2039 - UMEBA PAA!
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:40 pm
Hey, guys...now that the UMEBA is getting it's momentum going and everything, I'm taking some time to make my various scripts a bit more robust--which means I'm testing...which means UMEBA comes first. 
Bottom line, I've taken the first two weeks of data from our UMEBA game logs and re-done things to make the automation extend out to everyone. So, what you have in your hands is a hot-off-the presses take on UMEBA defense.
For the newbies, I do this by scanning every game log, parsing data on each plate appearance for zones and Batted ball types. Then I do some math and develop a framework that compares the defense your team is actually playing on the field to what your league average would look like. The "Plays Above Average" is just that...given the balls in play your pitchers are allowing, how is your defense turning them into outs relative to the league average.
Pretty simple, eh?
What this script can't do today is to chase it down to individual players. All I can say, for example, is that for ground balls hit into zone 6, here are the number your guys (whoever has played) have turned into outs, and here are how many the league is averaging....blah, blah, blah.
I'll update this over the year, but for now, here's the UMEBA data:
UMEBA DEFENSE BY PLAYS MADE ABOVE AVERAGE
You can note that to date the IF LD columns are zero. That's because there's been only one line drive hit in the infield so far in your two weeks of games, and it has gone for a base hit--at least that's the case if my script is working properly.
More testing will be done.
Bottom line, I've taken the first two weeks of data from our UMEBA game logs and re-done things to make the automation extend out to everyone. So, what you have in your hands is a hot-off-the presses take on UMEBA defense.For the newbies, I do this by scanning every game log, parsing data on each plate appearance for zones and Batted ball types. Then I do some math and develop a framework that compares the defense your team is actually playing on the field to what your league average would look like. The "Plays Above Average" is just that...given the balls in play your pitchers are allowing, how is your defense turning them into outs relative to the league average.
Pretty simple, eh?
What this script can't do today is to chase it down to individual players. All I can say, for example, is that for ground balls hit into zone 6, here are the number your guys (whoever has played) have turned into outs, and here are how many the league is averaging....blah, blah, blah.
I'll update this over the year, but for now, here's the UMEBA data:
UMEBA DEFENSE BY PLAYS MADE ABOVE AVERAGE
| TEAM | GB | FB | LD(IF) | LD(OF) | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucharest Impalers | 3.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 6.0 |
| Cairo Chariot Archers BC | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 5.6 |
| Baghdad Kings | 5.2 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| Manama Pearls | -1.4 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Jerusalem Hebrew Hammers | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Mumbai Metro Stars | 0.1 | -3.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -3.0 |
| Beirut Cedars | -6.8 | 4.2 | 0.0 | -2.0 | -4.6 |
| Istanbul Bosphorus | -4.4 | -6.6 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -11.2 |
| League | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
More testing will be done.