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Likelihood of Positive Team Offensive Records
I had some time on my hands, so I decided I would take a look at my team totals spreadsheet and figure out various top/bottom 20 lists for each of the various stats in preparation for next years media guide. Since I had the data and we are roughly at the halfway point of the season, I figured I would take a look at some of the various records and determine which ones are likely to go down in the near future, and which ones are safe. Listed below is the record holder for each category, the 2nd place total (for context) as well as the closest team to breaking the record in the last 5 years to give an idea of how modern teams are doing. There is a clear separation between the top 2 records and then everyone else, with #1 being a clear such a clear winner that league sliders were adjusted as a result of this era. I have added comments to each, but please feel free to add your own as well, and as always disagreements are welcome as after all, this list is subjective in nature.
POST 1995 SEASONS ONLY
1: STOLEN BASES
• RECORD: 2032 Brooklyn Robins (484)
• 2ND PLACE: 2033 Brooklyn Robins (413)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2037 Madison Wolves (296)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Las Vegas Hustlers (265/T54th)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 295
• COMMENTS: Top 35 Performances from 2031-2035, no team over 300 outside of that window
2: STRIKEOUTS
• RECORD: 2035 Mexico City Aztecs (692)
• 2ND PLACE: 2012 Montreal Blazers (748)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2038 Rockville Pikemen (820)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Mexico City Aztecs (968/T106th)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 116
• COMMENTS: Style of play has shifted dramatically, strikeouts far more common even for high contact teams
3: HOME RUNS
• RECORD: 2037 San Fernando Bears (365)
• 2ND PLACE: 2041 Valencia Stars (323)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 Valencia Stars (323)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Valencia Stars (319/3rd)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 185
• COMMENTS: Increased offensive focus has mainly been on doubles and triples, no team over 280 prior to 2034
4: WALKS
• RECORD: 2011 Long Beach Surfers (854)
• 2ND PLACE: 2012 Long Beach Surfers (835)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 San Fernando Bears (753)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: San Fernando Bears (752/4th)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 184
• COMMENTS: Fairly well balanced across history (top 20 breakdown 8x 2000s, 4x 2010s, 1x 2020s, 4x 2030s, 3x 2040s), but two Long Beach seasons clearly above the rest
5: SINGLES
• RECORD: 1996 Baltimore Monarchs (1307)
• 2ND PLACE: 2034 Rockville Pikemen (1292)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 Edmonton Jackrabbits (1140)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Louisville Sluggers (1123/T91st)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 189
• COMMENTS: Modern offensive focus on EBH comes at expense of singles, only 2 performances in last decade in top 50 all time
6: AVG
• RECORD: 2002 Montreal Blazers (.313)
• 2ND PLACE: 2031 Montreal Blazers (.311)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2038 Rockville Pikemen (.306)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Louisville Sluggers (.303/T9th)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: N/A
• COMMENTS: Current lack of pitching makes this possible, but increased strikeout rates reduce balls put in play enough to kick this down the possibility a few notches.
7: HITS
• RECORD: 2003 Montreal Blazers (1819)
• 2ND PLACE: 2002 Montreal Blazers (1815)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2038 Rockville Pikemen (1745)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Louisville Sluggers (1757/T10th)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 168
• COMMENTS: Similar comments as singles, however sheer volume of EBH and dearth of pitching makes this slightly more likely.
8: TRIPLES
• RECORD: 2041 Louisville Sluggers (82)
• 2ND PLACE: 2041 Yellow Springs Nine/2010 Atlantic City Gamblers (70)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 Yellow Springs Nine (70)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Louisville Sluggers (74/2nd)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 180
• COMMENTS: Dramatic outlier season to set record, lower raw totals mean even in EBH happy environment of current BBA, tougher to increase totals.
9: SLG
• RECORD: 2037 San Fernando Bears (.530)
• 2ND PLACE: 2038 Jacksonville Hurricanes (.509)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2038 Jacksonville Hurricanes (.509)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Atlantic City Gamblers (.536/1st)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: N/A
• COMMENTS: All top 10 performances in last 5 years, more likely than HR record because of dramatic increase in 2B/3B.
10: OBP
• RECORD: 2011 Long Beach Surfers (.383)
• 2ND PLACE: 2009 Long Beach Surfers (.382)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 Edmonton Jackrabbits (.380)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Louisville Sluggers (.375/T6th)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: N/A
• COMMENTS: Current offensive environment possible, however not as many teams capable between balance of AVG/walks required, most focus on one over the other
11: OPS
• RECORD: 2037 San Fernando Bears (.893)
• 2ND PLACE: 2041 Rockville Pikemen (.876)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 Rockville Pikemen (.876)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Louisville Sluggers (.894/1st)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: N/A
• COMMENTS: Current EBH totals increase chance for record, however sheer HR total of 2037 Bears make this record tougher than some of the others.
12: TOTAL BASES
• RECORD: 2037 San Fernando Bears (3017)
• 2ND PLACE: 2035 Calgary Pioneers (2908)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 Boise Spuds (2904)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Atlantic City Gamblers (3082/1st)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 159
• COMMENTS: The massive HR total of 2037 Bears will hold off most challengers, but eventually the sheer volume of EBH in the game today will crack through. Spots 3-8 on current all-time leaderboard from 2039-2041 seasons.
13: RUNS
• RECORD: 2011 Long Beach Surfers (1041)
• 2ND PLACE: 2041 Boise Spuds (1033)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 Boise Spuds (1033)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Louisville Sluggers (1107/1st)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 152
• COMMENTS: 7 all time seasons over 1000 runs, 4 of which came in 2041. Significant offensive shift in league right now puts this record in serious jeopardy.
14: DOUBLES
• RECORD: 2040 Yellow Springs Nine (393)
• 2ND PLACE: 2038 Rockville Pikemen (392)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2038 Rockville Pikemen (392)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Twin Cities River Monsters (402/1st)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 158
• COMMENTS: 12 of top 20 performances all time from 2041 season, multiple teams knocking on door of record.
15: EXTRA BASE HITS
• RECORD: 2041 Vancouver Mounties (684)
• 2ND PLACE: 2041 Louisville Sluggers (677)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 Louisville Sluggers (677)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Atlantic City Gamblers (757/1st)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 146
• COMMENTS: 9 of top 10 performances from 2040-2041 and record on pace to be shattered this year as trend likely continues.
POST 1995 SEASONS ONLY
1: STOLEN BASES
• RECORD: 2032 Brooklyn Robins (484)
• 2ND PLACE: 2033 Brooklyn Robins (413)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2037 Madison Wolves (296)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Las Vegas Hustlers (265/T54th)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 295
• COMMENTS: Top 35 Performances from 2031-2035, no team over 300 outside of that window
2: STRIKEOUTS
• RECORD: 2035 Mexico City Aztecs (692)
• 2ND PLACE: 2012 Montreal Blazers (748)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2038 Rockville Pikemen (820)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Mexico City Aztecs (968/T106th)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 116
• COMMENTS: Style of play has shifted dramatically, strikeouts far more common even for high contact teams
3: HOME RUNS
• RECORD: 2037 San Fernando Bears (365)
• 2ND PLACE: 2041 Valencia Stars (323)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 Valencia Stars (323)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Valencia Stars (319/3rd)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 185
• COMMENTS: Increased offensive focus has mainly been on doubles and triples, no team over 280 prior to 2034
4: WALKS
• RECORD: 2011 Long Beach Surfers (854)
• 2ND PLACE: 2012 Long Beach Surfers (835)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 San Fernando Bears (753)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: San Fernando Bears (752/4th)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 184
• COMMENTS: Fairly well balanced across history (top 20 breakdown 8x 2000s, 4x 2010s, 1x 2020s, 4x 2030s, 3x 2040s), but two Long Beach seasons clearly above the rest
5: SINGLES
• RECORD: 1996 Baltimore Monarchs (1307)
• 2ND PLACE: 2034 Rockville Pikemen (1292)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 Edmonton Jackrabbits (1140)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Louisville Sluggers (1123/T91st)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 189
• COMMENTS: Modern offensive focus on EBH comes at expense of singles, only 2 performances in last decade in top 50 all time
6: AVG
• RECORD: 2002 Montreal Blazers (.313)
• 2ND PLACE: 2031 Montreal Blazers (.311)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2038 Rockville Pikemen (.306)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Louisville Sluggers (.303/T9th)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: N/A
• COMMENTS: Current lack of pitching makes this possible, but increased strikeout rates reduce balls put in play enough to kick this down the possibility a few notches.
7: HITS
• RECORD: 2003 Montreal Blazers (1819)
• 2ND PLACE: 2002 Montreal Blazers (1815)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2038 Rockville Pikemen (1745)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Louisville Sluggers (1757/T10th)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 168
• COMMENTS: Similar comments as singles, however sheer volume of EBH and dearth of pitching makes this slightly more likely.
8: TRIPLES
• RECORD: 2041 Louisville Sluggers (82)
• 2ND PLACE: 2041 Yellow Springs Nine/2010 Atlantic City Gamblers (70)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 Yellow Springs Nine (70)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Louisville Sluggers (74/2nd)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 180
• COMMENTS: Dramatic outlier season to set record, lower raw totals mean even in EBH happy environment of current BBA, tougher to increase totals.
9: SLG
• RECORD: 2037 San Fernando Bears (.530)
• 2ND PLACE: 2038 Jacksonville Hurricanes (.509)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2038 Jacksonville Hurricanes (.509)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Atlantic City Gamblers (.536/1st)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: N/A
• COMMENTS: All top 10 performances in last 5 years, more likely than HR record because of dramatic increase in 2B/3B.
10: OBP
• RECORD: 2011 Long Beach Surfers (.383)
• 2ND PLACE: 2009 Long Beach Surfers (.382)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 Edmonton Jackrabbits (.380)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Louisville Sluggers (.375/T6th)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: N/A
• COMMENTS: Current offensive environment possible, however not as many teams capable between balance of AVG/walks required, most focus on one over the other
11: OPS
• RECORD: 2037 San Fernando Bears (.893)
• 2ND PLACE: 2041 Rockville Pikemen (.876)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 Rockville Pikemen (.876)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Louisville Sluggers (.894/1st)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: N/A
• COMMENTS: Current EBH totals increase chance for record, however sheer HR total of 2037 Bears make this record tougher than some of the others.
12: TOTAL BASES
• RECORD: 2037 San Fernando Bears (3017)
• 2ND PLACE: 2035 Calgary Pioneers (2908)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 Boise Spuds (2904)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Atlantic City Gamblers (3082/1st)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 159
• COMMENTS: The massive HR total of 2037 Bears will hold off most challengers, but eventually the sheer volume of EBH in the game today will crack through. Spots 3-8 on current all-time leaderboard from 2039-2041 seasons.
13: RUNS
• RECORD: 2011 Long Beach Surfers (1041)
• 2ND PLACE: 2041 Boise Spuds (1033)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 Boise Spuds (1033)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Louisville Sluggers (1107/1st)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 152
• COMMENTS: 7 all time seasons over 1000 runs, 4 of which came in 2041. Significant offensive shift in league right now puts this record in serious jeopardy.
14: DOUBLES
• RECORD: 2040 Yellow Springs Nine (393)
• 2ND PLACE: 2038 Rockville Pikemen (392)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2038 Rockville Pikemen (392)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Twin Cities River Monsters (402/1st)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 158
• COMMENTS: 12 of top 20 performances all time from 2041 season, multiple teams knocking on door of record.
15: EXTRA BASE HITS
• RECORD: 2041 Vancouver Mounties (684)
• 2ND PLACE: 2041 Louisville Sluggers (677)
• 5 YEAR CLOSEST: 2041 Louisville Sluggers (677)
• 2042 PROJECTED LEADER/ALL-TIME PLACE: Atlantic City Gamblers (757/1st)
• GAMES NEEDED AT CURRENT PACE FOR RECORD: 146
• COMMENTS: 9 of top 10 performances from 2040-2041 and record on pace to be shattered this year as trend likely continues.
Randy Weigand
Havana Sugar Kings/San Fernando Bears: 32-50 (1608-1481)
Des Moines Kernels: 52-
League Champion- 34
JL Champion- 34
FL Champion- 36, 37
JL Southern- 34
FL Pacific- 37, 39
Wild Card- 33, 35, 36, 40, 43

Havana Sugar Kings/San Fernando Bears: 32-50 (1608-1481)
Des Moines Kernels: 52-
League Champion- 34
JL Champion- 34
FL Champion- 36, 37
JL Southern- 34
FL Pacific- 37, 39
Wild Card- 33, 35, 36, 40, 43

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Re: Likelihood of Positive Team Offensive Records
Awesome stuff. The last-five-year-high was a smart addition to help parse relevancy.
While I don’t know park factors prior to their current settings, but the seemingly overwhelming style of “suppress AVG and HR/boost 2B and 3B” could be just as much of a factor, if not more, than the arrival of young offensive stars.
While I don’t know park factors prior to their current settings, but the seemingly overwhelming style of “suppress AVG and HR/boost 2B and 3B” could be just as much of a factor, if not more, than the arrival of young offensive stars.
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Re: Likelihood of Positive Team Offensive Records
Park factors is a slippery slope, especially without a historical database so I stayed away from that. Certainly a possibility though.jleddy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:20 amAwesome stuff. The last-five-year-high was a smart addition to help parse relevancy.
While I don’t know park factors prior to their current settings, but the seemingly overwhelming style of “suppress AVG and HR/boost 2B and 3B” could be just as much of a factor, if not more, than the arrival of young offensive stars.
Randy Weigand
Havana Sugar Kings/San Fernando Bears: 32-50 (1608-1481)
Des Moines Kernels: 52-
League Champion- 34
JL Champion- 34
FL Champion- 36, 37
JL Southern- 34
FL Pacific- 37, 39
Wild Card- 33, 35, 36, 40, 43

Havana Sugar Kings/San Fernando Bears: 32-50 (1608-1481)
Des Moines Kernels: 52-
League Champion- 34
JL Champion- 34
FL Champion- 36, 37
JL Southern- 34
FL Pacific- 37, 39
Wild Card- 33, 35, 36, 40, 43

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Re: Likelihood of Positive Team Offensive Records
We've been discussing the offensive era for awhile, and this gives us a nice overview of it. I agree that park factors are an important part of it. Ultimately we see Louisville, Atlantic City, and Twin Cities making a big run. They are all filled with very good hitters, but their parks and the parks of the divisions they play in are perfectly suited to create this kind of run, too. When we take into account the schedule and the number of games we play in each team's parks here are the "seasonal park factors" that hitters of those teams see:
Louisville's 1.07 is by far the best seasonal LHB HR park in the league (with two others at 1.05), the 1.03 for RHB is toward the top also. They combine to make Louisville's hitting environment the most advantageous place for home run hitters to go.
Twin Cities' 1.09 seasonal number makes it by FAR the best triples park in the Frick League. The 1.08 doubles rating is in the upper ranges.
But there are several very good triples parks in the Atlantic division, hence Atlantic Cities' sky-high seasonal environment for them. Their doubles environment is also very good.
So, as we've discussed in the case of Emilio Morales far too many times, a ballpark (and the ballparks a guy plays in on the road) can make a very big difference. I know that those numbers have changed upward over the years--but the slippery slope Randy refers to is that (1) I don't know what park factors were every year, and (2) I'm not sure exactly how they are applied inside the engine (are they a flat-percentage increase/decrease? ... Dunno).
Team | AVG | AVGL | AVGR | 2B | 3B | HR | HRL | HRR |
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Louisville | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.03 |
Twin Cities | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 0.97 | 1.06 |
Atlantic City | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.13 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 0.97 |
Twin Cities' 1.09 seasonal number makes it by FAR the best triples park in the Frick League. The 1.08 doubles rating is in the upper ranges.
But there are several very good triples parks in the Atlantic division, hence Atlantic Cities' sky-high seasonal environment for them. Their doubles environment is also very good.
So, as we've discussed in the case of Emilio Morales far too many times, a ballpark (and the ballparks a guy plays in on the road) can make a very big difference. I know that those numbers have changed upward over the years--but the slippery slope Randy refers to is that (1) I don't know what park factors were every year, and (2) I'm not sure exactly how they are applied inside the engine (are they a flat-percentage increase/decrease? ... Dunno).
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Re: Likelihood of Positive Team Offensive Records
That said, here is the seasonal doubles environment for our hitters today (notice how all but seven parks serve to increase doubles over what the game engine would normally create):
Team | 2B | |
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San Antonio | 1.122 | |
Charlotte | 1.116 | |
Boise | 1.108 | |
Montreal | 1.098 | |
Hawaii | 1.097 | |
Twin Cities | 1.085 | <<< |
Calgary | 1.076 | |
Wichita | 1.062 | |
California | 1.057 | |
Seattle | 1.051 | |
Yellow Springs | 1.051 | |
Las Vegas | 1.044 | |
Phoenix | 1.042 | |
Edmonton | 1.040 | |
Atlantic City | 1.038 | <<< |
Vancouver | 1.037 | |
Nashville | 1.028 | |
Rockville | 1.024 | |
Charm City | 1.021 | |
Jacksonville | 1.015 | |
Mexico City | 1.012 | |
New Orleans | 1.011 | |
Portland | 1.006 | |
Des Moines | 1.005 | |
Chicago | 1.005 | |
Omaha | 0.982 | |
Brooklyn | 0.979 | |
Long Beach | 0.978 | |
Louisville | 0.974 | <<< |
Madison | 0.941 | |
San Fernando | 0.937 | |
Valencia | 0.919 |
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Same data for triples: 21 teams play seasonal schedules that increase triples, 11 decrease them. ATC and TWC are in the top tier, LOU is upper third.
Team | 3B | |
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Charlotte | 1.131 | |
Atlantic City | 1.131 | <<< |
New Orleans | 1.131 | |
Wichita | 1.131 | |
Boise | 1.107 | |
Twin Cities | 1.089 | <<< |
Calgary | 1.085 | |
Montreal | 1.077 | |
Las Vegas | 1.072 | |
Jacksonville | 1.063 | |
San Antonio | 1.063 | |
Louisville | 1.062 | <<< |
Edmonton | 1.056 | |
Phoenix | 1.051 | |
Rockville | 1.040 | |
Brooklyn | 1.031 | |
Yellow Springs | 1.020 | |
Mexico City | 1.017 | |
California | 1.017 | |
Hawaii | 1.007 | |
Nashville | 1.006 | |
Des Moines | 0.997 | |
Chicago | 0.997 | |
Omaha | 0.997 | |
Vancouver | 0.989 | |
Charm City | 0.987 | |
Seattle | 0.984 | |
Portland | 0.945 | |
Long Beach | 0.925 | |
Madison | 0.906 | |
San Fernando | 0.893 | |
Valencia | 0.893 |
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And finally, seasonal HR environments by team...sorted by overall. Louisville and Twin Cities are two of the top two hitter's environments overall, with Calgary sandwiched between. That said, Louisville's 1.071 for LHB is off-the charts top as the best place for LHB to go, and Omaha's 1.093 for RHB is an even greater advantage. Overall, only 13 parks increase HR from the game engine's baseline...19 decrease them.
Team | HR | HRL | HRR | |
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Louisville | 1.046 | 1.071 | 1.033 | <<< |
Calgary | 1.037 | 1.045 | 1.032 | |
Twin Cities | 1.029 | 0.973 | 1.059 | <<< |
Charm City | 1.028 | 1.051 | 1.015 | |
Omaha | 1.021 | 0.888 | 1.093 | |
Jacksonville | 1.018 | 1.044 | 1.004 | |
Valencia | 1.018 | 0.971 | 1.042 | |
New Orleans | 1.010 | 1.003 | 1.013 | |
Long Beach | 1.009 | 0.998 | 1.015 | |
Hawaii | 1.008 | 0.980 | 1.024 | |
Phoenix | 1.003 | 1.011 | 0.998 | |
Las Vegas | 1.002 | 1.023 | 0.991 | |
San Fernando | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
Des Moines | 0.998 | 0.998 | 1.002 | |
Wichita | 0.998 | 1.022 | 0.985 | |
Atlantic City | 0.996 | 1.040 | 0.972 | <<< |
Yellow Springs | 0.992 | 0.957 | 1.011 | |
San Antonio | 0.991 | 1.000 | 0.987 | |
Boise | 0.989 | 1.003 | 0.982 | |
Nashville | 0.984 | 0.973 | 0.990 | |
Portland | 0.978 | 0.994 | 0.969 | |
Brooklyn | 0.974 | 1.044 | 0.935 | |
Mexico City | 0.973 | 0.982 | 0.968 | |
Chicago | 0.964 | 0.949 | 0.971 | |
California | 0.945 | 0.934 | 0.951 | |
Vancouver | 0.945 | 0.934 | 0.951 | |
Charlotte | 0.938 | 0.949 | 0.932 | |
Seattle | 0.931 | 0.893 | 0.951 | |
Edmonton | 0.914 | 0.922 | 0.909 | |
Rockville | 0.907 | 0.919 | 0.901 | |
Montreal | 0.905 | 0.919 | 0.898 | |
Madison | 0.902 | 0.888 | 0.910 |
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Re: Likelihood of Positive Team Offensive Records
For completeness, here's the Batting Average seasonal data: 19 teams see an environment that increases hits, 13 that decrease them.
Team | AVG | AVGL | AVGR | |
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Seattle | 1.066 | 1.066 | 1.065 | |
San Fernando | 1.060 | 1.061 | 1.060 | |
Madison | 1.054 | 1.056 | 1.053 | |
Rockville | 1.035 | 1.039 | 1.033 | |
Brooklyn | 1.032 | 1.050 | 1.022 | |
Vancouver | 1.029 | 1.030 | 1.029 | |
Long Beach | 1.025 | 1.021 | 1.024 | |
Yellow Springs | 1.023 | 1.010 | 1.030 | |
Louisville | 1.021 | 1.046 | 1.008 | <<< |
Portland | 1.015 | 1.023 | 1.010 | |
Charm City | 1.011 | 1.014 | 1.010 | |
Hawaii | 1.011 | 1.012 | 1.010 | |
Phoenix | 1.010 | 1.015 | 1.008 | |
Omaha | 1.008 | 1.010 | 1.007 | |
Jacksonville | 1.004 | 1.014 | 0.999 | |
Twin Cities | 1.003 | 1.003 | 1.003 | <<< |
Des Moines | 1.003 | 1.019 | 0.998 | |
Nashville | 1.002 | 1.010 | 0.998 | |
Atlantic City | 1.001 | 1.000 | 1.003 | <<< |
Calgary | 0.999 | 1.003 | 0.997 | |
San Antonio | 0.999 | 1.003 | 0.997 | |
Charlotte | 0.998 | 1.001 | 0.996 | |
California | 0.997 | 0.997 | 0.996 | |
New Orleans | 0.996 | 1.009 | 0.990 | |
Boise | 0.992 | 1.001 | 0.987 | |
Las Vegas | 0.991 | 1.003 | 0.985 | |
Wichita | 0.991 | 1.017 | 0.978 | |
Edmonton | 0.991 | 0.996 | 0.989 | |
Mexico City | 0.990 | 0.994 | 0.987 | |
Valencia | 0.983 | 0.975 | 0.987 | |
Chicago | 0.978 | 0.980 | 0.977 | |
Montreal | 0.954 | 0.957 | 0.952 |
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Re: Likelihood of Positive Team Offensive Records
As a league, you can see our environment increases hits a little (about 1%), but we increase doubles and triples quite a bit while depressing HR:
The Frick environment tends to bump batting average (esp. the Pacific), while the Atlantic is about the extra bases (especially the Frontier).
AVG | AVGL | AVGR | 2B | 3B | HR | HRL | HRR | ||
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FL | 1.017 | 1.020 | 1.016 | 1.010 | 0.983 | 0.986 | 0.963 | 0.998 | |
JL | 1.000 | 1.007 | 0.996 | 1.051 | 1.073 | 0.980 | 0.999 | 0.970 | |
AVG | 1.009 | 1.014 | 1.006 | 1.030 | 1.028 | 0.983 | 0.981 | 0.984 | <<< |
The Frick environment tends to bump batting average (esp. the Pacific), while the Atlantic is about the extra bases (especially the Frontier).
AVG | AVGL | AVGR | 2B | 3B | HR | HRL | HRR | |
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FLH | 1.012 | 1.017 | 1.009 | 1.009 | 1.009 | 0.992 | 0.962 | 1.009 |
FLP | 1.023 | 1.023 | 1.023 | 1.010 | 0.957 | 0.979 | 0.963 | 0.988 |
JLA | 1.004 | 1.011 | 1.001 | 1.038 | 1.074 | 0.972 | 0.996 | 0.959 |
JLF | 0.995 | 1.004 | 0.991 | 1.063 | 1.073 | 0.988 | 1.001 | 0.982 |
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Re: Likelihood of Positive Team Offensive Records
that is awesome that san fernando is exactly level for HR despite my wacky park dimensions.
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Re: Likelihood of Positive Team Offensive Records
This was really well done, Randy. Thanks for posting!
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Re: Likelihood of Positive Team Offensive Records
San Fernando hitters see a level seasonal environment because of all the other parks in their division/league.usnspecialist wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:08 amthat is awesome that san fernando is exactly level for HR despite my wacky park dimensions.
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Re: Likelihood of Positive Team Offensive Records
i know, but still odd to see it perfectly 1.000 across the board.RonCo wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:03 amSan Fernando hitters see a level seasonal environment because of all the other parks in their division/league.usnspecialist wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:08 amthat is awesome that san fernando is exactly level for HR despite my wacky park dimensions.
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Re: Likelihood of Positive Team Offensive Records
You know, I really should pay more attention to my park factors. The original team owner created stadium in the expansion year. I have a love for gap hitters and fast base runners...lol, though I've heard that GAP really doesn't do much?
Lol... I don't know. I guess it's turned into a team that hits lot's of doubles who can score guys from 1st base.
Funny thing is, I really don't want to mess with my park, because I'd hate to spend a bunch of PP to modify it and have a several negative unintended consequences I can't fix without spending more PP.
I do remember the season where Ted modified his park to make it more hitter friendly and California really took off after that. At least I think that's what happened. I think the California park was a brutal pitchers park prior... like some factors less than .900. ??
Lol... I don't know. I guess it's turned into a team that hits lot's of doubles who can score guys from 1st base.
Funny thing is, I really don't want to mess with my park, because I'd hate to spend a bunch of PP to modify it and have a several negative unintended consequences I can't fix without spending more PP.
I do remember the season where Ted modified his park to make it more hitter friendly and California really took off after that. At least I think that's what happened. I think the California park was a brutal pitchers park prior... like some factors less than .900. ??
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Check #15 for EBH - top year and 2nd closest are same year 


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Re: Likelihood of Positive Team Offensive Records
"My $#!? doesn't work in the playoffs." - Billy Beane Joe Lederer
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Re: Likelihood of Positive Team Offensive Records
I think most losses should be included somewhere so at least Wichita can get mentioned as a top candidate;)
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Re: Likelihood of Positive Team Offensive Records
i do plan on doing an inverse version of this list, so maybe you will sneak onto that one in a few places

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Des Moines Kernels: 52-
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Re: Likelihood of Positive Team Offensive Records
I tend to agree. Back in the day when Gorilla Man was producing, he had a 9 Contact, 9 Gap and 2 Power... He lead the league in triples and always hit tons of doubles for his productive seasons.
But sometimes I see people posting that Gap is over-rated and doesn't really mean much.
I think the Gap rating is why Joe Bradshaw is a much better hitter than Parker Davenport (9 vs 5). Their other batter ratings are pretty comparable.
Bradshaw is on pace for 60 doubles and 40 homers... He even has 2 triples with a Speed of 1.... lol. That should be impossible.
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I'm never sure why people discount Gap. It's probably true gap is limited by Contact/BABIP, but it has significant impact.
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