although the defensive component for Position Players should
be accounted for in some scoring systems. For example, a catcher
could have a higher value than a first baseman due to his Field Value,
but would not score higher if only offensive statistics are used in
your fantasy league. The Baseball Evaluation system was developed
for historic comparisons tied to payroll value and not with Fantasy
Baseball in mind. However, PEVA for the year prior, and RAVE
weighted for the three years prior, can provide a good guideline to
value as well as durability. |
Q - Is there going to be a Baseball Evaluation book?
A - At some point in the future, a book is possible, although it is our
intention at this time to focus on the website and Stat Geek Baseball
data set files. Stat Geek Baseball data set files (in pdf format)
are now available, listing Yearly Player Grades and Salary Projections
for all players in history. Click below for details on ordering.
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- Will there be a list of the best players in baseball history or the
best years ever in baseball history, according to total PEVA values?
A - Yes, go to our sitemap
for an index of our Best Ever Lists for Years and Careers, including
the Team by Team Franchise Best Lists for current and past
franchises. It includes a searchable pdf for both pitching and
position players. Follow the links. |
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- When I see Major League Service Time listed (MLST), how can I compare
that to the Experience Equivalent Quotient (EXPEQ) developed by the
Baseball Evaluation system?
A - While EXPEQ is formatted on a year and percentage basis versus the
standard year and days basis, you can get a coordinated comparison by
taking the days basis of MLST (for example 1.142) and dividing the 142
days by 172. This would give you a percentage that when added to
the year component of 1 gives a direct comparison to EXPEQ. 1.142
MLST compares to 1.826 EXPEQ. |
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- In the pages of the website for PEVA Player Grade values, when a
player is ranked ahead of another, but their grades are the same (i.e.
at the Maximum SPRO level of 32), does the rank indicate a more
valuable player.
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- Yes. More valuable in the sense of their performance
level for that year, but not in the value they would receive in salary
compensation.
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- Why is the salary shown in SPRO (Salary Projections) for some players
so much lower than current free agent contracts given? Torii
Hunter just got $90 million for 5 years in 2008 and A.J. Burnett got
significantly higher from the Yankees in 2009 than you're projecting.
A - But should they have? It seems that every year, several
players exceed a reasonable contract level for their services.
Should someone in Major League baseball get $90 million for 5 years and
can the SPRO system at baseballevaluation.com come up with that
value? Yes, but that player should be a consummate and perennial
All-Star level player, with a chance for All-Pro status. Torii
Hunter, while a very good player, All-Star level for several seasons,
does not qualify, in our opinion, for that category. His on base
percentage is low for a maximum level player, and although this past
season was his best, the majority of his career has been played at just
below All-Star level, despite his highlight reel defensive prowess and
capable bat. The contract given by Los Angeles was for a player
at the All-Star level and beyond. It will be several years before
we see whether the contract was a wise decision. In our opinion,
it is doubtful that it will be, particularly in the out years of the
contract. And the case of A.J. Burnett is even more striking.
A pitcher with significant ability during the years he plays, but
not great. And he is often injured. By the time the Yankees
are done paying Burnett, we could be repeating, "Oh, no, not Pavano
again." |
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Check out the BE
Sitemap
for More Stuff, including
Best Ever Lists by Team
By Pitchers, Position Players and More |
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