2042 BBA Defensive Plays Above Average

[jleddy]

Yeah, Ron has scripts that can go through the game logs and pull a variety of different stats, etc. This is one of those - always fascinating to look at!

Or he makes up the numbers just to confuse us and lead us astray...I haven't ruled that out entirely.

[RonCo]

Okay...I'm clearly not looking in the right places. Where does this data come from?

Yeah...I save off all the game logs and run a script through them that gives me the result of every plate appearance. I wrote a description of this particular measurement back in the day. I should probably find it and link to it again. Will do when I get a chance.

It gives you a fighting chance to see how your defense is performing on the whole, and whatever you think are the relative differences.

[jcrmoon42]

That's awesome. It pays to have L33t Haxxors in the league. (Does anybody even use that term any more?)

[RonCo]

Here's a link that discusses the algorithm a bit. >> viewtopic.php?f=23&t=25393&p=143039

[RonCo]

BBA DEFENSE BY PLAYS MADE ABOVE AVERAGE: 6/29/2042

TEAM	GB	FB	LD(IF)	LD(OF)	TOTAL
Boise Spuds	19.0	14.3	0.9	8.7	42.9
Louisville Sluggers	15.5	21.9	-0.1	4.7	42.0
Brooklyn Robins	7.8	26.0	-0.4	6.9	40.4
Edmonton Jackrabbits	38.7	4.6	0.4	-5.8	37.9
Yellow Springs Nine	27.7	-1.2	2.6	3.4	32.4
San Antonio Outlaws	13.1	15.4	-0.8	0.7	28.4
Charlotte Cougars	17.2	7.8	0.4	1.3	26.7
Chicago Black Sox	21.9	3.4	-0.5	0.0	24.9
California Crusaders	15.6	1.4	1.0	2.0	19.9
Montreal Blazers	6.2	17.0	-0.8	-3.8	18.6
Las Vegas Hustlers	14.2	-1.6	0.6	2.1	15.3
Wichita Aviators	10.5	6.9	-0.5	-4.3	12.7
Nashville Bluebirds	0.3	6.4	-1.8	7.7	12.6
Omaha Hawks	-8.2	10.3	0.4	7.4	9.8
Charm City Jimmies	5.6	2.1	-1.6	2.7	8.7
Mexico City Aztecs	2.8	6.3	0.8	-4.9	5.0
Phoenix Talons	12.4	-6.8	-0.5	-4.8	0.3
Altantic City Gamblers	-3.5	4.6	0.9	-3.2	-1.2
San Fernando Bears	-5.1	3.4	-1.3	-6.8	-9.7
Vancouver Mounties	15.6	-29.2	1.6	-2.0	-14.0
Hawaii Tropics	-0.6	-10.0	-0.1	-6.7	-17.3
Seattle Storm	-7.6	-10.8	0.7	-3.1	-20.8
Calgary Pioneers	-10.9	-7.0	-0.2	-3.3	-21.4
Valencia Stars	-25.1	-4.5	0.8	5.6	-23.3
Twin Cities River Monsters	1.6	-27.9	-1.0	1.4	-25.8
Madison Wolves	-12.2	-12.6	-1.3	-1.6	-27.6
Des Moines Kernels	-15.8	-9.2	-0.3	-4.0	-29.3
Long Beach Surfers	-22.8	-10.0	1.1	2.3	-29.4
Rockville Pikemen	-7.3	-15.8	1.6	-8.0	-29.5
Portland Lumberjacks	-34.7	-3.3	-0.8	-1.3	-40.1
New Orleans Crawdads	-48.3	4.5	0.7	-0.2	-43.3
Jacksonville Hurricanes	-43.7	-6.5	-2.5	6.9	-45.8
League	0	0	0	0	0

[jleddy]

Top spot on this gets into the playoffs, right?

[jleddy]

Kinda gross how good Louisville's outfield is offensively AND defensively.

[crobillard]

Look at that Menzies/Espinoza led infield! Love it.

[shoeless.db]

Holy hell! I’m positive in the outfield! Miracles do happen, boys!!!

[DugoutDesperado]

That just ruined my breakfast.

[ae37jr]

Honestly, this data might be the single reason why Brooklyn is doing well this season. I started the year with defensive wizard António Cordero as my RF. We went 14-13 in April(about what I expected) and were a top this defensive list. I then tried(and failed) to add more offense, benching Cordero in favor of a below average fielder and went 10-17 in May. I looked at this data and saw our defense was falling hard. So I put Cordero back in the lineup and we went 20-7 in June and are trending up on this list.

Granted, I'm not suggesting the entire 10 game swing was because of the one or two plays Cordero makes a game over his replacement. Surely there are other things going on. But for a team with sub par pitching, you can see the difference a good outfield makes.

[crobillard]

Honestly, this data might be the single reason why Brooklyn is doing well this season. I started the year with defensive wizard António Cordero as my RF. We went 14-13 in April(about what I expected) and were a top this defensive list. I then tried(and failed) to add more offense, benching Cordero in favor of a below average fielder and went 10-17 in May. I looked at this data and saw our defense was falling hard. So I put Cordero back in the lineup and we went 20-7 in June and are trending up on this list.

Granted, I'm not suggesting the entire 10 game swing was because of the one or two plays Cordero makes a game over his replacement. Surely there are other things going on. But for a team with sub par pitching, you can see the difference a good outfield makes.

I feel like Edmonton is benefiting from this same thing in the infield right now.

[FuzzyRawley]

Yeah, Ron has scripts that can go through the game logs and pull a variety of different stats, etc. This is one of those - always fascinating to look at!

Ah, another reason to start learning python!

[CTBrewCrew]

im curious as to how my inf does the 2nd half of the year after ive shuffled them around

[RonCo]

BBA DEFENSE BY PLAYS MADE ABOVE AVERAGE: 8/3/2042

TEAM	GB	FB	LD(IF)	LD(OF)	TOTAL
Boise Spuds	26.53	12.82	2.02	12.12	53.50
Louisville Sluggers	16.57	26.42	-0.16	9.74	52.57
Edmonton Jackrabbits	49.16	3.64	0.47	-4.53	48.74
Brooklyn Robins	8.81	29.64	-0.21	9.39	47.63
Chicago Black Sox	24.12	13.18	-0.50	-0.80	36.00
San Antonio Outlaws	26.87	7.15	-1.03	1.07	34.06
Yellow Springs Nine	36.34	-7.44	0.75	3.71	33.36
Charlotte Cougars	25.76	2.21	0.41	2.60	30.97
Omaha Hawks	-6.22	23.72	0.35	10.57	28.43
Wichita Aviators	7.02	15.70	-0.41	0.44	22.75
Las Vegas Hustlers	17.82	4.88	0.58	-0.64	22.64
Nashville Bluebirds	6.81	8.04	-1.62	8.89	22.12
Charm City Jimmies	12.35	6.97	-1.62	1.18	18.88
Montreal Blazers	8.37	13.56	-0.88	-3.18	17.86
California Crusaders	18.95	-1.79	0.92	-3.61	14.47
Mexico City Aztecs	3.90	7.09	1.85	-7.41	5.43
San Fernando Bears	3.35	0.68	-1.19	-6.17	-3.33
Calgary Pioneers	-5.38	1.29	-0.27	-2.50	-6.86
Altantic City Gamblers	-3.19	0.15	0.93	-5.65	-7.76
Phoenix Talons	4.62	-7.18	-0.47	-6.61	-9.63
Vancouver Mounties	16.60	-34.29	1.78	-3.03	-18.94
Twin Cities River Monsters	9.37	-30.92	-1.03	0.94	-21.64
Valencia Stars	-29.00	-2.51	0.60	4.54	-26.37
Madison Wolves	-20.09	-13.72	-1.09	0.28	-34.63
New Orleans Crawdads	-47.26	9.12	0.96	0.36	-36.83
Portland Lumberjacks	-32.12	-1.21	-0.89	-2.66	-36.89
Hawaii Tropics	-15.62	-15.18	0.02	-8.58	-39.36
Rockville Pikemen	-12.46	-20.91	1.75	-9.24	-40.86
Seattle Storm	-9.52	-26.43	-0.23	-5.41	-41.59
Long Beach Surfers	-37.18	-5.91	0.84	0.63	-41.62
Des Moines Kernels	-32.26	-9.99	-0.19	-0.32	-42.77
Jacksonville Hurricanes	-72.99	-8.78	-2.46	3.88	-80.34
League	0	0	0	0	0

[jleddy]

Gregg, your coaching staff knows they're allowed to put four players on the infield, right?

[RonCo]

It's the Cane shift.

[crobillard]

14 more plays in my infield above average from 6/29-8/3. Pretty good.

[7teen]

Still surprised by my OF. I have the top ranked LF and CF based on ZR in the Frick and still in the negative in plays above average. Just goes to show you can't hide one bad fielder I suppose. My RFs combine for a -10 ZR though. With my main one coming in at a -4.0 ZR.

[HoosierVic]

Say what you will about Jim Lorenzen (and I’ve said a lot) the Sox have added 10 plays above average in the outfield between June 29 and Aug 3, when he came back into the lineup.