Statistics Used

We've tried to make Scoresheet Baseball the most realistic baseball simulation possible, using every available statistic. Some stats, such as RBI's, runs scored, and pitcher wins and losses and saves, are partly determined by which team a player is on in the majors. These "team dependent" stats are used less heavily than purely individual stats, such as batting average, home runs, assists, ERA, etc. More information regarding specific stats is given below. (Major league RBI's and Runs Scored, and a pitcher's major league won/loss record, are generally far less important in winning at Scoresheet than they are in other "fantasy" baseball games. A player's RBI's and Runs Scored in Scoresheet will NOT match his major league totals, since these depend on teammates' performance.)

Batting and Base Running:

The actual number of singles, doubles, triples, home runs and walks the batter had per plate appearance for the appropriate year, modified by the opposing pitcher and fielders as discussed below, determines his chances at each at-bat. The batter's RBI's and runners' runs scored totals are used to determine how far the baserunners advance on a base hit, and affect the chance of a sacrifice fly. The simulation also takes into account such subtle factors as a runner sometimes advancing farther on a hit with 2 outs, since he can run with the crack of the bat. Stolen bases are important as you can only steal in our games up to as often, and with as much chance of success, as in the majors. Other stats used include a batter's differences in his hitting against left-handed and right-handed pitchers. (We do not have actual lefty-righty stats for individual players for 1973-1976, so this difference is the same for all players in this game. Generally, a right handed batter hits about 20 points lower against a right-handed pitcher than vs. a LHP, a left-handed hitter hits about 35 points lower against left-handed pitchers than vs. RHPs.) Having left- and right-handed pinch hitters IS as important in Scoresheet Baseball as in the majors. When a pitcher bats we use his actual hits and general batting performance from the appropriate year.

Pitching:

The number of hits, walks and strikeouts the pitcher recorded during the appropriate year in the majors affects each batter's chances against him. For example, a hitter will hit a lot better in Scoresheet against a pitcher who gave up 10 hits per 9 innings than he will against a pitcher who only gave up 7 hits per nine innings that year. We use a pitcher's ERA (and to a much lesser extent his W-L record) to determine when he gives up the hit, as well as whether it is an extra base hit. A pitcher with a low ERA in the majors may give up a lot of his hits with the bases empty, while a high ERA pitcher will give up more of his hits in Scoresheet with runners on base.

Fielding:

In Scoresheet Baseball, fielding range will show up in your pitcher's hits allowed totals. If your overall team range is good, your pitchers will give up less hits than they did in the majors. If your team fielding range is bad, your pitchers will give up more hits than they did each week in the majors. (Fielding is discussed in detail in the fielding number section under the player list explanation.)

We believe that fielding is more important that most people realize, partly because most past statistics and simulations have ignored it. Admittedly, batting and pitching are probably more important, but consider the old baseball adage that the most important positions are up the middle: C, 2B, SS, CF. Merely perusing batting stats would lead one to the opposite conclusion: most run production comes from the corners and other OF positions. We suggest the truth lies somewhere in the middle (pardon the pun).

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Introduction - How we draft        Introduction - How we draft
Roster Balancing Procedures        Roster Balancing Procedures 
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AL Player Lists Explanation        NL Player Lists Explanation 
Fielding numbers                   Fielding numbers 
Hitting and Pitching Stats         Hitting and Pitching Stats   
Statistics Used:                   Statistics Used:
  Batting and Base Running                 Batting and Base Running
  Pitching                                 Pitching
  Fielding                                 Fielding
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Questions about drafting           Questions about drafting  
AL Ranking Sheet                   NL Ranking Sheet     
AL Winter Baseball Player List     NL Winter Baseball Player List
AL Winter player list in PDF       NL Winter player list in PDF
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Sample Batting and Bench Lineup Card
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Sample Pitching Lineup Card
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